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Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB

06:006:00 AM Tenerife
Teide
Teide. Photograph by Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 110k starts at Playa de Los Cristianos at 23:00 on Friday 9 April 2027, climbs to 3,555 m on Mount Teide with 6,250 m of gain and finishes at Puerto de la Cruz, with a 27 hour limit.

The course in short 2 lines
  • From the south coast over Teide to the north110 km, 6,250 m up, Teide at 3,555 m, 27 hours.
  • The 82k stays above 2,100 m on the FiloVilaflor start over 1,500 m, 3,300 m of gain, the Filo above 2,100 m.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientFrom the south coast over Teide to the north110 km, 6,250 m up, Teide at 3,555 m, 27 hours.

The organiser describes a south to north crossing of the island: rocks and volcanic cones, the jagged malpaíses, a sunrise from the summit of Teide through the Teide National Park, then a steep descent through pine and laurel forests to trails along the sea on the north coast. It ends on a beach-side finish line in Puerto de la Cruz.

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Whole courseGeometryThe 82k stays above 2,100 m on the FiloVilaflor start over 1,500 m, 3,300 m of gain, the Filo above 2,100 m.

The start is next to the church of San Pedro in Vilaflor de Chasna. The organiser says the route descends to the Charca de Trevejos to join the GR 131 near the Los Topos watchtower, returns to Vilaflor and enters the Teide National Park. It passes the Camino Real de Chasna and the Lunar Landscape, then follows the Filo trail on the south-western slope of the park at over 2,100 m, facing Las Cañadas del Teide, before winding down through pine forest to Puerto de la Cruz. The event also has a 68k, a 47k, a 24k, a 47k relay and a vertical night challenge.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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No gel needed at this pace

Finish

Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.

For your long training runs:

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
10.0 km6.2 mi
cut-off
18:00 h

Race week

Timetable

Friday 9 April The day before

  1. 23:0011:00 PM

    Tenerife Bluetrail 110k start Playa de Los Cristianos. Finish at Puerto de la Cruz.

  2. Time not published

    Tenerife Bluetrail 110k time limit

Saturday 10 April Race day

  1. 06:006:00 AM

    Tenerife Bluetrail 82k start Vilaflor, next to the church of San Pedro. Finish at Puerto de la Cruz.

  2. Time not published

    Tenerife Bluetrail 82k time limit 18:00 limit: 108:00/km for 10 km18:00 limit: 173:48/mi for 6.2 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Tenerife time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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