Prize Money

The prize money is awarded to Elite athletes as follows:

2025 – European Championship long distance prize money and points breakdown

In addition to the event prize money, an end-of-season World Bonus based on ranking will be paid five deep across both men and women. Ranking will be decided through a points system based on placings earned.

Age Groups

In the Long Distance European Championship serie, awards can be won in the following categories:
20-24, 25-29, 30-34 and further per 5 year category.

In the Open Age Group, awards can be won in the following categories in the Long and Middle Distance:
< 23, 24-39, 40 and further per 5 year category.

Fastest local athletes
The fastest male and female athletes from Almere on the Long Distance receive the annual Ruud Graman award and the Joop Visscher-award respectively.