when you can only race on rice

There are many ways to complete the phrase "you know you've been in Asia too long when..."

This morning was the Angkor Wat Half Marathon & 10km. I signed up for the 10km. It's a flat, familiar, beautiful course. A contingent from Laos dominated the 10km events, with about seven out of the top eight females wearing the distinctive red singlets. It was great to see some strong Asian runners competing in an international event. (Local Cambodian Hem Bunting won the men's 21km half marathon.) As for my run... not so great! Without going into detail, I'll say that I now know eating "foreign food" and then attempting to race isn't a good combination. My next race is in Thailand. Note to self: rice, Pip.... rice.