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Transgrancanaria

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).

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Transgrancanaria
LocationSpain Gran Canaria
Distance125-130 km1
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.2 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).1

The race has taken place since 2003, with the participation of many international runners.3 It is a Spartan Trail world championship event.45

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:

Name Time Distance Year
Pau Capell Gil6 M  12:42:40 128 km 2019
Courtney Dauwalter F  14:40:39 128 km 2023
References

References

  1. "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.