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Transgrancanaria Classic
Las Palmas to the dunes. Canary Island vert. Trade-wind sun. Twenty-eight hours if the descents do not blow your quads.
126 km+22,526 ft-22,431 ft30 hours3 ft to 5,678 fttech 6/106 stationsWSER qualifierFebruary
Distance126 km
Gain+22,526 ft
Loss-22,431 ft
Altitude3 ft to 5,678 ft
Technicality6/10
Air40°F to 80°F
- Start6 ft
- High5,627 ft
- Low6 ft
- Finish102 ft
- Las Palmas at mile 0.0
- Canary Islands at mile 16, cutoff 5.6000000000000005 hours
- Transgrancanaria mile 31 at mile 31, cutoff 11.200000000000001 hours
- Transgrancanaria mile 47 at mile 47, cutoff 16.8 hours
- Transgrancanaria mile 62 at mile 62, cutoff 22.400000000000002 hours
- Finish the dunes at mile 78, cutoff 28 hours
Geometrycourse math
Steepest drop1,867 ft-18.1% over 1.9 mi
Night miles38 misunset near 18:00 local
The cruxRoque Nublo traverse and the Tamadaba descent (near mile 50)
Course DNA
The Course
Transgrancanaria runs 125 km through Canary Islands. +22,526 ft gain and -22,431 ft loss. Surfaces skew 75% trail / 20% dirt road / 5% paved. Roque Nublo traverse and the Tamadaba descent. High point near 5,678 ft. Low near 3 ft. February temps run 40°F to 80°F. The course rewards patience early and punishes rushed descents after mile 39.
The Work
Train for 22,526 feet of climbing across 125 km. Back-to-back long runs on trail. Practice power-hiking grades above 15 percent. 28 hours total means limited margin: rehearse fueling every 45 to 60 minutes and downhill eccentric work weekly. Technicality 6/10. Build a block that simulates the crux near mile 50.
Kit
February in Canary Islands: plan for 40°F to 80°F. Mandatory shell if rain is in forecast. Headlamp with spare batteries if 28 hours pushes past dark. Poles help on sustained climbs above mile 19. Vest capacity for 2 liters minimum. Shoes matched to 75% trail: lugs for mud, rock plate if the course turns technical after mile 39.
Race Day
Hold effort through mile 19. The field often splits on the first big climb after mile 39. Roque Nublo traverse and the Tamadaba descent near mile 50 is where time is won or lost. Walk the steep pinches. Run the flats and gentle downhills. Crew at major aids: socks, calories, ice if hot. Transitions under 5 minutes when possible. Final third is 26 miles of fatigue management. Finish with reserve for the last descent.
Results
Transgrancanaria Classic finish lines.
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