The Tenerife Blue Trail is airing on UK television via Channel 4 on Saturday 18 August at 06:05 BST, Ch4+1 at 07:05 and with online catch-up available on All 4.
‘Running up to the roof of Spain’, this 97km ultra run climbs from the Atlantic coast to the summit of Mount Teide, the highest mountain in Spain and the third highest volcano in the world. Starting at midnight and with just 23 hours to complete this epic journey, competitors must climb a total of 5000m and cross the beautiful but treacherous volcanic landscape of Tenerife.
Produced by Kikazaru Media, working with Dream Team Television, the TV highlights show on Channel 4 with showcase the landscape and athletes on the Spanish Canary Island. Offering up one of trail running’s classic routes and ultimate challenges, from sea to summit, then back to the sea for the finish, the event presents a test of endurance, tactics and mental strength.
Through a continued close partnership with Channel 4, Dream Team Television is one of the UK’s leading production companies specialising in multisport, adventure and endurance programming.
Following on from an initial broadcast on mainstream UK television station, Channel 4, all of Dream Team’s programmes can then be seen on Sky, British Eurosport, Premier Sports and Front Runner in the UK as well as numerous other channels internationally.
After the broadcast of Tenerife Blue Trail event on Saturday 18 August, the following events will be broadcast in August, September & October:
- Triathlonguard Long Course Weekend, 25 August
- USW UK Challenge, 8 September
- IRONMAN Wales, 22 September
- Asda Foundation Yorkshire Marathon, 20 October
- The OCR World Championships, 27 October
www.tenerifebluetrail.com
www.dreamteamtelevision.co.uk
www.kikazaruproducciones.com
