It was 78 degrees when I started running at 7:30am, and when I finished 1 hour, 51 minutes and 42 seconds later, it was at least 86 degrees and climbing quickly, and of course it felt hotter than that after being in the bright sun for so long. I was drenched, if you hadn’t guessed (and I’m sure you wanted to know), but after running […]
Duck and Cover!
I was up in Chiang Saen for the weekend, competing in a duathlon and triathlon. Chiang Saen is about a four hour drive from Chiang Mai: (Thank you Google Maps) On Thursday night, around 9pm, the little wood bungalow on stilts where I was staying started shaking. Wow, that’s a pretty strong water pump that just turned on, I thought. But the shaking kept on […]
Race of Legends! Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2010
1.8km swim (1.2km in the ocean + 100 meter dash across the sand + 600 meters in a freshwater lagoon) + 55km bike (route with three long, steep hills and uncountable sharp curves … in the rain) + 12km run (on trail, pavement, cobblestone, and golf course) = The Race of Legends! I promise, I didn’t make that up. (Check it out if you don’t […]
Mekong River International Multisport ITU Asian Cup 2010
That’s the long name for the racing weekend I had in Nong Khai last Friday through Sunday. Nong Khai is in eastern Thailand, along the border of Laos, and I went with a few friends to join in the race events. Friday = aquathon = 1.5k swim (down the river), 5k run Saturday = duathlon = 10k run, 40k bike, 5k run Sunday = triathlon […]
Try a Tri in Thailand … or not.
This is Thailand: A triathlon scheduled for December 13th is suddenly moved up an entire month with no warning or announcement, only to be discovered online by chance. Unfortunate.
“3:03:08” or, “The Persistence of a Persistent God”
Three kilometers into the run, I wondered what I was doing. Stopping wasn’t an option; walking wasn’t either. With seven more kilometers to go, determination rose in my heart and in my mind – You have to keep going. You will finish. You have to. It was a stronger feeling than I had during the 1.5 kilometer swim and 39 kilometer bike just before. Why […]