The most important cross country event on the European calendar attracts the best distance running talents from across the continent in the U20, U23 and senior categories for both genders with a mixed relay the latest addition to the programme.
It is usually held on the second Sunday of December.
The first edition of the Championships was held in Alnwick, Great Britain in 1994. The most recent edition was held in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland last December while the next SPAR European Cross Country Championships will be in Piemonte-La Mandria, just outside Turin, on 11 December 2022.