Ultra Running Hub Transgrancanaria training plan
Date not announced; usually late February (date TBC).
Transgrancanaria is a 126 km (78.3 mi) mountain race from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. It crosses Gran Canaria from north to south through volcanic landscapes.
- Distance
- 126 km (78.3 mi)
- Climbing
- 7,500 m
- Climb per km
- 60 m/km
- Typical February weather
- 19°C high, 16°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 11.5 h
The climbing
7,500 m over 126 km is 60 m/km: mountain on our climb-rate scale. At 60 m/km the plan adds notes on poles and on protecting your legs on the descents.
Conditions
Typical February weather: 19°C high, 16°C low; dry — rain unlikely. A monthly average, not a forecast.
A 20-week plan for this course
20 weeks for a runner who has finished an ultra averaging 55 km a week, training 5 days a week.
- Peak week
- 12 h 42 min (73 km)
- Longest run
- 4 h 58 min (25 km)
- Back-to-back weekends
- 4
- Taper
- 13 days
- Night runs
- 3
Build it around your race day
Set your weekly distance and training days against the 126 km of Transgrancanaria.
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