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Mendoza Marathon

08:008:00 AM Mendoza
Parque General San Martín
Parque General San Martín. Photograph by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The marathon starts at the suspension bridge of Cacheuta and finishes at the gates of Parque General San Martín in Mendoza.

The course in short 2 lines
  • From Cacheuta's suspension bridge to the park gatesA point-to-point run from the mountains into the city.
  • Ruta 82, the Corredor Oeste and Boulogne Sur MerHomologated by the IAAF and AIMS since the 2018 edition.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryFrom Cacheuta's suspension bridge to the park gatesA point-to-point run from the mountains into the city.

The organiser describes a start at the hanging bridge of the Cacheuta foothills, then dry mountain landscape, vineyard areas, and a finish at the gates of Parque General San Martín in the heart of the city. The start point is Puente Cacheuta and the finish is Parque General San Martín.

Sourced

Whole courseTacticsRuta 82, the Corredor Oeste and Boulogne Sur MerHomologated by the IAAF and AIMS since the 2018 edition.

The first editions from 1999 ran through the city streets with start and finish in the park. The course later moved to a start at Cacheuta, running along Ruta 82, the Corredor Oeste and Avenida Boulogne Sur Mer to the park’s gates. The organiser says the circuit has been homologated by the IAAF and AIMS since the 2018 edition.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Mendoza, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 2 May Race day

  1. 08:008:00 AM

    Marathon start Puente Cacheuta. The 21K and the 10K also start at 8:00, from other points. All finish at Parque General San Martín.

Times as published by the organiser, in Mendoza time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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