It’s Transvulcania week in the Canary Islands! David Sinclair and Blandine L’Hirondel won the Ultramarathon, Ruth Gitonga and Philemon Kiriago won the Half Marathon, and Joyce Njeru and Richard Omaya Atuya dominated the VK.

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Blandine L’Hirondel, 2026 Transvulcania Ultramarathon Champion, Interview

A video interview with Blandine L’Hirondel after her win at the 2026 Transvulcania Ultramarathon.
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France’s Blandine L’Hirondel took the 2026 Transvulcania Ultramarathon victory with a new course record. In this interview, Blandine talks about sticking to her race plan, looking behind her near the race high point to take in the scenery only to see second-place Lucy Bartholomew closing in on her, taking risks on the descent in order to open up the race-winning gap, and her plans for the rest of the summer.

For more on how the race played out, read our in-depth 2026 Transvulcania Ultramarathon results article.

[Editor’s Note: If you are unable to see the video above, click here to access it.]

Blandine L’Hirondel Post-2026 Transvulcania Ultramarathon Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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Eszter Horanyi identifies as a Runner Under Duress, in that she’ll run if it gets her deep into the mountains or canyons faster than walking would, but she’ll most likely complain about it. A retired long-distance bike racer, she turned to running around 2014 and has a bad habit of saying yes to terribly awesome/awesomely terrible ideas on foot. The longer and more absurd the mission, the better. This running philosophy has led to an unsupported FKT on Nolan’s 14 and many long and wonderful days out in the mountains with friends.