Vegan Triathlete http://vegantriathlete.com http://vegantriathlete.com/2012/05/race-day/ 2012, Fundraising, Reasons for, Team in Training, Vancouver Marathon, Vancouver Marathon Crystal Clarke
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Vegan Triathlete http://vegantriathlete.com http://vegantriathlete.com/2012/05/race-day/ 2012, Fundraising, Reasons for, Team in Training, Vancouver Marathon, Vancouver Marathon Crystal Clarke
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Yesterday we left Saskatoon with our Prairie Team in Training team. I’ve never done a race with 50 other people, most of them strangers. However, there a few that are quickly becoming friends.

My nutrition plan is to stay as normal as possible. However, last night I went out ( Read more... )

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Last week I was asked to send a photo in of the person I was running in honour or memory of. Of course, I am running in honour of all the people that have suffered from Leukemia and Lymphoma, especially MellowJohnny. However, I am also running in memory of a man that I never ( Read more... )

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The Vancouver Marathon is coming up in 5 days! After months of training and fundraising, we are almost at our goal. While MellowJohnny and my romantic relationship did not survive this endeavour, our passion for this cause remains and so does our friendship.

I have learned ( Read more... )

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My absence on this blog goes through my mind often when I’m biking outside on the highway. Sometimes I will see the deer prancing beside me in a field and I think, “I should blog about that!” By the time I get home, eat, ice my legs, and have a nice shower I have completely ( Read more... )

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MellowJohnny really hates it when I talk to people about him having cancer. I can understand that. He’s kind of a private person and he’s shy about this awful disease that took away a big chunk of his childhood.

However, the reason why I’m putting so much time and effort into ( Read more... )

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I have a little juggling act going these days. We are really pressing forward right now on fundraising because our recommitment date for the marathon is coming up on February 1st (!!!!). We would have liked to be almost done fundraising by this time, but we are far from it. Our ( Read more... )

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This upcoming Friday, MellowJohnny and I are holding a fundraiser for our endeavour to run a marathon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We have had lukewarm reception about it being completely vegan. One co-worker said that her husband would not go “unless there is going to ( Read more... )

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By “it,” I mean training AND fundraising. Oh yeah, we are still fundraising for Team in Training. We did a bottle drive last weekend and we were very successful in getting donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated!

As for me, my training totally went downhill in ( Read more... )