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Transgrancanaria
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:309:30 AM
- Waves until 23:5911:59 PM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · Ultra
- Entry fee
- €225
- For the 2027 race
The course
The Classic runs 126 km from Las Canteras beach in Las Palmas to Maspalomas, with 6,764 m of ascent and 6,734 m of descent by the organiser's table, and 30 hours to finish.
- Classic: 126 km across the island126 km, 6,764 m up, 6,734 m down; highest checkpoint 1,677 m.
- Marathon: 47 km from Tejeda to Maspalomas47 km, 1,784 m up, 11 hours; the climb comes first.
- Eighteen or older, with a medical certificate for the long racesOver 18, plus a medical certificate for Classic, Advanced and Stages.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientClassic: 126 km across the island126 km, 6,764 m up, 6,734 m down; highest checkpoint 1,677 m.
The start is on the sea at 23:59 and the finish is at Parque Sur in Maspalomas, 31 m above sea level. The organiser’s table has ten checkpoints. Arucas (19.3 km), Teror (31.7 km) and Moya (43.1 km) come in the first half, Artenara (66.8 km) and Tejeda (79.2 km) in the second, and El Garañón (90.8 km) is the highest at 1,677 m. After Tunte (100.4 km) and Ayagaures (112 km) the finish is 14 km away. The finish closes at 06:00 on the Sunday.
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Whole courseTacticsMarathon: 47 km from Tejeda to Maspalomas47 km, 1,784 m up, 11 hours; the climb comes first.
The organiser says the Marathon is defined by its speed, but the climb comes first: from Tejeda up to the El Garañón checkpoint at 11.7 km and 1,677 m, then a technical descent through Tunte (21.2 km) and Ayagaures (32.8 km). Two gentler climbs follow before the finish at Parque Sur in Maspalomas. Cut-off times depend on the starting pen. The event also has a Half, a Promo, a Vertical Kilometre, an Advanced race and stage races.
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Whole courseConditionsEighteen or older, with a medical certificate for the long racesOver 18, plus a medical certificate for Classic, Advanced and Stages.
The 2027 regulations put both the Marathon and the Classic on Friday 26 February, the Marathon at 09:30 and the Classic at 23:59.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Expomeloneras, MaspalomasMonday 22 February Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Bib pick-up for Vertical Kilometre, Half, Promo, Open Agaldar and Stages, and Trail Zone opens Expomeloneras, Maspalomas
Thursday 25 February Last bib day
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09:009:00 AM
TGC Half start Santa Lucia de Tirajana. Three wave starts. -
10:0010:00 AM–14:002:00 PM
Bib pick-up at the Trail Zone Expomeloneras, Maspalomas. Opens again from 16:00 to 19:00. -
10:3010:30 AM
TGC Promo start Artenara
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Friday 26 February Race day
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09:309:30 AM
TGC Marathon start Tejeda. 47 km from Tejeda to Maspalomas, 11 hours maximum. -
10:0010:00 AM–14:002:00 PM
Bib pick-up at the Trail Zone Expomeloneras, Maspalomas. Opens again from 16:00 to 18:00. -
23:5911:59 PM
TGC Classic start Plaza de Saulo Toron, Playa de Las Canteras, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 126 km to Maspalomas.
Saturday 27 February The day after
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09:009:00 AM
TGC Advanced start Plaza Nuestra Senora del Pino, Teror
Sunday 28 February 2 days after
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06:006:00 AM
Classic time limit: finish closes Parque Sur, Maspalomas. 30 hours after the Classic start. The Advanced finish closes at the same time. -
12:0012:00 PM
Prize ceremony for Stages, Marathon, Advanced and Classic Auditorio Expomeloneras, Maspalomas
Times as published by the organiser, in Gran Canaria time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Gran Canaria, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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Questions about the Transgrancanaria
- When is the Transgrancanaria 2027?
- Friday 26 February 2027. The first wave starts at 09:30 and the last at 23:59.
- How do I enter the Transgrancanaria?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €225 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- Where does the Transgrancanaria start?
- Start: Tejeda.
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