8 Canary Islands Run

700 KM

RUN

From coast to coast and over the highest peak of every island.

3718 m

PEAK

The highest point was Teide, the highest peak in Spain on Tenerife.

27 853 m

ELEVATION

A total of 27,853 m of mountains had to be crossed.

About the Challenge

Place and Time:
November 16-25, 2022 | Canary Islands, Spain

Goal:
The goal was to run across all eight Canary Islands from coast to coast, summiting the highest peak on each island, and complete the challenge within 10 days.

Result:
700.24 km completed in 9 days, 15 hours, and 23 minutes

Results by day and island:

DAY 1

  • El Hierro – 37.98 km
    Time: 5:03:11 (moving time 4:49:37)
    Elevation Gain: 1802 m, Elevation Loss: 1802 m
  • Gran Canaria – 25.57 km
    Time: 4:11:31 (moving time 3:47:34)
    Elevation Gain: 1241 m, Elevation Loss: 606 m

DAY 2

  • Gran Canaria – 73.23 km
  • Time: 11:35:40 (moving time 10:21:43)
  • Elevation Gain: 3027 m, Elevation Loss: 3662 m

DAY 3

  • La Gomeral – 34.31 km
    Time: 5:14:15 (moving time 4:49:28)
    Elevation Gain: 1904 m, Elevation Loss: 1904 m
  • La Palma – 17.69 km
    Time: 2:48:24 (moving time 2:44:29)
    Elevation Gain: 1502 m, Elevation Loss: 702 m

DAY 4 ja 5

  • La Palma – 78.02 km. Time: 12:11:03 (moving time 11:03:10). Elevation Gain: 4046, Elevation Loss: 4846
  • Tenerife – 74.72 km. Time: 12:29:20 (moving time 11:28:05). Elevation Gain: 4257 m, Elevation Loss: 1909 m

DAY 6

  • Tenerife – 51.42 km. Time: 10:43:19 (moving time 9:18:33). Elevation Gain: 1867 m, Elevation Loss: 4215 m

DAY 7

  • La Graciosa – 14.62 km. Time: 1:59:59 (moving time 1:48:21). Elevation Gain: 485 m, Elevation Loss: 485 m
  • Lanzarote – 28.53 km. Time: 3:59:33 (moving time 3:45:29). Elevation Gain: 734 m, Elevation Loss: 182 m

DAY 8

  • Lanzarote – 69.54 km
    Time: 10:10:48 (moving time 8:48:49)
    Elevation Gain: 1520 m, Elevation Loss: 2072 m

DAY 9

  • Fuerteventura – 102.33 km
    Time: 16:11:51 (moving time 13:55:04)
    Elevation Gain: 2279 m, Elevation Loss: 2279 m

DAY 10

  • Fuerteventura – 92.28 km. Time: 16:28:06 (moving time 14:27:13). Elevation Gain: 2061 m, Elevation Loss: 2061 m

Gallery (Kädi Maadväli ja Jakob Meier)

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