The North Face Transgrancanaria 2012 has just kicked off from the Playa del Inglés Beach, with over 350 ultra runners starting the 123km race distance.

The North Face athletes, Sebastien Chaigneau, Lizzy Hawker, Zigor Iturrieta and Fernanda Maciel all starting the race with high spirits ready to take on the trails as they run all through the mountain in a cold and windy night of Gran Canaria.