TRANSVULCANIA 2024 UNVEILS ADIDAS TERREX AS TITLE SPONSOR

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TRANSVULCANIA 2024 UNVEILS ADIDAS TERREX AS TITLE SPONSOR Our TRANSVULCANIA section celebrates the news. Adidas TERREX announces a multi-year partnership that sees it become the title sponsor for one of the pinnacle ultra-trail events in the racing calendar – the newly named Transvulcania adidas TERREX La Palma Island.

Let us relive the iTRANSVULCANIA START last 3ear from the “Faro de Fuencaliente” its iconic lighthouse by the Ocean

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TRANSVULCANIA 2024 UNVEILS ADIDAS TERREX AS TITLE SPONSOR

The Transvulcania event:. The route starts at the Faro de Fuencaliente lighthouse and continues along the “Gran Recorrido” trail GR 131, also known as ‘Ruta del Bastón’, to Puerto de Tazacorte. From there, it connects with the GR 130, Camino Real de la Costa, to the finish line, located in the Plaza de España – Los Llanos de Aridane.

Transvulcania is undoubtedly one of the toughest trail running races in the world, with a distance of 73.06 kilometres and 4,350 metres of cumulative positive altitude gain and 4,057 metres of cumulative negative altitude gain. From the starting line, located at sea level, the course climbs up to Roque de los Muchachos (2421 m.), the highest point of the island, then descends to Tazacorte and ends in Los Llanos de Aridane where the finish line is surrounded by an incredible atmosphere with lots of people.

The event, which marks the beginning of the European Trail Season, attracts thousands of runners who descend on the picturesque island of La Palma every Spring to take on the 73,06KM route that leads them from sea-level to the mountains.

Transvulcania 2024 Declarations

“We’re on a mission to inspire more people to get outside and experience the thrill of trail running and not many events encapsulate this and bring the ultra-running community together more than Transvulcania. This incredible event represents the ultimate test of endurance and determination, and we are excited to partner with TRV to make it even more spectacular for the ultra-running community.” said Carla Murphy, SVP/Global General Manager, adidas TERREX.

Sergio Rodríguez, President of Cabildo de La Palma said, “By adding a partner such as adidas TERREX, we know that the race will recover the essence of what makes it so special and different to any other trail race. We look forward to a successful partnership with adidas TERREX and are excited to have such an established brand on board – one that understands the importance of the event to the local community and trail runners alike.”

As part of the multi-year partnership, adidas TERREX will become the title sponsor of the event. Participants and volunteers from the local running community who help to bring TRV to life will receive branded adidas TERREX apparel.

TRANSVULCANIA AND ADIDAS ATHLETES

Adidas TERREX athletes including Peter Engdahl and Abby Hall have recently topped the podium in La Palma and this Spring members of Team TERREX will be hoping to follow in their footsteps. All will be wearing the soon-to-be-released Agravic Speed Ultra, the innovation-packed shoe powered by race-winning technology which is built to give ambitious trail runners the extra edge in ultra-long range trail races.

TRANSVULCANIA 2024: THE RACES

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The Transvulcania racing race. The route begins at the Faro de Fuencaliente and continues along the “Gran Recorrido” trail GR 131, also known as the ‘Ruta del Bastón’, to the Puerto de Tazacorte. From there, it connects with the GR 130, Camino Real de la Costa, to the finish line, located in the Plaza de España – Los Llanos de Aridane.

Without a doubt, Transvulcania is one of the toughest trail running races in the world, with a distance of 73.06 kilometers and 4,350 meters of accumulated positive gradient and 4,057 meters of accumulated negative gradient. From its starting line, located at sea level, the route ascends to Roque de los Muchachos (2421 m.), the highest point on the Island, then descends to Tazacorte and ends in Los Llanos de Aridane where the line goal is surrounded by an incredible environment with many people

TRANSVULCANIA MARATHON

The route begins in the Recreational Area of ‘Refugio de El Pilar’ (El Paso) at 1,450 meters above sea level, and continues along the Long Distance Trail GR 131 – Ruta del Bastón, until reaching the Port of Tazacorte where the race ends at sea level, next to the beach.

With a total distance of 43.08 km and 1,884 meters of accumulated positive slope and 3,329 meters of accumulated negative slope, this type of race requires a special physical condition because the final part of the route descends from the highest point of the Island, Roque from Los Muchachos (2,426 meters above sea level) to sea level (Puerto de Tazacorte Beach) so participants must take it into account for their previous training programs.

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The Transvulcania Half Marathon is not as tough as the Ultramarathon, as it is only 25 km long.

It starts at the Faro de Fuencaliente, just an hour and a half after the Ultramarathon. The Half Marathon runs along the emblematic Ruta de los Volcanes to the Recreational Area of ‘Refugio de El Pilar’, but this involves running in the opposite direction to the route, so we must add a climb through a ‘Malpaís’ of volcanic lava.

The short version of Transvulcania has 2,097 meters of accumulated positive gradient and 689 meters of accumulated negative gradient over a distance of 24.28 kilometers.

All of this, passing through several emblematic points such as the place where the inhabitants of the town of Fuencaliente and other parts of the island meet in the early hours of the morning to cheer on the runners as they pass. Another important place is Las Deseadas, one of those places that runners fall in love with for its wonderful views.

TRANSVULCANIA KILÓMETRO VERTICAL

The Vertical Kilometer begins at Puerto de Tazacorte Beach (0 m.), and continues along the emblematic GR-131, in the opposite direction to the Ultra Trail route. In this section, the trail ascends the wall of the El Time ravine to the municipality of Tijarafe, in the old Almacén de Plátanos (273 m.). There you can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view of Tazacorte and its coastline. Then, the route continues its ascent alternating path and road until reaching the Mirador El Time Restaurant (513 m.).

The climb continues along the GR-131 track, until reaching the emblematic Hungarian House (624 m). At this point, you leave the GR-131 track and enter a local trail, in the municipality of Tijarafe. The TV antenna (722 m.) and the emblematic Mirador de Piedra del Guanche (750 m.) will witness the passage of the runners.

The trail continues its ascent and connects again with the GR-131 (1,000 m) to finally reach the forest tower of El Time (1,600 m.) (Tijarafe). A route with a length of 7.6 kilometers and 1,203 meters of elevation gain where runners will be rewarded with impressive views of the northeast side of the Island and the Aridane Valley.