Californian lost in India - or at least here for a few more months

Welcome to BT Heather.  Lot of great info and great people here

Hi heather,

I´m quite surprised on the lack of races in INDIA, I´ve seen many of them here in BKK training hard at the tracks, but I suppose swimming is not much in the culture?

Sing 70.3 is a neat race, you should always consider Laguna Phuket Tri in December.

Have fun in Asia,

Vinnie

Thanks! I've been making my way through all of the great information here. Definitely helps me feel a bit more connected to home

I agree, the lack of races here is very unfortunate. Luckily I've met several people who are trying to change that. Its pretty amazing here, half of the marathons that are put on here don't actually allow women to run the full marathon. Interesting times for sure. There are a few swimming pools, but as you suggested, swimming is not very big here.

I've read about the December race in Thailand, and would love to try it out. Just not sure on the logistics quite yet - still need to track down a bike box before I can commit to any races at this point. I also found a race in Bali at the end of June that I'm very tempted by

Thanks for the warm welcome

How is the weather in general?

Luckily I'm in Bangalore so the weather is much more mild than in many other parts of India. We don't get hit with nearly as much humidity. Although, after enjoying the lovely coastal weather of California (Monterey and SF for almost 8 years) even now I find it very hot here. Its amazing how much I sweat everyday - and it's technically cold season right now. I think we're averaging low 80's at the moment.

I think the weather is going to start heating up in March, which is actually a little worrisome for my upcoming training. Looks like I'll be running and riding early in the morning before it really starts to heat up, and then of course there is the monsoon season to look forward to. Unfortunately evening running and riding isn't possible due to the mosquitos. But I digress. Overall, the weather isn't too bad, it could definitely be worse

Wow, it feels great to talk about triathlon again, I've missed it so much.

Did you straighten Michael out?

LOL, I think I've watched that episode of The Office about a thousand times (Fun Run - Season 4 opener). I think my favorite part is the carbo-loading of fettuccine alfredo minutes before the start of the 5 kilometer race, and the inevitable stomach trouble that followed not to mention the refusal to drink any fluids, hee hee.