The European Ultramarathon Cup, also known as the Europacup Ultramarathon (ECU), was an annual cup event covering some of the biggest Ultramarathon races in Europe from 1992 until 2019.
History The European Ultramarathon Cup began after the fall of the Berlin Wall before that year's Rennsteiglauf, at the time the biggest sporting event in East Germany. Representatives from the Rennsteiglauf, the Biel running days, and the Swabian Alb Marathon met to organize the first series. It was expanded to an annual series with a yearly award ceremony in 2002.
League
For a league score, for each runner the three best races during a calendar year were scored. The weighting factor was calculated based on the best finishing times during the previous year and is normalized on the finishing time of the 100 km Del Passatore. The runners were ranked based on their average score.
League races
(2019) Month Country Name Description March Trail du Petit Ballon Rouffach, 52 km, 2300 m climb May Bizau Ultratrail Bizau, 50 km, 2900 Hm May Le Grand Trail Bütgenbach, 105/60 km, 2800/1620 Hm May 100 km del Passatore Florence, 100 km July Schlern Rosengarten Skymarathon Tiers, 45 km, 2980 m climb August Monschau Ultramarathon Monschau, 56 km, 950 m climb September Celje-Logarska Dolina Celje, 75 km October Albmarathon Schwäbisch Gmünd 50 km, 1100 m climb
Previous league races
Rennsteiglauf, 73 km, Germany Wachau-Ultramarathon, 51 km, Austria Wörthersee-Trail, 60 km, Austria Biel Running Days, 100 km, Switzerland
References
External links European Cup of Ultramarathons website