Trail Menorca Camí de Cavalls

The Trail Menorca Camí de Cavalls (also referred to as TMCdC) is a single-staged ultramarathon race held in the island of Menorca, Spain. It goes around the whole island through the Camí de Cavalls, covering a total of 185.3 km (115.1 miles).

Route of the path 'Camí de Cavalls'

It is a qualifying race for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, allowing currently the acquisition of 4 qualification points.[1]

Organization

The first edition was held between the 18th and the 20th of May 2012 and in total more than 270 participants took part in it.[2] After that, the number of participants has been continuously increasing every year.

Year Date Participants
2012 May 18, 2012
May 20, 2012
270[3]
2013 May 17, 2013
May 19, 2013
287
2014 May 16, 2014
May 18, 2014
646

Events

It is divided in five different events:

  • Trail Cami de Cavalls (TMCdC) is 185.3 km (115.1 miles) long and has a total elevation gain of 2863 m. It gives 4 qualification points for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.[4]
  • Trail Costa Nord (TMCN) is between 90 and 100 km, depending on the edition, and it covers the north side of the island from Ciutadella until Es Castell. The total elevation gain is around 1800 m. It gives 2 qualification points for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.[4]
  • Trail Costa Sud (TMCS) is between 85 and 91 km, depending on the edition, and it covers the south side of the island from Es Castell until Ciutadella. The total elevation gain is around 1100 m. It gives 2 qualification points for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.[4]
  • Trekking Costa Nord (TCN) covers a part of the north side of the island. The distance and total elevation gain changes from one year to another.
  • Trekking Costa Sud (TCS) covers a part of the south side of the island. The distance and total elevation gain changes from one year to another.

Past winners

Trail Cami de Cavalls - 185.3 km

Year Runners Finishers Men's Women's
2012[5] 86 39[6] Mia Carol Bruguera
(23h 39m 13s)
Djanina Freytag
(33h 11m 43s)
2013[7] 63 27 Dani Coll Sintes
(25h 00m 23s)
Laia Diez Fontanet
(27h 16m 33s)
2014 119 66 Zigor Iturrieta
(21h 10m 04s)
Vanesa Ruiz
(29h 24m 49s)

Trail Costa Nord

Year Distance Men's Women's
2012 94.2 km Salvador Millán Marco
(11h 44m 16s)
Olga Gasset Mondet
(12h 46m 53s)
2013 99 km Miquel Pons Pons
(10h 31m 18s)
Carolina Rosalia Perez Lorenzo
(13h 39m 03s)
2014 100 km Xavier Garcia
(10h 12m 01s)
Marta Comas
(11h 35m 11s)

Trail Costa Sud

Year Distance Men's Women's
2012 91 km Marc Roig Tio
(8h 57m 00s)
Ana Llaquet Pibernat
(11h 38m 26s)
2013 86 km Xavier Garcia Carabi
(8h 12m 13s)
Sylvie Blanco Poveda
(13h 20m 38s)
2014 86 km Joan Noguera
(08h 03m 31s)
Eggerling Brigitte
(09h 53m 28s)
2015 85 km Pau Garriga
(08h 04m 53s)
Elisabet Barnes
(09h 02m 30s)

Trekking Costa Nord

Year Distance Men's Women's
2012 46.6 km Juan Antonio Moreno Fuentes
(5h 32m 48s)
Maria Esther Cano Martin
(9h 30m 28s)
2013 Not held
2014 32.7 km Paco Arnau
(2h 34m 22s)
Maria Fiol
(3h 18m 30s)

Trekking Costa Sud

Year Distance Men's Women's
2012 43.5 km Arturo Neriz Bellido
(4h 24m 54s)
Esther Blasco
(5h 21m 26s)
2013 54 km Josep Jansà Dubon
(5h 18m 38s)
Neus Puente Ciuraneta
(7h 23m 43s)
2014 55 km Juan Jose Mateos
(5h 17m 36s)
Daniela Carolina Moreno
(6h 42m 37s)

References

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