Category Archives: transgrancanaria

January 03

Ultra Trail World Tour 2018: AWARD CEREMONY – JANUARY 11, 2019

  After passing through Paris, Hong Kong and live on television, the Ultra-Trail World Tour Awards Ceremony was back in January 2019 in Barcelona with Volvic as its official partner! All the big names of the trail were present, as well as the representatives of the biggest races, to see the best trailers of 2018 […]

October 31

Ultra Trail World Tour 2018 includes again Spain´s Transgrancanaria and Penyagolosa, while Diagonale des Fous exits the series.

  On January 27th, 2018 Hong Kong 100 Ultramarathon will launch the new season of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour. This will be the guaranty to welcome again runners to discover authentic races and strengthen the roots of UTWT series with all the organizers involved.  The 2017 edition crowned François d´Haene and Andrea Huser as winners.   As […]

August 06

GEDIMINAS GRINIUS, Vibram ultrarunner: Self-portrait and video interview by Mayayo at Sierra Nevada.

. Gediminas Grinius is an ultrarunner from Lithuania who has recently risen to lead several global big races, such as the spanish Transgrancanaria 125km he won in 2015 or the italian Orobie Gran Trail 70km he took just a week ago.  He is now a member of the Vibram International team, together with runners like […]

Spain Ultra Cup 2014 calendar (March to October): Ultra trails at Gran Canaria, Penyagolosa, Pyrenees, Guadarrama & Guara.

  The Spain Ultra Cup has announced its final 2014 series calendar as the national ultra trail circuit of reference, featuring five highly reputed races to enjoy mountain running at its best over the whole country, with the support of the International Trail Running Association ( ITRA ). ___________ . SPAIN ULTRA CUP 2014: FIVE […]

Spain Ultra Cup launched: Four prestigious ultra trails & ITRA.

   The four mountain races that have founded this Spain Ultra Cup are: TNF Transgrancanaria, Penyagolosa Trails, Volta Cerdanya Ultrafons,  and Gran Trail Peñalara. The purpose of the circuit is to offer the best of mountain ultra running to runners, both national and international, allowing them to tailor their choice of races according to their schedule […]

December 11

Trail running Spain 2014: New Spain Ultra Cup with four top races

Beginning in 2014 the organizers of four prestigious mountain running events in Spain are launching SPAIN  ULTRA CUP as their new joint project. Founding races are well known names all: TNF Transgrancanaria 82k, Penyagolosa Trails CSP115k, Volta Cerdanya Ultrafons 85k and Gran trail Peñalara 110k. Organizers of four leading ultra mountain races in Spain have […]

Trail Running in Spain, the atmosphere. Video Transgrancanaria 119k 2013 as seen from the pack (#106. Finisher 22h11m)

Trail running in Spain is widely popular these days, and keeps growing rapidly.  Partly because of the superb mountains spread all over the country, partly because of the spanish elite runners success all over the world. But mostly, this mountain running boom in Spain has to do with the great atmosphere that newcomers and middle […]

March 05

TNF Transgrancanaria 2013 Race results, photos and report. Winners 119k Sebastien Chaigneau & Nerea Martinez.

The North Face Transgrancanaria 2013 completed its 11th edition with big success  Four courses were offered, ranging from the 24k of the Starter to the full 119k of the clasic Transgrancanaria main event.  Our team completed the ultra trail for the third time this 2013, so we can personally recommend it. The names at this year´s podiums […]

December 23

TNF Transgrancanaria 2013. Special 10th anniversary edition. Four courses to choose from: 119k / 83k / 42k / 24k

The North Face Transgrancanaria 2013 reaches the 11th edition of this ultra trail. For this year the race organization offers four different courses, ranging from the 24k of the Starter to the full 119k of the clasic Transgrancanaria main event. Follow us below to learn why is has gradullay become one of the main european […]

Ultra trail at The Canaries: TNF Transgrancanaria 2012 last news

Update 7feb: All entries for the 4 races now full. Over 1.800 runners to hit the trails at Gran Canaria next 3-4-5 March. See you all at Maspalomas, by midnight! 😀 See here results  & videos from Transgrancanaria 2011. Last month before the 2012 TNF Transgrancanaria: Four trail races, from 26 to 123km crossing all […]

Crónica Transgrancanaria Sur-Norte 2010

*Aquí resultados completos TransGranCanaria 123k. 171 clasificados. *Aquí resultados completos TGC 92k Sur-Norte. 179 clasificados. Vuelta del equipo UO2 a las carreras 2010: La TransgranCanaria Volvíamos los UO2 a las carreras el pasado 5 de Marzo. Ana y yo estábamos en Canarias mientras Andreas se aprestaba para su 3ª Marabarna. Por mi lado,  no iba […]

Leyenda de los dos faros. Gran Canaria

*Amanecer en la Playa de las Canteras. Gran Canaria.   Los gallegos lo llaman “Santa Compaña”. Los guanches hablan también de un extraño grupo de almas en pena que vagan por Gran Canaria. Cuentan que en una de las últimas noches del invierno se van congregando lentamente en un rincón entre dunas, junto al mar. […]

Preparando Transgrancanaria Sur-Norte 2010

Aquí listado completo corredores inscritos en carreras de la TGC 2.010 Ultimo mes  previo al momento de viajar a Canarias al primer ultra trail de la temporada 2.010, la Transgrancanaria Sur-Norte (92k/D+2.650m/24h). Mientras pasa el tiempo, estos días se abate un tremendo temporal sobre las Islas, con lluvias de hasta 200 L/m2 en puntos. La […]

De Cercedilla a Gran Canaria

*Aquí podeis descargar la Clasificación general Carrera Cercedilla 2009 Con Andreas recién desembarcado de vuelta a Suecia tras varios meses de  trabajos  por el Adriático, Pedro y yo quedamos de nuevo para correr por el monte en la VI Carrera de Navidad de Cercedilla. Nuevamente esta carrera de promoción ha sido la más popular de España: […]

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