Transvulcania
Transvulcania is a long distance race, 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 73.3 km (45.5 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 4,415 m (14,485 ft) and elevation loss of 4,110 m (13,480 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 utramarathon proper, currently:[3]
- Half-marathon, 24 km (15 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 2,201 m (7,221 ft) and elevation loss of 669 m (2,195 ft)
- Marathon, 44 km (27 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 kilometer, 6 km (3.7 mi) with an elevation gain of 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
- Various children's races
Winners
Course records with green background.
| Year | Country | Man | Time | Country | Woman | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Spain |
Salvador Calvo Redondo | 9:00:36 | Spain |
Marta Prat Llorens | 13:37:51 |
| 2010 | Spain |
Miguel Heras Hernández | 8:09:32 | Spain |
Nerea Martínez | 10:53:33 |
| 2011 | Spain |
Miguel Heras Hernández | 7:32:11 | Spain |
Mónica Aguilera | 10:00:03 |
| 2012 |  United States |
Dakota Jones | 6:59:07 |  New Zealand |
Anna Frost | 8:11:31 |
| 2013 | Spain |
Kílian Jornet | 6:54:09 |  Sweden |
Emelie Forsberg | 8:13:22 |
| 2014 | Spain |
Luis Alberto Hernando | 6:55:41 | New Zealand |
Anna Frost | 8:10:41 |
| 2015 | Spain |
Luis Alberto Hernando | 6:52:39 | Sweden |
Emelie Forsberg | 8:32:59 |
| 2016 | Spain |
Luis Alberto Hernando | 7:04:44 | Sweden |
Ida Nilsson | 8:14:18 |
| 2017 | United States |
Tim Freriks | 7:02:03 | Sweden |
Ida Nilsson | 8:04:16 |
| 2018 | Spain |
Pere Aurell Bové | 7:37:26 | Sweden |
Ida Nilsson | 8:40:43 |
| 2019 |  France |
Thibaut Garrivier | 7:11:04 |  Netherlands |
Ragna Debats | 8:09:25 |