There is no rest for the weary.

Well, perhaps it would be a stretch to label elite endurance athletes like Josiah Middaugh and Myriam Guillot-Boisset as “weary” – even after a grueling race in extreme conditions like they faced in Costa Rica on Sunday – however they will both be back in action Saturday in San Juan, Argentina, home to the second stop on the XTERRA Pan American Tour.

It’s been nearly 10 years since the last XTERRA was held in Argentina back in 1997. That year home country hero and former Olympian Oscar Galindez took the tape, and he’ll return to the dirt once again to defend that national title against the likes of Middaugh, Mexican great Francisco Serrano, and Canada’s XTERRA star Karsten Madsen.

In the women’s race Guillot-Boisset will look to take the momentum from her win in Costa Rica to the Andes against former Olympian and XTERRA Mexico Champion Fabiola Corona.

Blessed by nature, San Juan boasts magnificent mountains and is surrounded by two mountain ranges whose mountains reach heights of six thousand meters above sea level, which is higher than even the highest mountains in Europe.

Jose Arancibia, one of the organizers from Argentina Tri Events, explained that the race will be held at the magnificent setting of the Ullum Dam, near the province of San Juan at the foot of the Andes Mountains.

“We’re very excited to join the XTERRA World Tour and show people from all over the globe how beautiful this part of Argentina is,” said fellow organizer Juan Carlos Guevara. “It’s also great for our local athletes, as we have a large group of mountain bikers, trail runner and triathletes who now have the chance to be part of the XTERRA Tribe.”

In San Juan, the event will bring together four races during the same weekend: one which is purely Mountain Bike (50 km), another which is Trail Running (5k, 10k, 21k), another which is open-water swimming, and an off-road triathlon (1.5k swimming + 30k MTB + 9.5k Trail Running). Also, children will have the possibility of participating in the Kids Race, which makes it an ideal event for the entire family.

Follow along on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/XTERRAplanet/ and XTERRA Argentina for updates, photos, stories, and results in the days ahead.

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