Transvulcania is a long distance race that is held annually on La Palma, one of the western Canary Islands. It is considered one of the hardest mountain-ultramarathons in the world and one of the most important in Spain. The total route has a length of with a cumulative elevation gain of and elevation loss of . The race has taken place since 2009, with the participation of many international runners.
From 2012-2019, Transvulcania was included in the Skyrunner World Series, with the vertical kilometer included as part of the Vertical Kilometer World Circuit starting in 2017. After cancellations in 2020 and 2021, the race returned as part of was part of the UTMB World Series from 2022-2023, before ending its affiliation in order to "recover its essence." In 2024, adidas TERREX became the lead sponsor of the event, which was rebranded as Transvulcania adidas TERREX La Palma Island.
Over time, additional races have been added to the original Transvulcania ultramarathon. As of 2025, they include:
Transvulcania Ultramarathon, approximately 73 km (45 mi) with 4,350 m (14,270 ft) of elevation gain and 4,057 m (13,310 ft) of elevation loss (previously known as "Volcanes") Transvulcania Marathon, approximately 43 km (27 mi) with 1,884 m (6,181 ft) of elevation gain and 3,329 m (10,922 ft) of elevation loss Transvulcania Half Marathon, approximately 25 km (16 mi) with 2,097 m (6,880 ft) of elevation gain and 689 m (2,660 ft) of elevation loss (previously known as "El Roque") Transvulcania Vertical Kilometer, approximately 7 km (4 mi) with 1,160 m (3,806 ft) of elevation gain (previously known as the "Vertical Challenge") Transvulcania Joëlette, approximately 8 km (5 mi) with 1,048 m (3,438 ft) of elevation change, introduced in 2025 to include athletes with disabilities and allow the use of mountain-adapted wheelchairs Transvulcania Kids-Junior, a collection of youth races ranging in distance from 250 m (820 ft) to 4,500 m (~2.8 mi) depending on age category
Winners Course records with green background.
Year Country Man Time Country Woman Time 2009 Salvador Calvo Redondo 9:00:36 Marta Prat Llorens 13:37:51 2010 Miguel Heras Hernández 8:09:32 Nerea Martínez 10:53:33 2011 Miguel Heras Hernández 7:32:11 Mónica Aguilera 10:00:03 2012 Dakota Jones 6:59:07 Anna Frost 8:11:31 2013 Kílian Jornet 6:54:09 Emelie Forsberg 8:13:22 2014 Luis Alberto Hernando 6:55:41 Anna Frost 8:10:41 2015 Luis Alberto Hernando 6:52:39 Emelie Forsberg 8:32:59 2016 Luis Alberto Hernando 7:04:44 Ida Nilsson 8:14:18 2017 Tim Freriks 7:02:03 Ida Nilsson 8:04:16 2018 7:37:26 Ida Nilsson 8:40:43 2019 7:11:04 Ragna Debats 8:09:252020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic2021cancelled due to volcanic eruption2022 7:10:29 Abby Hall 8:29:102023 Dakota Jones 7:02:16 Martina Valmassoi 9:09:132024 Jonathan Albon 7:03:10 Ruth Croft 8:02:492025 6:55:36 8:18:172026 David Sinclair 6:32:24 Blandine L'Hirondel 7:43:47
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