Day 658 – South America – Argentina [Mendoza to San Martin]

08/02/22

42km

  From Mendoza (Argentina) to San Martin (Argentina)

South America

A run in company, away from the Andes, in the plains of Argentina – and it got very hot

With Franck, out of Mendoza

The temperatures are now really hot. I will have to start the runs earlier. It got to 36 Celsius and there is really no shade to hide from the sun. Anyway we started off around 8:30am and it was already quite warm. It had been a long time I hadn’t had someone by my side to run the whole way. The latest runner was Maurice in Chile and he ran about 8km with me. Franck is set to run a full week by my side.

The road, slightly shaded in the morning

We ran on the country road, away from the famous Ruta 7 which rallies Mendoza to Buenos Aires. It meant less traffic and hopefully it stays that way till the capital city. Most of the way was covered by a cycling path and that provided a safe place to run. We turned around every now and then to see the outline of the Andes (and the Aconcagua) slowly vanish in the background.

Finish at “Boulogne sur Mer” in San Martin – where San Martin resided (north of France)

Having company resulted in a faster run for me. But is it also because today was the flattest (and slightly downhill) run I have had for a very long time. We chatted the whole way at the start, and as the heat set in, we became more silent. It was quite hard running conditions. Over the last bit, we took small breaks every 2km or so to chill out a bit. A lesson learnt for tomorrow!

Enjoy the video of today’s run: https://www.relive.cc/view/vDqgkGGw4Gq

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Here is the map of today’s run: