The 2026 Transvulcania festival of races is taking place on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, from Thursday, May 7, through Saturday, May 9. iRunFar is excited to be on La Palma helping to document the races’s stories!
The 2025 Transvulcania Ultramarathon start. Photo: iRunFar/Meghan Hicks
The festival kicks off on Thursday, May 7, with the Vertical Kilometer, taking place at 5 p.m. Western European Summer Time, which is 10 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time in the U.S. For the first time, this race is part of the 2026 Mountain Running World Cup!
Two days later, on Saturday, May 9, the Ultramarathon starts at 6 a.m. local time, which is 11 p.m. Friday, May 9, U.S. Mountain Daylight Time.
On the same day, the Half Marathon begins at 7:30 a.m. local time, or 12:30 a.m. U.S. Mountain Daylight Time. This race is also part of this year’s Mountain Running World Cup.
We’ll be live blogging these races over on iRunFar’s X feed with text and photo reports from all over the course. We’ll also be live blogging the same material as on X below in this article. Follow along!
The 2025 Transvulcania Ultramarathon women’s podium (left to right): 2. Ekaterina Mityaeva, 1. Anne-Lise Rousset Séguret, 3 Martina Valmassoi. Photo: iRunFar/Meghan Hicks
iRunFar is a media partner of the World Mountain Running Association, which is supporting iRunFar’s 2026 Transvulcania VK and Half Marathon coverage.
Resources for Following the 2026 Transvulcania Ultramarathon
- iRunFar’s in-depth previews of the Ultra, and the Vertical Kilometer and Half Marathon
- iRunFar’s pre-race video interviews with top runners, to come soon
- All of iRunFar’s Transvulcania resources in one place
- The Transvulcania Ultra website, which includes the course map and elevation profile, aid stations, technical data, and more.
iRunFar’s Live Blog from the 2026 Transvulcania Races
Here we’re live blogging the progress of the Transvulcania VK on Thursday, May 7, as well as the Ultra and Half Marathon on Saturday, May 9. We’re sharing the exact same content as on our X feed. Enjoy viewing it right here or over on X! Also, give it just a moment to load once you arrive.
