Saturday we participated in the Relentless Endurance Race http://www.goadventureasia.com/RER/rer.htm , a timed 6, 12 or 24 hour run with the participant covering the most distance in their category being declared the winner. We initially signed up to support the charity after which the race is named and to meet up with some like minded people. I went into this race coming off the PEC marathon that I had to abandon at KM 37 due to injuries. My goal was to at leas...

We arrived at our hotel in Chiang Mai's old city just before midnight last Wednesday and we've been running ever since, both figuratively and literally! Our primary goal once we hit the ground was to scout out the city for the neighborhood where we'd like to spend the next four months, and then find a condo to rent that would suit our needs. We walked mile upon mile, exploring the city in bright sunshine and 32 degree temperatures. We visited several buildings,...

These last two weeks in Vietnam have been a great prelude to the five months we're about to spend in Thailand. We used our time here to completely chill out and unwind from our routine back home. We did very few of the typical tourist things and were very happy just living the moment and enjoying each other's company. The weather has been amazing: the whole time we were here it only rained once, albeit very hard and very briefly. Typically the temperatures rang...

We've been in Mui Ne for a couple of days now and have settled in nicely. So far we've only spent a couple of hours on the beach, but we'll probably remedy that today (Saturday). The daytime temperature is always in the low 30's with humidity at about 94%. We've gone out for short runs at 6:00 AM a couple of times but even at that early hour it's almost too hot to exercise. Next week in Chiang Mai we're taking part in a 6 hour endurance run that starts at 2:00 PM...

Tonight we went for dinner at Lam Tong restaurant, a 170 meter walk from our hotel. We arrived early, around 5:00 and were able to snag one of the four tables overlooking the South China Sea. With the sound of the waves crashing onto the shore, we made absolute pigs of ourselves. Our meal started with a fresh spring roll each that was served with a perfectly spiced peanut sauce. Then we had sauteed morning glory with garlic, tofu with lemon grass and chilis, ...