Transvulcania
LocationSpain La Palma
Distance44 km / 1,724 m
Established2009
Official sitewww.transvulcania.com

Transvulcania is a long distance race that is held annually on La Palma, one of the western Canary Islands. It is considered one of the hardest mountain-ultramarathons in the world and one of the most important in Spain. The total route has a length of 72 km (45 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 4,600 m (15,100 ft) and elevation loss of 4,300 m (14,100 ft). The race has taken place on the island of La Palma since 2009, with the participation of many international runners.[1][2]

Over time, additional races have been added to the original Transvulcania ultramarathon proper, currently:[3]

  • El Roque Promesas (for young athletes), 28 km (17 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 840 m (2,760 ft) and elevation loss of 2,932 m (9,619 ft)
  • El Roque, 28 km (17 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 840 m (2,760 ft) and elevation loss of 2,932 m (9,619 ft)
  • Volcanes, 48 km (30 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 1,724 m (5,656 ft) and an elevation loss of 3,164 m (10,381 ft)
  • Vertical Challenge, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) with an elevation gain of 250 m (820 ft)
  • Various children's races

Winners

Course records with green background.

Year Country Man Time Country Woman Time
2009 SpainSalvador Calvo Redondo9:00:36 SpainMarta Prat Llorens13:37:51
2010 SpainMiguel Heras Hernández8:09:32 SpainNerea Martínez10:53:33
2011 SpainMiguel Heras Hernández7:32:11 SpainMónica Aguilera10:00:03
2012 United StatesDakota Jones6:59:07 New ZealandAnna Frost8:11:31
2013 SpainKílian Jornet6:54:09 SwedenEmelie Forsberg8:13:22
2014 SpainLuis Alberto Hernando6:55:41 New ZealandAnna Frost8:10:41
2015 SpainLuis Alberto Hernando6:52:39 SwedenEmelie Forsberg8:32:59
2016 SpainLuis Alberto Hernando7:04:44 SwedenIda Nilsson8:14:18
2017 United StatesTim Freriks7:02:03 SwedenIda Nilsson8:04:16
2018 SpainPere Aurell Bové7:37:26 SwedenIda Nilsson8:40:43
2019 FranceThibaut Garrivier7:11:04 NetherlandsRagna Debats8:09:25
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2021 cancelled due to volcanic eruption
2022 SwedenPetter Engdahl7:10:29 United StatesAbby Hall8:29:10
2023 United StatesDakota Jones7:02:16 ItalyMartina Valmassoi9:09:13

References

  1. "Transvulcania Ultramarathon".
  2. "Transvulcania - Trail running trip | EveryTrail". www.everytrail.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02.
  3. "Regulations of the mountain race". Transvulcania. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
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