I’ve asked this before but…anybody know anything about triathlon in Thailand (not Phuket !!!). Training in Bangkok ??? Cheers. Ross.
Ross,
I have no info on tris in Thailand other than the Phuket race.
Question for you: How on earth do you train in Bangkok? I spent a couple of weeks their in 1995 and the city is completely choked with traffic from 6:00am to late in the evening. It’s also brutally hot and humid with bad air pollution.
The only place that found I could run was doing laps of the Presidential Palace near the Zoo.
I don’t live there yet. I’m moving in August. However, training in less than ideal environments is nothing new as I’ve been in Beirut for the last 5 years. Ross.
Swimming: Lots of swimming pools.
Running: There are a lot of people running in one of the biggest parks, don’t remember the name - are competitions each Sunday morning. I didn’t notice any polution there.
Cycling: Think you need to get out of the town, approx 20 min. by car, depending upon where you live.
I don’t know about public gym’s - but there are a lot og them connected to hotels - some of them place in the top floors - no pollution problem.
The temperature is not bad, it’s no problem once you get used to it. The temperature is even - always 28-35, a bit “colder” in the morning.
Beirut - With apologies to Gordo, that is Epic Training to be sure!
Shure there are pollution in Bangkok - but I didn’t notice it IN THE PARK (I still don’t remember the name of the biggest park) EARLY IN THE MORNING. (And there were a lot of other people running there)
are you in the USA? if yes, try calling Mark Rouse at his store, ‘the runner’s high’ in arlington heights, Illinois (find the number online). he may be able to help you or suggest other sources of info.
good luck.
I lved in Singapore last year. There is an avid tri scene in Singapore/Malaysia and some races in Thailand. There is a race early in the year in Thailand that starts in Laos. You swim across the Mekong and start riding in Thailand. They stamp the Thailand entry on your body before the race. There is a group in Singapore that does some training camps in Phuket. Check www.tribob.com.