2026 Registration: Enjoy TCC Costa Rica!

The Coastal Challenge is open to individuals and teams of individuals, amateur and professional runners, but unlike any other ultra marathon, TCC offers you a choice: to enter the Expedition or Adventure category.

240 KM
EXPEDITION
If you want to run hard and fast, the Expedition category is a true test for the more experienced runner.

Running 240km in six stages, this race has tested the mental toughness, will and endurance of some of the best ultra trail runners of the world as well as runners from all walks of life who have toed the line each year.
Stage 1 : 33.5km
Stage 2 : 41.3km
Stage 3 : 50.5km
Stage 4 : 37.4km
Stage 5 : 42km
Stage 6 : 36.5km

LIMITED SLOTS
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US$ 3050 per racer, (REGULAR PRICE : UNTIL THE END OF JULY 2025)
Companions: $2250

Kids under 12: $1635

The Coastal Challenge is one of the world’s most inspiring and grueling multi-stage races.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Official Event Shirt
Individual Tent will be provided during race
Transportation from Host Hotel in San Jose to the race start
Medical Assistance – qualified U.S. and Costa Rican Medical Doctors, EMTs, and oncall Medical Helicopters
Race support and AMAZING staff
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner each day during the race prepared by Food Nutritionist and Catering Staff
Aid Stations (Fresh Fruit and Bottled Water, Electrolyte Drink, Sodas)
Evening Campsite Locations
Finishers medal and podium prizes
Party and Awards Dinner and ceremony
Transportation from the Race Finish to Host Hotel in San Jose
Unspecific and intermittent pain and another bag full of memories!
New friends and many new memories to take back home!

145 KM
ADVENTURE
Sign up for a journey of a lifetime, through the diverse and challenging landscape of one of the most magical and inaccessible places in the world.
TCC ends in the Corcovado National Park area, one of the premier rainforest experiences in the world, as well as a Unesco World Heritage site.
Stage 1 : 33.5km
Stage 2 : 17.4km
Stage 3 : 18km
Stage 4 : 14.5km
Stage 5 : 25.9km
Stage 6 : 36.4km

Jungle and rainforest trails, mountain trail and single track across ridge lines, highlands and coastal ranges; pristine beaches, rocky outcroppings and reefs, river valleys, river and estuary crossings... and much more!

It really defies description!!