Subject: RE: 9.20.14 Saturday! Yep. Angkor Wat Half Marathon in Cambodia first week of December. Just maintenance for bike and swim. Giving up on tri for the year, as none of the Singapore races aligned with our long weekends, and/or were very early in our school term when I'm too busy. I pretty much do Angkor Wat every year with some friends, and haven't had a good race there for a couple years. I guess I'm too stupid to give up on it. Plus it's a beautiful course and for good causes (landmine victims, education and sports programs for kids ). Normally conditions are quite pleasant (by SE Asia standards ) as by that time it's dry season and it's cooler and drier further west in this region. Typically mid 60's at start and high 70's to 80 by the end with fairly low humidity. There's only been one year when conditions were quite miserable out of maybe six times that I have done the event; still not as bad as yesterday.
But it's a real b.... to train for as almost all the time leading up to the race will be hot and wet here in Saigon. Yesterday I checked the temp on my home thermometer before I headed out the door at 5:45 AM and it was already 86. Plus very high humidity. Ugh! Starting even earlier gets one a few degrees cooler temps but even higher humidity, so really no point. Thus my last posting on shoes with better drainage. Heading to Bangkok in two weeks (which is even hotter/more humid than here ) and hoping to score some. Edited by Hot Runner 2014-09-20 10:04 PM
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