Transgrancanaria

Transgrancanaria
LocationSpain Gran Canaria
Distance125-130 km
Official sitewww.transgrancanaria.net

Transgrancanaria is a long-distance race that is held annually on Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. It was the first ultramarathon in Spain, and remains a popular and demanding mountain-ultramarathons on the international calendar. The route of the Transgrancanaria Classic has a course length of 115–130 km (71–81 mi), with a cumulative elevation gain of 6,750–8,500 m (22,150–27,890 ft).

The race has taken place since 2003, with the participation of many international runners. It is a Spartan Trail world championship event.

Records

Records across years are not exactly comparable, since the course route and length change significantly from year to year, but the course records are:

NameTimeDistanceYear
Pau Capell GilM 12:42:40128 km2019
Courtney DauwalterF 14:40:39128 km2023

References

  1. 1 2 "CLASSIC 126KM | TRANSGRANCANARIA - WEB OFICIAL" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Transgrancanaria HG: an extreme race on a miniature continent". Hola Islas Canarias. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Transgrancanaria". ultrasignup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Transgrancanaria". RunAgain. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Spartan Trail World Championship 2023". Spartan Trail. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  6. ↑ "Pau Capell". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.