Transvulcania La Palma
Welcome to our Transvulcania La Palma page!
This means you are either curious as to what the Transvulcania actually is or ... you are one crazy runner!
So to cover all bases, just what is it all about?
The Transvulcania is an Ultramarathon of 74.33km which is not only an incredible distance but also involves running at altitude (hence 'Sky Running') and over coarse terrain with an accumulated 4,350m in ascents and 4,057 in descents. For normal people, it is a pretty tough 3/4 day trek. Needles to say that to run it in a day, it doesn't come much harder.
The course covers the GR131 El Bastón starting at the Fuencaliente lighthouse in the extreme south of La Palma, up and along the Volcano Route, on to the Roque de Muchachos and then descending down to the Puerto de Tazacorte before a final ascent up to Los Llanos and the finishing line.
The Transvulcania Ultramarathon is one of the Salomon Sky Runner World Series. Below is the course profile along with photos and race results.
The Transvulcania only started in 2009 but already it has been voted by competitors as one of the top races in the whole of Spain.
And not only is there the Transvulcania Ultramarathon itself, but there are other races too!
Race name Distance Ascents Descents Start - Finish
Ultramarathon 74.3km 4.350m 4.057m Starts Fuencaliente lighthouse - GR131 - Tazacorte - finishes Los Llanos
Marathon 41.7km 3.433m 1.990m Starts Fuencaliente lighthouse - GR131 - finishes El Pilar via Mazo loop
Half marathon 26.8km 2.180m 730m Starts Fuencaliente lighthouse - GR131 -finishes El Pilar
Junior half marathon (16-17 years) 26.8km 2.180m 730m as above
Vertical kilometer (200 places) 6.6km 1.160m Starts Puerto de Tazacorte - GR131 - finishes El Time turret
Senderistas (hikers/walkers) approx 16km Starts El Pilar - finishes Los Llanos Various fun runs
Huge thanks to the organisors - the Cabildo de La Palma. So if you are not competing, then please do support those who are! Are you interested in past Transvulcania results? Know I am! Here they are:
2019 Transvulcania Ultramarathon Mens Results
1 Thibaut Garrivier (Hoka One One) – 7:11:04
2 Dmitry Mityaev (adidas) – 7:14:23
3 Petter Engdahl (Salomon) – 7:21:28
2019 Transvulcania Ultramarathon Womens Results
1. Ragna Debats (Merrell) – 8:09:25
2. Anne-Lise Rousset Séguret (Team TSL Oxsitis HG) - 8:25:11
3. Megan Kimmel(Salomon) – 8:35:03
2018 Transvulcania Ultramarathon Mens Results
1 - Pere AURELL BOVE 13:37:27 07:37:26
2 - Dmitry MITYAEV 13:38:23 07:38:22
3 - Thibaut GARRIVIER 13:42:50 07:42:49
2017 Transvulcania Womens Results
1 - Ida NILSSON 14:40:44 08:40:43
2 - Mònica COMAS MOLIST 14:46:58 08:46:57
3 - Kelly WOLF 14:49:46 08:49:45
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