Race

EMU 6 Day

Six-day race

EMU 6 Day is a 144-hour timed race in Balatonfüred, Hungary. Its official timing page identifies the EMU/GOMU six-day event and a loop of 898.2 meters.

Race format: 144 hours / six daysOfficial timing event headerSource
Course loop: 898.2 metersOfficial 2026 timing pageSource

3 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

3 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

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September 10, 2026Published in TUM

An interactive follow-up to Eckert’s completed six-day win

The September 10 special revisits Megan Eckert’s completed 636.5-mile EMU Six-Day win and links an interactive explanation of 1,140 full laps. It adds a new explanatory treatment, not another race result or a record-ratification claim.

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September 9, 2026Published in TUM

Six-day results at EMU

TUM reported Megan Eckert’s 1,024.319-kilometer win and the men’s and women’s podiums. The women’s world-best claim was pending ratification.

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September 7, 2026Published in TUM

EMU on day five

TUM recorded a dated in-race board snapshot, with Holvik leading overall and Eckert leading the women. These positions are not final results.

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Completed result and explanatory follow-up

The special revisits the completed race; the earlier live checkpoint remains historical.

Reported 2026-09-10

The interactive special

The published follow-up explains Eckert’s six days and 1,140 full laps, without announcing a new race result.

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TUM · Sep 10, 2026

Reported 2026-09-09

Outright win

Eckert’s published winning distance was 1,024.319 kilometers. The account kept world-best ratification pending.

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TUM · Sep 9, 2026

Reported 2026-09-07

Earlier live snapshot

The day-five board was an in-progress observation, before the completed result.

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TUM · Sep 7, 2026

Connections

Runner in this dated result coverage

Megan Eckert

TUM reported Megan Eckert’s 1,024.319-kilometer win and the men’s and women’s podiums. The women’s world-best claim was pending ratification.

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Runner in this dated result coverage

Simen Holvik

TUM reported Megan Eckert’s 1,024.319-kilometer win and the men’s and women’s podiums. The women’s world-best claim was pending ratification.

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Runner in this dated result coverage

Mario Čeliković

TUM reported Megan Eckert’s 1,024.319-kilometer win and the men’s and women’s podiums. The women’s world-best claim was pending ratification.

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Runner in this dated result coverage

Szabolcs Beda

TUM reported Megan Eckert’s 1,024.319-kilometer win and the men’s and women’s podiums. The women’s world-best claim was pending ratification.

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Sources & notes

Coverage details

2026 outright winner: Megan Eckert · 1,024.319 kmSeptember 9 result; women’s world-best claim pending ratification at publicationSource

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

Köridő official timing 2026 event page; publication time unavailable · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-09
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Public source linked by TUMstatistik.d-u-v.org · linked in 2026-09-09
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Public source linked by TUMplanetultramarathon.wordpress.com · linked in 2026-09-09
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Public source linked by TUMgomu.org · linked in 2026-09-09
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-07
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-10
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Public source linked by TUMultraminute.substack.com · linked in 2026-09-10
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Public source linked by TUMeckertsixday2026.theultraminute.com · linked in 2026-09-10
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