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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
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

References

  1. ^ http://www.transvulcania.com/index.php/en/modalities/inscribirse/race-course-ultramarathon
  2. ^ http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1085635
  3. ^ "Regulations of the mountain race". Transvulcania. Retrieved 2015-05-11.

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