WEEKLY NEWS REPORT 04-10-2022

Kate Dzienis • October 3, 2022

Yurrebilla Trail, SA
WTF, WA
Tassie Trail Fest, Tas
Great Trail Relay, WA
Upcoming Events

As always, because there are so many names to check against, if you find any discrepancies at all with your timed result, or have noticed a name missing, please email kate.dzienis@aura.asn.au with the information required.

Also, we are always wanting to publish your race reports too in our monthly Ultramag digital magazine – AURA members AND race directors – so please consider putting fingers-to-keyboard and emailing us your experiences. They don’t have to be about AURA listed events either. So long as you’re an AURA member, we want to hear all about it! Email ultramag@aura.asn.au to get into the October edition.

YURREBILLA TRAIL

Two-hundred-sixty-two runners crossed the finish line of the Yurrebilla Trail 56km in Belair, Adelaide (SA) on 25 September (Sunday), which was hosted by the South Australian Road Runners Club. Participants got an opportunity to race through national parks and conservation reserves under the Mt Lofty summit, making their way across the western face of the Adelaide Hills.

Podium finishers for the Men’s 56km were Oowan Davies (4:53:47), Matthew Dawes (5:19:18) and Travis Hickman (5:21:08). Top spots for the Women’s 56km went to Dannielle Vanderheul (6:23:42), Sarah Melville (6:25:31) and Anna Pearce (6:36:18).

Congratulations to all our AURA members who ran in the 56km, including Amanda Meggison (who secured 4th Female with her time of 6:43:36), Peter Goss (8:14:01), Ronnette Davies (8:58:16) and Cherie Rothery (10:52:29).

For the full list of results, click here.

WTF

WA’s WTF (Waterous Trail on Foot) was held across the weekend of 24-25 Sept in Dwellingup, based around Nanga BushCamp where participants get to run around the Murray River. There are 3 legs, which are run once for the 50mi and twice for the 100mi. The 50km is the first and 3rd leg.

There were nine finishers in the 100mi, and a big congratulations to AURA’s Michael Hooker from East Perth who took home the title of 1st Male after finishing the gruelling distance in 16:40:26. Yet to be confirmed, but I understand it’s a new course record, and a new race record!

Second Male went to David White (25:56:20) and 3rd to Stephen Peacock (26:37:51).

In the Women’s 100mi, Cherie Savin won 1st Female (26:38:54), Ilze Roux won 2nd (27:22:07) and Charmaine Wagener took 3rd Female (33:36:00).

Well done to all our AURA members who took on the 100mi, including Doug Bartlett (31:36:00), Heath Watkins(33:09:00) and Sue Robertson (34:55:00).

A total of 20 finishers crossed the finish line in the 50mi, with winners in the Men’s 50mi including Justin Kelly for 1stMale (9:19:09) and AURA member Timothy Pullin from East Perth taking 2nd Male with a finish time of 10:02:39. Third Male was Nathan Reeves (10:13:03).

In the Women’s 50mi, Casey Edlington secured 1st Female (10:35:29) and AURA’s very own Jutta Kober from East Victoria Park took top honours with 2nd Female after finishing the distance in 13:08:00). Del Thompson took 3rd Female (16:09:00).

Congratulations to all AURA members who raced in the 50mi, including Frank Chauveau (17:50:00), William Thompson (19:55:00) and Julia MacKay-Koelen (24:31:00).

We are still awaiting official results for the 50km.

TASSIE TRAIL FEST

The Tassie Trail Fest was held last weekend, 1-2 October in Cataract Gorge, Launceston. Available to runners of all levels was a 100mi, 100km, 50km, 25km, 11km and a kids run.

Two runners finished the 100mi, both non-AURA members – Thibault Delcroix was first with 23:23:43 and Matthew Chamberlain second (41:19:30).

Nine runners finished the 100km distance, with 7 men and 2 women. In the Men’s 100km, podium finishes went to Andrew Gaskell (11:57:13), Brad Rindfleisch (14:13:37) and David Talamelli (16:57:31).

For the Women’s 100km, Jackie Goudy took 1st Female (16:56:25) and Tova Gallagher took 2nd (24:59:34).

In the 50km trail event, 40 participants crossed the finish line. For the Men’s 50km, top spots went to James Brady (5:18:14), Adam Harper (5:24:47) and Grant Hounlet (5:34:06). In the Women’s 50km, it was Deanna Blegg (6:33:13), Sarah Menzie (6:39:25) and Jessica Carter (7:12:07).

For a full list of results, click here.

GREAT TRAIL RELAY

Ultra Series Australia’s Great Trail Relay kicked off the month of October, with the event held on Saturday, 1 Oct. Held in Jorgensen Park, Kalamunda teams would swap out every lap and race their way to 100km.

