Some insane workload (as usual)... work all day, and then more all night. I slept on the 45 min bus rides to and from the office, though. It's thanks to my Napsac, an ergonomically-designed backpack that lets you rest your chin and give you something to hug as you sleep, haha. It looks kind of ridiculous, but it's extremely functional.
Sunday was a recover-from-travel day. Visited Recoleta, and the cemetery where Eva Peron was laid to rest. When I had heard about a cemetery, I was thinking of a normal, grassy cemetery, with white tombstones. This, however, was an above-ground forest of all kinds of mini-buildings.
Got up close to the aluminum "generic flower", which closes during the night and opens during the day. We were staying in a different hotel this time, so I was happy to get to explore that side of town.
Got in a 7K run in 41:04, 9:26 ave pace. It was warm, and my legs couldn't go very fast. 2 degrees of incline.
Tuesday, did a 6K run in 33:18, 8:56 pace, at 1 degree of incline.
Friday, a stationary bike session at level 5/12, for 45 min, while watching soccer on TV. 320cal.
Saturday, work.
The funny thing about the southern hemisphere is that you have Christmas in the middle of summer. You'll see Christmas decorations next to palm trees, and it's warm out.
Sunday, 7K in 37:23, 8:36 ave. 2 degrees of incline. Went faster this time.
Also went on an outing to the Tigre River Delta, where we did a super-quick turn around a market, followed by a catamaran tour and a trip to the largest mall in Latin America.
Tuesday, bike session, 50 min, Lev 6/12, warm and sweaty. Read Running Times, with Spanish Harry Potter on in the background. 370cal.
Wed, 7K run in 37:20, 8:35 pace, 2 degrees of incline. 1 bottle of H2O. After a warmup on the bike while waiting for the good treadmill.
Friday, bike session for 50 minutes, 370 cal, 1 bottle H2O, running magazine.
This is perhaps my 11th time entering the country? This time, I felt something special about this city. It was invigorating. It's been comfortable in past trips, since I had been many times before. But this time, once I was there (not necessarily leading up to the trip), it was less about going back to the city for meetings (even though every trip is still exciting to me). Instead, it was like I was re-visiting an old friend.
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