This weekend four Poipet runners from four countries on four different continents went to race in Thailand. Paul ran his first half marathon and Chris from Cambodia ran his first 10km. (This was also Chris' first trip outside of the country!) Both their times, therefore, were personal bests. Gretchen knocked a couple of minutes from her fastest 10km record. I was pleased to shave a few seconds from my 21.1km PB, despite the hilly course. (The trophy was a bonus!)

There were many inspiring runners to chat with after the race: I spoke to a 72-year-old Thai who was running her 148th marathon and a high school student who had to settle for fifth place in his age category in the 10km because the fastest guys ran 30 and 31 minutes! (Wow!)

Another highlight was coming back to Poipet to see five local Run Club guys coming back from an extra Sunday training session they scheduled by themselves. I look forward to seeing Poipet runners achieve more PBs in the upcoming races in Pursat and Siem Reap.