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Race Report: Bridge City Duathlon

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Last Saturday, I did my first real race in two years. And I haven’t done the Bridge City Duathlon in

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Race Report: SaskMarathon Half Marathon, plus 1km

May 28, 2017 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Race stats: 22.2km, 2:45, 7:27min/km I can’t believe I haven’t written in my blog since February! A former training buddy,

2016 Frank Dunn triathlon race review

Race Report: Frank Dunn Triathlon 2016

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Another year of the Frank Dunn Triathlon! This was my 11th year of completion. I had absolutely NO IDEA how it

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Race Report: Frank Dunn Triathlon 2015

September 14, 2015 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

It only took a month to finish, but here’s the race report for Frank Dunn! Pre-Race: It felt like any

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Team 50km Ultra Marathon Race Review

October 23, 2011October 23, 2011 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Yesterday my training buddies, MellowJohnny and SpeedyK, and I ran together in a team effort for Saskatoon’s 50km Ultra Marathon

2011 Ironman Canada 2011 race day race review

Race Report: Ironman Canada 2011

September 25, 2011September 26, 2011 Crystal Clarke

Ironman Canada 2011: August 28, 2011 Pre-Race: MellowJohnny and I had been planning our Ironman trip for a few months

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Great White North Half Ironman Triathlon – July 3, 2011

July 15, 2011July 15, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

I have done this race three times before and four half IMs in my life. After the Olympic a few

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Race Report: Brainfreeze Half Marathon

March 9, 2011June 2, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This past weekend I ran my first race of the year, the Saskatoon Brainsport’s Brainfreeze half marathon. It is organized

2009 Desert Half IM 2009 race review

Race Report: Desert Half Ironman 2009

July 23, 2009 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

I found out after the race that it boasts of the most difficult half IM in Canada. In a way,

2009 CDA IMCDA 2009 race review

Race Report: Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2009

July 6, 2009July 6, 2009 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2009 did not go as planned. Medical difficult prevented me from finishing the race. Some say it’s because I don’t eat steak, the doctors disagree! Continue reading →

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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.