Transvulcania
Appearance
Transvulcania is a long distance race, considered the hardest mountain-ultramarathon in the Canary Islands 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 meters, and elevation loss of 4,110 meters. The race takes place on the island of La Palma since 2009 and 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 meters, and elevation loss of 669 meters
- Marathon, 44 km (27 mi) with a cumulative elevation gain of 1,724 meters and an elevation loss of 3,164
- Vertical kilometer, 6 km (3.7 mi) with an elevation gain of 1,000 meters
- Various children races
Winners
Course records with green background.
Year | Country | Man | Time | Country | Woman | Time |
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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 |