The North Face American runner wins her second consecutive victory in the 47 kilometer distance
The Italian athlete of the Hoka team won in a spectacular final overtaking at the gates of Parque Sur
The municipality of Tejeda witnessed the departure in three waves of 1,600 runners who participated in the most crowded race of The North Face Transgrancanaria 2025. In addition, with this edition’s race, the Marathon distance debuts in the short series circuit of Gran Canaria World Trail Majors.
The North Face American Jennifer Lichter dominated from start to finish the race, which she won for the second consecutive year. The winner managed to open a comfortable lead especially in the passage through Ayagaure, where she was already more than five minutes ahead of her immediate pursuer, Sylvia Nordskar. Lichter stopped the stopwatch at the finish line of Parque Sur in Maspalomas in less than four hours, 03:59:42. Finally, the Norwegian runner of the Hoka team kept the second position, arriving less than eight minutes behind the winner. Meanwhile, the Catalan runner of the Merrell brand, Celia Balcells, completed the women’s podium.
In the men’s category, emotion is the word to define what happened. At the Tunte crossing, Francesco Puppi was in third place, two minutes and fifty-five seconds behind Robert Pkemoi, who at that moment was the outstanding leader of the race. At the next point of Ayagaures, the distance between the two was reduced to 2:20 and he was already in second place. Once on the finish line, the Italian overtook the leader with 300 meters to go in a spectacular sprint into Parque Sur. The Hoka runner did not slow down until he crossed the finish line in 3:23:26, thus writing his name in history in his debut in the Gran Canaria race. Joma’s African athlete finally came in 18 seconds behind, almost winning his third consecutive victory in The North Face Transgrancanaria Marathon. In third place came the Portuguese Tiago Vieira, from the Joma team, 7:36 behind the champion.
Women’s classification
- Jennifer Lichter (UNITED STATES) – 03:59:42
- Sylvia Nordskar (NORWAY) – 04:07:27
- Celia Balcells (SPAIN) – 04:28:53
Men classification
1.Francesco Puppi (ITALY) – 03:23:26
2.Robert Pkemoi (KENIA) – 03:23:44
3.Tiago Vieira (PORTUGAL) – 03:31:02
The North Face Transgrancanaria prepares for the queen race
Tonight from 23.59 hours will take place the start of the Classic, the longest race of The North Face Transgrancanaria, with 126 kilometers, and third scoring race of the Gran Canaria World Trail Majors circuit. The iconic Las Canteras Beach in Las Palmas will once again experience a magical moment with a thousand runners participating in this year’s edition.
The North Face Transgrancanaria is a race organized by Arista Eventos that is sponsored by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria institutions, through Turismo de Gran Canaria and the Insular Sports Institute; the Government of the Canary Islands with the Canary Islands Latitude of Life; Maspalomas Costa Canaria; the Municipal Sports Institute of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; the Teror City Council and the Tejeda City Council. In addition, it has the support of private companies as The North Face, San Roque University Hospitals, and Fred. Olsen Express, 226ERS, Sonocom Audiovisuales, Lopesan Hotel Group, ExpoMeloneras and Aguas de Teror.