tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post3179175194579048556..comments2023-10-22T17:04:21.953+01:00Comments on All Things Are Possible...: El Cruce Columbia 2014, CHILE-ARGENTINA ARGYRIOS PAPATHANASOPOULOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10240027984943707994noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-20571802158024863612016-10-31T23:03:20.660+00:002016-10-31T23:03:20.660+00:00Thanks for reading, Molly!! The length of time to ...Thanks for reading, Molly!! The length of time to train for such an event will depend mainly on the individual's running background. The only plan I did then was one long run (3 hours) and one interval training per week. Hope that helps :-)ARGYRIOS PAPATHANASOPOULOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240027984943707994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-82284032122279385992016-10-31T15:17:18.245+00:002016-10-31T15:17:18.245+00:00Love your race report. Wondering how long one woul...Love your race report. Wondering how long one would have to train for the event? Did you have a particular training plan that you followed?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574142234216466469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-77394571456189738472014-02-27T22:08:17.074+00:002014-02-27T22:08:17.074+00:00Thanks Indiana, for your suggestion.
We fell in lo...Thanks Indiana, for your suggestion.<br />We fell in love with Argentina and we will be back for a better race soon.<br />Patagonia Run 100k looks interesting and their website is more serious from El Cruce. Positive signs ;-)ARGYRIOS PAPATHANASOPOULOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240027984943707994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-56354992421500607552014-02-27T22:03:20.363+00:002014-02-27T22:03:20.363+00:00Sam,
Thanks for your comment! I definitely agree ...Sam,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! I definitely agree with you on the Argentine's cultural aspect which you have mentioned and I totally understand what you mean. Coming from a Mediterranean country myself, the attitude, mentality and lifestyle of us Greeks are very similar to our ''brothers'' from Argentina.<br /><br />That is why I was very clear from the beginning of my post that El Cruce will be the right choice for those who are not looking to compete seriously in a race and who are merely seeking to take part in a run with party-like atmosphere afterwards. All for the sake of experience, like you have said.<br /> <br />Unfortunately, this was not for me and many other runners who are trying to get the best out of themselves from a competitive race and fighting for a good position in the overall classification. Many of us have put in many hours of training before participating and it was therefore frustrating for us when things were not handled professionally by the organisers. <br /><br />Many of us have paid a lot of money to be at the race and to participate in it. It is therefore simply not worth it and not enough for us to derive satisfaction from only the breathtaking scenery of the course or to test our limits in any other different way not related to a race. This was certainly not why I have signed up for El Cruce in the very first place.<br /><br />This, of course is just my personal way of thinking and judging from my communication with some other serious runners at the race and the messages I have received (and from the comments herein on my Blog), I know that many others do share the same view.ARGYRIOS PAPATHANASOPOULOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240027984943707994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-41808229690177690052014-02-27T16:58:02.542+00:002014-02-27T16:58:02.542+00:00Hi! I have friends who had run El Cruce and said e...Hi! I have friends who had run El Cruce and said exactly the same. What a pity! I recommend you Patagonia Run 100k. I had run it 3 times ( 10k, 21k, 42k) . The organization is very good. Regards. IndianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-18340745122598394502014-02-26T02:07:31.610+00:002014-02-26T02:07:31.610+00:00Hi
As a brit I understand your frustrations but a...Hi<br /><br />As a brit I understand your frustrations but after 8 years of living in Argentina, understanding the culture.. I see things from both sides. Culturally Argentines in general want to be part of a team and winning yes is great but the experience is far greater than the reward.. something we can all learn from.. so things that may seem important to you are not important to them and vice versa.. I did this race in 2007, its the best organised race in Argentina, no not perfect, but its an adventure.. a challenge and an opportunity to test your limits in a different way...<br /><br />Sorry you didnt have any Argentines to help you along the way to get information, in general they are very obliging and helpful..<br /><br />And I totally agree with you about socialising "late" at night. In general Argentines dont eat until after 2200 so lights out and quiet in camp is impossible...<br /><br />Sorry it didnt go the way you had hoped... but this race is all about taking part and taking in the breathtaking scenery.... Enjoy it!!!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518874233201123029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-33540088290068641152014-02-25T21:17:40.673+00:002014-02-25T21:17:40.673+00:00Thanks for your message Cristian !
I have been so ...Thanks for your message Cristian !<br />I have been so impressed by the NICE ARGENTINIAN people met in this adventure.Thanks to this, I tried to ignore all the bad things and keep only beautiful memories from your lovely country!ARGYRIOS PAPATHANASOPOULOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240027984943707994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-63076536339875536902014-02-25T21:11:55.310+00:002014-02-25T21:11:55.310+00:00Gracias queridos por compartir la misma opinión y ...Gracias queridos por compartir la misma opinión y pensamientos. Creo que la mayoría de la gente va a divertirse y no se molestan si la organización no es perfecto. Es por eso que mi consejo es claro ... SI ERES UN CORREDOR SERIO .... nunca consideran esta carrera! <br />Saludos.ARGYRIOS PAPATHANASOPOULOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240027984943707994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-36535858534654291892014-02-25T20:52:08.889+00:002014-02-25T20:52:08.889+00:00Hi Argyrios, first, as an argentinian I feel very,...Hi Argyrios, first, as an argentinian I feel very, very sorry about how things happened. I've to say that we're a bit used to this type of organizations. Anyway, thanks for telling us your sincere experience. I enjoyed the way you feel your competitions.<br />Sorry my poor english.<br />Best regards<br /> Cristian MMegatuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805997897893510906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-31225958845459648972014-02-25T19:58:54.682+00:002014-02-25T19:58:54.682+00:00Buenas tardes, fui parte de esa organizacion a la ...Buenas tardes, fui parte de esa organizacion a la cual por suerte ya no pertenezco mas, es increible que despues de 13 ediciones todavia haya gente que la quiera seguir corriendo, hay otras carreras que tienen la misma modalidad pero con otra organozacion, saludos y me apena que el director de la carrera sea argentino....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-49103525053127326712014-02-25T02:38:05.983+00:002014-02-25T02:38:05.983+00:00Hi Guillermo! I'm so sorry that you experience...Hi Guillermo! I'm so sorry that you experienced same kind of frustrations. Total disappointment! I'm not surprised at all that nobody answered to your complaints! These guys don't know anything about races and how to be a serious organiser. Hope to see you again and run another race together in your AMAZING country!!! Take care mate!ARGYRIOS PAPATHANASOPOULOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240027984943707994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259564546300061494.post-65211546434822854872014-02-24T15:24:42.461+00:002014-02-24T15:24:42.461+00:00Hy Argy. Your Blog is espectacular. Totally agree ...Hy Argy. Your Blog is espectacular. Totally agree with your article, my experience was almost identical to yours, and even had other serious drawbacks in terms of organization. I wrote to Mr. Tagle, owner of the race, with all these complaints, but obviously had no response from anyone. Very sad. So I think it appropriate, to distribute this information to all runners, so they know about el Cruce de los Andes organization. Un fuerte abrazo. Guillermo. / William UssherGuillermo Ussherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05402225673244114678noreply@blogger.com