New one in Okinawa, Japan

hi Joe, what brings you to Okinawa?  Let me guess....courtesy of Uncle Sam?  Last summer I met Matt, a tri guy from the US who is currently stationed at Kadena.  Send a PM to Adder720 and maybe you guys are close enough for some training.  Good luck to you!

Welcome and best of luck. I can say this about the website. I haven’t come across anyone that I would not like to do a run, swim or a bike with. Everyone here is so helpful and friendly. It almost feels like one big family here to support you.

Good luck in your training and in the first tri!

Greetings from Kohci, on Shikoku island. I`ve been looking around recently for some races around here and other parts of Japan. Any advice on where to find this info? Good luck with the tris and your move.

Here is a link to a site that lists a lot of the races, but mostly for Okinawa, not sure about the rest of the islands:

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/okinawa-multisport/

Thanks for the note

Hello and welcome to the site. There are some olympic distance races in and around Seattle in the fall. Good luck with your training.

wow.... . pretty cool... Welcome...  ichy knee s on go

rofl... thats prolly chinese though isn't it...

Being in Korea, I'm in the same boat. The events are out there, it's just a little more difficult to find them. Of course there's IM Japan, there's XTERRA Saipan, and the 'Randonneurs Japon' host a big slate of endurance cycling events (points events for Paris-Brest-Paris). You'd also have IM Korea which is held on Jeju-Do, a quick trip from Fukuoka..............

Thanks for the heads up. I`m actually looking for some shorter (olympic) races as I`m returning to triathlon after a couple year hiatus. Thanks again.