The arrival of the Gran Canarian was especially emotional when she was received by friends, family and students from the Tejeda school
There are still 40 runners to reach the finish line between today and tomorrow Sunday
The 360º The Challenge Gran Canaria is a sea of emotions for runners, family and companions during a race that pushes you to your limits, but that causes an outburst of joy for anyone who is able to cross the finish line in Tejeda.
This is the case of the female runner-up of this 2024 edition. Sandra Moreno from Telde arrived in Tejeda after more than three days and three nights of racing with a time of 73 hours, 8 minutes and 17 seconds. And she did it surrounded by family, friends and students from the Tejeda School, who even accompanied her in the final meters through the urban area of the town cheering her name. The magnificent time she achieved is enough for her to finish also in 23rd place in the general classification.
In addition to Sandra, during the night of Friday more finishers continued to arrive, such as the Irish Eoin Keith, who said that the 360º is the first race he notes in his calendar every year; the French Sylvain Chapais; the Gran Canarian Jonatan Florido or the Dutch Wouter Huitzing, who was next to the head of the race for a good part at the beginning. Between the early hours of Friday and the first hours of Saturday, another 13 runners arrived who hung the finisher medal and will go down in the history of this incredible challenge of self-sufficiency.
Photo by Ian Corless
The next runner to reach the finish line might be the British Claire Ferguson, who will complete the female podium. Behind her, there are another 39 runners struggling after three nights with hardly any sleep and with more than 200 kilometres in their legs with rain, cold or wind, but they will not give up in their efforts to reach Tejeda before closing time, on Sunday 17th at 2:00 p.m.
On the YouTube channels of Arista Eventos (https://www.youtube.com/@AristaTV) and The North Face Transgrancanaria (https://www.youtube.com/@transgrancanaria102) you can watch the special Arista TV programme with the four-hour live broadcast that coincided with the last kilometres of the head of the race.
The 360º The Challenge Gran Canaria is organised by Arista Eventos, with the sponsorship of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria through Turismo de Gran Canaria and the Instituto Insular de Deportes; the Government of the Canary Islands with Promotur – Islas Canarias; the City Council of Tejeda and Fred. Olsen Express; and the collaboration of the companies Lorenzo González Automoción, Gofio La Piña, Inerza, Emicela and Provital.