Congratulations to all teams who ran in the event – and the creativity behind the team names!

Podium winners of the Mixed Quad Teams 100km were Baked Beans (6:51:54), Inner City Fitness (7:09:42) and Ultra Lab (7:33:38). Well done to everyone who ran, including Emu Runners, Team Rocket, Chaotic Cousins, Scrambled Legs, Consistent Running, The Sneekers, Loonies, Manning Park Trail Runners, The Run Arounds, Team Epigroup, I’m So Excited, The Fast And The Fluffy, Team Turtle and Happy Feat.

Quad Female 100km podium finishers were Freo Running Club (8:36:41), Here We Go Again! (9:15:07) and Spring Chickens (9:37:32). Well done to the other Quad Female teams who came 4th, 5th and 6th respectively i.e. Swept Off Your Feet (10:22:24), Not Fast Just Furious (12:29:27) and Trail Tortoises (12:59:34).

Quad Male 100km winners were Beatle, Gru, Padre & Spider (7:20:08), Bananas Tears Then The Beers (7:25:17), and Tofu (8:20:16). Well done to the Quad Male teams too, including …Ok Let’s Not Get Lost (8:36:55), 3 Men And A Baby (8:43:15) and Xtra Spicy (9:01:25).

Mixed Duo podium results were Secret Peel (8:41:40), Parkrun Buddies (9:13:36) and Team PaMark (11:14:53). No FOMO came 4th (11:26:12).

Men’s Duo podium finishers were Worst Pace Scenario (8:14:45), Ren & Stimpy (8:45:05) and The Running Punters (9:24:59). 75 Models came 4th (9:52:47).

Female Duo winners were Run Forest Run (9:04:23), James (9:10:24) and Sole Sisters (9:53:54).

For a list of full results, click here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Adelaide 6 Day kicked off over the weekend and will continue through until Friday – all the best to our AURA members racing in that event! Unfortunately, the Hume & Hovell Ultra, which was due to be held weekend of 8-9 October, has been cancelled due to extreme conditions of the track caused by recent heavy and unrelenting rain. Race directors are looking forward to making the 2023 event bigger and better than ever, so keep an eye out on their Facebook page and website for more information as the months move on.

The Lonely Mountain Ultra is due for 15-16 October in Orange, NSW and the Heysen 105 on 22-23 October is doubling up as the Australian Long Course Trail Championships, in Victor Harbour, SA.

Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB will be held the last weekend of the month, from 27-30 October, and Old Mates Backyard Ultra in Upper Baron, Qld finishes off the month from 29-31 October.

Pictured: Michael Hooker taking the 100mi win, and new course record, at this year’s WTF in WA. Photograph – Supplied/Facebook.

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AUTRA News Report 19-02-2025

By Kate Dzienis • February 19, 2025

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Final 2024 Points Competition Results

