The Race
La Transtica is a 5 stages Trail with a high elevation gain, in semi-self-sufficiency over distances ranging from 20 to 40 km per stage.
In the evening, the competitors are housed in bivouacs in basic conditions and will be fed by the communities that host us.
Beyond the sporting challenge, it is about being able to complete the stages in difficult recovery conditions.
It is proposed in two distances :
Extreme Course: 200 km, D+ 9,300 m, in 5 stages.
Adventure Course: 120 km, D+ 5,800 m, in 5 stages.
The route is fully marked and you will find refreshment points approximately every 10 km.
You will be framed by a team of 15 people including a doctor, a paramedic and French physiotherapists who will be available in the evening to help you recover.
Weather :
November is the end of the rainy season in Costa Rica, so expect some rain, which is also part of the adventure.
In terms of temperatures, the coolest encountered can be around 8/10° on stage 2 where you climb to almost 3,000 meters above sea level.
On the other stages you will be faced with average temperatures ranging from 22 to 34°.
The Goal
The main goal of La Transtica is to discover the country and its way of life and to share this experience with the locals through a sporting competition with humanitarian goals.
It’s a unique crossing of a natural paradise, in 5 stages, between two oceans, from Manuel Antonio beach, Pacific Coast, to Manzanillo, Caribbean Coast, the change of scenery is total, the runners are immersed in the depths of Costa Rica, far from tourist standards.
We offer you the opportunity to live an adventure where personal achievement but also aid and solidarity are the soul of this challenge, in a natural frame exceptionally beautiful.
From the Pacific coast to the Atlantic Coast, the race is a unique crossing of an amazing natural paradise, at the discovery of a different culture.
It is an amazing human adventure, beyond time and the beaten track, made of emotions, sharing, solidarity, surpassing oneself, exploring one’s limits, laughts and tears, a humanity that is a little more contagious every day.
The Trail Spirit
Trail running is based on innovative principles and deep values:
Unique Principles
- A trip of several hundred kilometers in the most remote areas of Costa Rica.
- A 5-stage trail running competition requiring mental and physical strength.
- A unique way to progress within the respect of the environmentally friendly means of progression.
- Bivouac accommodation within local communities.
Strong Values
- The sense of discovery, adventure, exploration and freedom.
- Team spirit and cohesion efficiency, sense of effort, energy, commitment and altruism.
- Opening ourself to the world, innovation, pioneering temperament, respect for people and the environment.
- Exacting of the nature for a better performance.