Day 669 – South America – Argentina [Justo Daract to Laguna Oscura]

19/02/22

39km

  From Justo Daract (Argentina) to Laguna Oscura (Argentina)

South America

More trail running and a much colder day on the road

Very different skies today

How strange. Yesterday and for the past week or more, I have been running in extreme heat. It was also hot at night and air conditioning at night was a must. Now, this morning as I left, it was grey, overcast, raining – and fairly chilly. It says in our guidebook that temperatures in the region are subject to very sudden change. Well, it proves to be the case!

Running through Justo Daract and nice murals

My plan for the day, following Google Maps indications, was to run on a trail road for the first 22km – then join the big Ruta 7 for the remaining 18km or so. I was not looking forward to that part, knowing the road has no hard shoulder, only has two lanes and my option would be to run in the long grass by the roadside (as Tom Denniss, previous world runner, has warned me). However, I was to encounter a very pleasant surprise.

Beautiful trail all the way

Two kilometers into running on Ruta 7, I noticed a sort of path, running parallel to the road, about 50m off the road. I crossed the grassy field to meet the path, and surprise: it led me all the way to my finish point. I was more than pleased. Looking at Google Map in details, it seems my run tomorrow should be sheltered from the road. I wonder if that path existed 10 years ago, when Tom ran there – or if it has been made since. In any case, that made for a very happy second part of the run. I stopped my run halfway through to the next town, Vicuna Mackenna. So we drove all the way there and found a nice hotel to stay for the next two nights. More commute!

Enjoy the video of today’s run: https://www.relive.cc/view/vwq1knQ9pBO

Check my daily run GPS data on or

Here is the map of today’s run: