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Goto: 2011-01-07 2011-01-09 Argentina

2011-01-08:

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Distance today: 38.0 km (Accumulated: 21751.0 km)
Elapsed time: 03:39:49
Country: Argentina

Start 10:53pm, 12c, v. strong wind, half overcast. At green km-marker "KM 110" on hwy. 255-CH.
Finish 18:05pm, 11c and same. At bl.&white km-marker "KM 2670" on hwy. 3 to Bournes Aires, 4km past the Chile - Argentina borderpost, in Argentina.

[border reached 15:36pm; border cleared 17.38pm.]

Argentina & timeline !

Todays stage was not long in kms, only 38km, however it took quite a while as my support-driver & I hadour first South American border to cross.

Besides getting the formalities done its also important that I do run all the way across the continents of the run in order to make it a proper run around the world (N. - S. & S. - N., in wr2, where in world run one I ran the East - West way around). Border-zones can be a bit tricky, since they are not always used to see people run through the borderposts and the no-mans-land inbetween !

This time though, it worked perfectly and we got through after 2h. of waiting in line.

While waiting I had a long look at the map of Argentina and drew up a detailed timelineof the run :

8/1, border, Argentina,

10/1 Rio Gallegos, 75km.

2/2 Caleta Olivia (1 restday), 800km.

18/2 Rawson,

26/2 San Antonio Oeste,

4/3 Rio Colorado (near Bahia Blanca) (1 restday), 2000km.

12/3 Santa Rosa (500km W. of Buenos Aires),

18/3 Realico,

27/3 General Alvear,

6/4 Mendoza (Andes Mountains) (1 restday), 3200km.

10/4 Puente del Inca (at mt. Aconcagua, 6960m. alt.)

18/4 Los Andes (Chile, 85km N. of Santiago).