Transvulcania 2026 🌴🌋🌄🌈
Sometimes you train harder than ever, feel stronger than ever, do everything right… and still don’t get the result you expected.
That’s one of the hardest parts of this sport.
I truly believed I would improve my time much more this year. I prepared better, the conditions were perfect, and unlike last year, I stayed injury free.
Still, I only improved by 6 minutes.
And honestly? That hurt.
Not because the race was bad, but because athletes know how much sacrifice lives behind every single minute.
What’s difficult is not only the physical part, but also learning how to deal with the emotions that come after. The disappointment. The frustration. Even the guilt for feeling that way when you’re healthy and able to finish.
And sometimes, when you try to explain those feelings, very few people truly understand them. Usually only the ones who have also sacrificed, struggled, failed, and kept going in sport themselves.
But maybe that’s also what reminds me that I’m still on the right path.
Not every race gives you the result you want. Some races give you perspective.
Seeing my boyfriend and my sister-in-law win also reminded me how beautiful this sport is.
Today I’m no longer sad, guilty, or disappointed. I just know I have to keep going.
There will be more races.
And I’ll keep enjoying every part of this beautiful journey even the hard ones.
Thanks to everyone who supports me along the way 💓
@sportsshoes.patt@fabendurancetraining@sigesport_@nutrientrenologia@sierranevadatrailrunning@juancarloscuellarruiz
#Transvulcania #TrailRunning #MountainRunning
Seguimos entrenando para los objetivos que vienen. 🏔️🔥
La motivación por competir sigue creciendo y, aunque me hacía mucha ilusión correr en Penyagolosa, he decidido no estar en la salida.
La distancia se me hacía algo larga para el momento en el que estoy y, con solo tres semanas de diferencia, no habría recuperado bien para el siguiente objetivo.
Ahora, foco en Transvulcania Maratón, que hemos preparado a conciencia: entrenos en altitud, trabajo de fuerza y semanas sólidas.
Toca confiar, disfrutarlo e intentarlo.
Con calma, constancia y confianza en el proceso 💫
Still training for what’s coming next. 🏔️🔥
Motivation to race keeps growing and, although I was really excited about Penyagolosa, I’ve decided not to race.
The distance felt a bit too long for where I am right now and, with only three weeks in between, I wouldn’t recover properly for the next goal.
Now the focus is on Transvulcania Marathon, which we’ve been preparing with intention: altitude training, strength work, and solid weeks.
Time to trust the process, enjoy it and give it a go.
With calm, consistency and trust in the process 💫
#trailrunning #sportshoespatt #sportshoes #womentrailrunning #fabendurancetraining
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Still buzzing what a grand debut it has been for Vanessa Caba representing the @sportsshoes.patt Pro Alpine Trail Team and finishing 8th woman in the marathon. This is just the beginning - until next time.
#patt #proalpinetrailteam #tgc2026
📷 @james.creates@nathanphua@benjy_johnson@rich.trails
En la naturaleza, donde el ruido del mundo se apaga y el alma corre libre,
el silencio deja de ser vacío para convertirse en la brújula que te guía hacia ti mismo y tu propio propósito🍃
In nature, where the noise of the world fades away and the soul runs free,
silence is no longer empty but becomes the compass that guides you back to yourself and your true purpose.
📸 @nickjhardy@sportsshoes.patt@sportsshoes
#sportshoespatt #trailrunning #nature #runningfree
Mañana deberíamos estar viajando hacia la Tenerife Bluetrail, pero el temporal ha obligado a cancelarla. La naturaleza manda. Pase lo que pase esta carrera siempre será especial para mí: por todo lo vivido con la familia, por las grandes personas y atletas que pude conocer, por las amistades que se crearon, por quienes hoy brillan en el cielo 💫. Por formar parte de nuestro proceso, por los kilómetros compartidos y por toda la gente buena que anima en cada rincón del recorrido al grito de "vamos mi niña". Mucho ánimo a la organización, y miles de gracias por el enorme trabajo que hay detrás de algo tan grande. La Bluetrail es mucho más que una carrera 💙🏔️ @tenerife_bluetrail
We came. We raced. We conquered.
At our first event of the 2026 season, supported by The North Face, the SportsShoes Pro Alpine Trail Team (PATT) made its mark on the global stage at The North Face Transgrancanaria.
