A heads-up for seriously sporty types: Online reservations are now open for the 2009 Laguna Phuket Triathlon, which will take place on Sunday, December 6. Anyone interested in taking part should register fast; in the past four years, all places have been filled long before the event.
Nine hundred athletes are expected to take part in the triathlon, now in its 16th year. The event comprises a grueling combination of 1.8km swim, 55km cycle and 12km run.
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