By Alexis Oosterhoff • January 30, 2025

Results for the 2024 AUTRA Points Competition have been finalised, and are available on our Points Competition page. Full details of the top 10 (as shared on Facebook during January) are detailed below, and results for all participating AUTRA members can be found in the documents at the above link. It was a real battle throughout the year between our top two finishers, Phil Gore & Kevin "BK" Matthews, with both giving it their it their all at events, and through contributions to the community - volunteering at multiple events, and submitting articles to our monthly newsletter, Ultramag. They finished within 2km of total distance for the year (Phil on 1203.087km, and Kevin on 1205.510km), and it was only Phil's final volunteering effort on 6 Inch Trail Marathon in December that gave him the that very narrow victory. As you'd be aware from previous communications, this marks the end of the Points Competition. With trail running (of all distances) now incorporated into AU T RA's constitution, and after careful consideration of the costs of the competition payouts in it's current form, the committee felt it was time for it's retirement. This marks my seventh and final year of delivering the points competition to membership (2018-2024), after taking on the role from Cheryl Symons. It has brought me great joy in doing so, and I feel like I've had an opportunity to get to know so many of our members through seeing their race (and volunteering) performances over the years! I'm continuing in my role as the AUS/NZL statistician for DUV (from whom we shared the data for the points comp), and you can expect to continue to find your ultra-race result on their site. 1st Place - Phil Gore (WA) - 86 points Phil's achievements this year have included a massive 265.653km (and 2nd place) at the IAU 24h Asia & Oceania Championships, wins at the Red Dirt Backyard Ultra (33 laps), the Australian leg of Big Dog's Backyard World Team Championship (96 laps), and the Soochow/Taipei 24h Ultramarathon (270.826km). He also knocked out an easy (!) 72km at the Light Horse Ultra 24h in between supporting his amazing wife Gemma. Those two 24h wins netted Phil new Oceania 24h Open Male records, IAU Level 1 qualifiers, and pushed him to the top of Australia's 24h trophy board (with only the great Yiannis Kouros having run further). Phil topped-up his points by contributing one article to Ultramag, worked as an Event Director at Herdy's Frontyard Ultra, and volunteered at a further five events through the year. He finished on 86 points. 2nd Place - Kevin Matthews (WA) - 84 points Finishing in 2nd place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is WA's Kevin Matthews. He monstered his way through the year with finishes at Australia Day Ultra 100km, Delirious WEST 200mi, 24 laps at Herdy's Frontyard Ultra, 190km at Light Horse Ultra 24h, 23 laps at Birdy's Backyard Ultra, and also completed Feral Pig 100 miler, Sandman 50km and Six Inch 47km. And to top things off, he contributed five articles to Ultramag, and volunteered at five events. BK ran 1205km in Ultramarathon races this year, all of them AUTRA-listed, and surpassed 100 marathon finishes (including 51 Ultramarathons!) Kevin finished the year on 84 points, a massive 34 points ahead of our 3rd place finisher Sue Robertson. 3rd Place - Sue Robertson (WA) - 50 points Finishing in 3rd place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is WA's Sue Robertson. Sue completed the Ultra Series 100 miler trilogy of Delirious WEST, Irrational SOUTH and Unreasonable EAST, and rounded out her year with the Sandman 50km and Six Inch 47km races. She received 30 points from the racing at AUTRA-listed events, and was awarded a further 20 points by volunteering across eight events and contributing two articles to Ultramag, for a total of 50 points for the year. Thank you Sue! 4th Place - Margie Hadley (WA) - 47 points Finishing in 4th place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is WA's Margie Hadley . She was the top-female finisher at both the No Time to Die Frontyard Ultra & Wild Dog Backyard Ultra, 2nd at Birdy's Backyard Ultra, ran 182km at the Australian 24h Track Invitational and placed 3rd at Coast to Kosci. Margie received 47 points in the competition 5th Place - Melissa Robertson (NSW) - 44 points Finishing in 5th place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is NSW's Melissa Robertson. Melissa took out 1st place at Irrational SOUTH 200 miler, 2nd place at Lakes Trail Festival 100km, 1st place at Hume & Hovell 100 miler, 3rd place at Rumble in the Jungle and 6th place at Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko 100 miler! She also volunteered at the GNW 50km event, receiving 44 points in the competition! 6th Place - Aaron Young (WA) - 42 points Finishing in 6th place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is WA's Aaron Young . Aaron finished in 1st place at each of the Ultra Series "Triple Crown" of 200 milers (Delirious WEST, Irrational SOUTH and Unreasonable EAST), 55 laps at Big Dog's Backyard World Team Championship, and rounded his year out with Feral Pig 100 miler. Aaron receives 42 points, just nudging ahead of Maree Connor (who also finished on 42 points) on a count-back 7th Place - Maree Connor (NSW) - 42 points Finishing in 7th place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is NSW's Maree Connor. Maree had an outstanding year, achieving 2nd place with 221km (and an IAU Level 1 qualifier) at the IAU 24th Asian and Oceania Championships, 1st place at the Lakes Trail Festival 100km, 1st place with 67km at the Southern Sydney 6h race, and 1st place with 116km at the Narrabeen Allnighter 12h. Maree also competed at Spartathlon race this year (for which she contributed an article to the September Ultramag on her experience), receiving 42 points in the competition. 8th Place - Darren Linney (SA) - 41 points Finishing in 8th place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is SA's Darren Linney . Darren completed 34 laps at No Time to Die BYU, 199km at the Adelaide 24h race, and 814km at the Australian 6 Day race, for a total of 1241km raced and 41 points . 9th Place - Tristan Cameron (WA) - 40 points Finishing in 9th place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is WA's Tristan Cameron. Tristan completed the Ultra Series Triple Crown of 200 mile races (Delirious WEST, Irrational SOUTH and Unreasonable EAST), along with Feral Pig 100 miler, for a total of 1154km raced and 40 points. 10th Place - Jen Millum (WA) - 39 points Finishing in 10th place in the AUTRA 2024 Points Competition is WA's Jen Millum . Jen finished 1st at all three of the Ultra Series Trilogy of 100 milers (Delirious WEST, Irrational SOUTH and Unreasonable EAST), and was 2nd female with 35 laps at the Wild Dog Backyard Ultra. With a volunteer stint at the Yaberoo Trail Ultra, Jen finished the year with 39 points in the competition. To view the complete list of members who secured points in 2024 click here and then follow through to Points Summary under the 2024 tab. All winners have already been contacted, with cash prizes distributed for 1st - 7th places, and AUTRA Store vouchers sent for 8th, 9th & 10th.