🔥 Madlen Kappeler set the tone with a double victory, dominating both the VK and the 12K.
💥 Vanessa Caba then stepped up in the Marathon, charging to an impressive 8th place in a world-class field.
This is the arrival of the SportsShoes PATT and we’re only just getting started.
Follow the journey and support the team 👉 @sportsshoes.patt
#sportsshoes
Esta vez no solo corrí con las piernas 🧠🏃🏼♀️🫂
En Transgrancanaria por fin llegó ese Top 10 que llevaba un par de años persiguiendo.
Y creo que nunca había entendido tan bien por qué.
Había entrenado mucho.
Pero esta vez no fue solo físico.
Durante meses he estado formándome en psicología del deporte, con un objetivo muy claro:
ser mejor atleta…
y algún día poder ayudar también a otros deportistas.
Y en esta carrera decidí aplicar lo aprendido.
✨ Visualización
🎯 Foco
💭 Inspiración
💪 Confianza
🔁 Rutinas precompetitivas
Pero sobre todo algo que muchas veces olvidamos cuando competimos:
estar realmente presente 🧘🏼♀️
Escucharme.
Gestionarme mejor.
Aceptar cada momento de carrera.
Y entonces pasó.
Ese momento en el que todo empieza a fluir.
Ese estado de flow en el que sientes que mente y cuerpo van en la misma dirección. 🌊
Fue una semana muy especial.
Mi estreno con el equipo PATT Sportshoes, compartir momentos con personas increíbles… y vivir experiencias que recordaré mucho tiempo ❤️
Porque si algo me ha recordado esta carrera es esto:
cuando mente, cuerpo y gente excepcional se alinean, pasan cosas muy bonitas.
🇬🇧 This time I did not run only with my legs
At Transgrancanaria I finally achieved a Top 10 I had been chasing for 3 years.
I trained hard physically, but this time something was different.
For months I’ve been studying sport psychology with one goal:
becoming a better athlete…
and hopefully one day helping other athletes too.
During this race I tried to apply everything.
✨ Visualization
🎯 Focus
💭 Inspiration
💪 Confidence
🔁 Pre-race routines
But most importantly:
being truly present.
Listening to myself.
Managing my energy.
Accepting every moment of the race.
And then it happened.
That moment when everything starts to flow.
That flow state every athlete is searching for.
It was a very special week with the PATT team from Sportshoes, sharing unforgettable moments.
Because when mind, body and incredible people work together, good things happen.
📸@rich.trails@sportsshoes@sportsshoes.outdoors@sportsshoes.patt@transgrancanaria@thenorthfaceuk@thenorthface_trail
Happy International Women’s Day — this one goes out to all the amazing women in this team, in this sport, in our lives!
#SportsShoesPATT #ProAlpineTrailTeam
#unrivalledinrunning
8th woman across the line. 4:40:02 on the clock. What an achievement @vanessacaba_ 🫡
Tejeda to Maspalomas.
46 kilometres across the mountains of Gran Canaria. 1,784 meters of climbing. Countless of technical descents.
A race that keeps asking the question.
SportsShoes Pro Alpine Trail Team athlete Vanessa Caba answered with strength from start to finish.
Another proud moment for the team. The journey is only just beginning.
@thenorthfaceuk@thenorthface_trail@transgrancanaria
#VanessaCaba
#transgrancanaria
#TGCmarathon46km
#ProAlpineTrailTeam
📷 @benjy_johnson@james.creates@nathanphua
Now it’s time for the long one. Let’s go, Vanessa.
SportsShoes Pro Alpine Trail Team athlete @vanessacaba_ lines up for the Transgrancanaria Marathon — 46km from Tejeda to Maspalomas.
1,784 metres of climbing, starting with the ascent to the island’s summit before a long, technical descent through iconic sections like the La Plata trail.
The third race of the week for the SportsShoes PATT — and now the focus shifts to the long distance: Big mountains. Long efforts. The kind of days that shape athletes.
@thenorthfaceuk@thenorthface_trail@transgrancanaria
📷 @rich.trails@gilly_photography
#transgrancanaria2026
#sportsshoesPATT
#proalpinetrailteam
#unrivalledinrunning
