360º The Challenge Gran Canaria takes place on Wed, Nov 4, 2026 in Gáldar, Spain. The main route is 260 km.
- Date
- Wed, Nov 4, 2026
- Start
- Gáldar 🇪🇸
- Distance
- 260 km
- Climbing
- 13,000 m
- Level
- Open to all
The 360º The Challenge Gran Canaria is an extreme, self-sufficient ultradistance trail running event featuring an unmarked course where participants must navigate using GPS and maps.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
360º The Challenge Gran Canaria demands relentless endurance and advanced self-sufficiency to cover 260 km and 13000 m of elevation on an unmarked navigation course.
Extreme Distance
Covering 260 km requires exceptional physiological durability and pacing control over multiple days of continuous movement.
Massive Elevation
Accumulating 13000 m of climbing and descending demands immense leg strength, muscular resilience, and specific training for sustained gradients.
Navigation and Autonomy
The self-sufficient format and unmarked course require athletes to manage their own nutrition and maintain precise GPS navigation skills under fatigue.
Target 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour throughout the event to sustain energy levels across multiple days of continuous ultradistance effort.
Your road to race day
Race day at 360º The Challenge Gran Canaria is 11 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build5 weeks · Aug 20, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Sep 24, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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