Ultra Running Hub Transvulcania training plan
Next race day: Saturday, 8 May 2027.
Transvulcania is a 73 km (45.4 mi) mountain race from Fuencaliente de La Palma, Spain. A volcanic ultra on La Palma in the Canary Islands, from sea level to 2426m.
- Distance
- 73 km (45.4 mi)
- Climbing
- 4,600 m
- Climb per km
- 63 m/km
- Typical May weather
- 21°C high, 19°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 13.4 h
The climbing
4,600 m over 73 km is 63 m/km: mountain on our climb-rate scale. At 63 m/km the plan adds notes on poles and on protecting your legs on the descents.
Conditions
Typical May weather: 21°C high, 19°C low; dry — rain unlikely. A monthly average, not a forecast.
A 18-week plan for this course
18 weeks for a runner who has finished an ultra averaging 50 km a week, training 5 days a week.
- Peak week
- 12 h 13 min (70 km)
- Longest run
- 4 h 28 min (23 km)
- Back-to-back weekends
- 4
- Taper
- 13 days
- Night runs
- 2
Build it around your race day
Set your weekly distance and training days against the 73 km of Transvulcania.
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