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Life is an Ironman

January 9, 2017January 8, 2017 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

It’s Sunday night and I just re-read last week’s post. It feels like I wrote it a month ago. It

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Make Plans, Achieve Goals

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

It is the beginning of January, the time of promises and good intentions. I like to make plans. I’m very

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The Treadmill Mocks Me

February 3, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Yesterday we finally got the treadmill set up! It has been taking up space in our porch for a couple

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Who Needs Music

June 11, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This weekend I am spending my time at my parent’s farm in the Middle of Nowhere (aka Smeaton), Saskatchewan. We

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Electrolytes – The Key to my Health?

June 2, 2011October 1, 2011 Crystal Clarke 6 Comments

As an athlete, I am aware (as most are) that electrolytes are imperative to staying hydrated. I take this very

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Fear is holding me back

February 17, 2009 Crystal Clarke 3 Comments

This morning I was in the pool with my training buddies and we were talking about the half marathon race

I’m Crystal Clarke and obviously I’m a vegan triathlete. I started my triathlon journey in 2003 and since then have completed all distances of triathlon, including 3 Ironman triathlons and many halfs.

In addition to triathlon, I have many hobbies and interests. I also have an illness called bipolar disorder, which is a mental illness that I’ve worked hard to manage as, like diabetes, there is no cure. I’m not the most consistent triathlete, which makes my triathlon “career” all the more interesting.

My family is important to me, but I try not to talk about them ’cause they don’t like it. However, my dogs get lots of air time.

Oh yah, and I like to write; I used to be very prolific thinking my thoughts were profound. Now I’m less prolific but I think it’s because Facebook has killed my creativity. Sometimes I don’t follow all the grammar rules and write how I talk. I’m educated, but not, like, academic.