Getting into it...

Day 2 here and I am beginning to settle down and get comfortable. It is really easy to click in with all the like-minded athletes around and the Philipinos are a really relaxed people.
Yesterday was two rides, which were both easy for me so I could recover and avoid the lurgy which is going around. So far so good... The first ride I went with Caroline and got the grand tour of the routes and the base (Subic is an ex-US military base, which still hosts battleships regularly) and in the afternoon I went with the boys and we explored a few tiny jungle roads - fun. The place is small and if you wanted a six-hour ride you would need to loop a few times, but big enough. It was cloudy and spitting all day yesterday so comfortable...

Today we got up to run and the sun was blazing... at 7am it was already scorching! This is the heat they were talking about. I managed it okay though. At lunch-time we rode 20mins to a nearby beach to go for a sea swim. New Zealander, Keegan and I swam about 3km to a tiny island with a fort on it and back. The water is a comfy 25 degrees and clear. Didn't see many fish but got stung by some sort of sea creature. They must be jelly-fish of some sort, but they burn/sting for 30secs then itch for a couple of mins and then are gone. Bearable, but not comfortable.

The boss gets back the day after tomorrow and it seems everyone is taking the opportunity for a deep breath and some recovery before his return. I'm looking forward to getting down to business.
At the moment there are three guys, Keegan (NZ), Blake(US) and Manny(US). Apparently there are two others, a Jap and Aussie(?) here too but I haven't seen them yet. On the ladies side there is Rebecca Preston, Caroline Koll (leaving tues), Jocelyn Wong (leaving today) and Maki (JPN). Not sure if anyone else is arriving or whether it's just us, but it's good to have some training partners.

I was going to put up photos but realized that I didn't bring my camera cable. Sorry. Will try find one... Anyway, still running on batteries due to lack of adapter, but Caroline will give me hers when she leaves...

Got to head out for another run this afternoon so I'm gonna go put my feet up...