WEEKLY NEWS REPORT 10-12-2022

Kate Dzienis • December 9, 2022

Coast to Kosciuszko, NSW
Bruny Island 64k, Tas
GoodRunnings 6/12, SA
fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival, (Australian 50km Championships), Qld
Upcoming Events
Membership Renewals
2023 Championship Races

Our end-of-year edition of Ultramag will be coming out in mid-December and we want your stories! Race reports, race director wrap-ups, story ideas/pitches, tips and advice from coaches – we want it all to make it our biggest edition of the year! 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 our November-December bumper edition.

COAST TO KOSCIUSZKO

What an incredible effort by every single participant at this year’s Coast to Kosciuszko! One of Australia’s most iconic ultra and endurance events was held last weekend, with runners taking off from the startline on Friday, 2 Dec and given until Sunday to complete the 240km distance.

If you haven’t checked out the beautiful photography by Nathan Damcevski on the event’s Facebook page, we strongly encourage you to take a look.

Forty-eight runners took to the race – 28 of those AURA members.

Without further ado, 1st Male across the finish line to complete the 2022 distance in a stellar 27:53:41 was AURA’s very own Rob Mason from NSW; congratulations Rob on your incredible achievement in securing first finisher!

Second and 3rd Males went to Nicholas Bamford (29:17:21) and Tim Kacprzak 30:02:47) respectively.

Another brilliant performance by AURA’s Maree Connor (Artarmon, NSW) too, who finished 1st Female in an amazing official time of 30:51:28, whilst AURA member Allicia Heron from Theodore, ACT won 2nd Female in 32:33:33 and AURA’s Bec Howe from Mount Eliza, Vic took 3rd Female after finishing her race in 33:37:42.

Let’s face it – 240km to get to the top of Australia is not easy. Congratulations goes out to all our AURA members who faced C2K over the weekend, including Andrew Heyden (32:29:24), John Yoon (33:23:52), Mark Avery (34:13:40), Nikki Wynd (34:53:27), Luke Thompson (35:20:52), Pam Muston (36:03:58), Marcus Cockshutt (36:49:13), Jenny Morris (37:16:54), Isobel Ross (38:20:08), Mark Firth (38:24:47), David Billett (38:36:26), Kathryn Austin (38:48:09), Thomas Dade (39:57:00), Cian Gray (40:28:07), Trevor Allen (40:49:13), Melissa Robertson (41:04:14), Renae Brock (43:22:30), Zed Zlotnick (45:13:45) and Xanthe Spindler (45:27:39). Brilliant efforts by Doug Richardson, Sarah Foster, Barry Keem, Kevin Heaton and Kirsten Maplestone.

For the full list of results, click here.

BRUNY ISLAND 64K ULTRA

The Bruny Island 64k Ultra was held on 3 December in Bruny Island, Tas and saw 76 runners cross the finish line in the solo event – 19 women and 57 men). There were 80 starters.

Top spots for the women went to Annabel De Jong (5:29:11), Eloise Nairn-Smith (5:36:34) and Isabelle Warner (6:32:07). For the men, it was Brian Lyons (4:46:21), Andrew Gaskell (4:56:54) and Chris Lewinski (4:59:39).

There were also a number of teams that got together to run the event and were put into categories – Team Over 40, Team Business, Team Fastest, Team of 2, Team Junior, Team Local, Team Over 55, Team Social and Team Sports.

A full list of results is available via the Bruny Island Ultra Facebook Group Page, located here.

GOODRUNNINGS 6/12

The GoodRunnings 6/12 was held in Glenelg, SA from 3-4 December, offering runners a chance to participate in an event for either 6 hours or 12 hours.

In the Women’s 6hr event, podium spots went to Margot Bradley (50.331km), Rhianna Toolan (47.950km) and Debra Pelgrave (47.849km).

In the Men’s 6hr, winners were Shane Farley (64.272km) and AURA’s very own Dave Brown (51.942km) – congratulations Dave! Third went to David Mitchell (50.770km).

In the Women’s 12hr, top positions were awarded to Holly Ranson (136.722km) and Melissa Knowles (46.163km).

The Men’s 12hr saw spots go to Brad Abbott (93.019km) and AURA member David Patterson from Hamlyn Heights, Vic who took a distance of 92.447km. Third was won by another AURA member, Tamas Lorincz from Windsor Gardens, SA who finished with a total of 85.418km.

Congratulations also to AURA’s Benjamin Anchor who ran in the 12hr and finished with 51.292km.

For the full list of results, click here to be taken to GoodRunning’s event page for the 6/12.

FISIOCREM GC50 RUN FESTIVAL (AUSTRALIAN 50KM CHAMPIONSHIPS)

The fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival was held on Sunday, 4 December in Coolangatta, Qld and also doubled up as the Australian 50km Championships.

Winners of the Men’s 50km, and in turn the Men’s 50km Championships, were Ben Maccronan (3:01:55) for 1st Male, and AURA member Wayne Spies from Wishart Brisbane, Qld who secured himself 2nd Male in a time of 3:02:03. Third went to Thomas Brimelow (3:11:59).

Winners of the Women’s 50km, and in turn the Women’s 50km Championships, saw two AURA members take 2nd and 3rd! First Female went to Riine Ringi (3:23:15), but 2nd Female was won by Kirstin Bull from St Kilda, Vic in 3:34:59 and 3rd was taken out by Nicola Bowker from North Lakes, Qld in 3:38:14.

Congratulations to every single AURA member who ran in the 50km, including those who landed in the top 100 – Kevin Muller (3:37:55), Kyoko Miura (3:50:05), Greta Truscott (3:52:15) and Kathleen Judge (3:54:02).

There were 374 participants in the 50km event, and all results can be found here on the GC50 Run Festival’s website.

UPCOMING EVENTS

This weekend, happening from today (10-11 December) is the Narrabeen Allnighter in Narrabeen, NSW. 6 Inch Trail Marathon will be the last AURA listed event of the 2023 year, kicking off on 18 December in Dwellingup, WA.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Now is the time to renew your memberships for 2023!

When you renew your AURA membership before 5 January, 2023 you’ll go into the draw to win a race of your choice (a race on AURA’s calendar of events) to the value of $500.

The winner will be drawn on 6 January, 2023 so this is a great time to take advantage of everything our memberships have to offer!*

Click here to renew your membership and be in the draw.

2023 CHAMPIONSHIPS RACES

Keep an eye out on our AURA Facebook group page for detailed information on the new year’s championships races, which AURA Secretary Stephen Redfern will be providing news on! He has already posted about the 48hr Track Championships news, which will be held at the Sri Chinmoy 48 Hour Track Festival – stay tuned in the group for more in the coming days!

Pictured: Male and Female winners of this year’s Coast to Kosci, AURA members Rob Mason and Maree Connor. Photographs – Nathan Damcevski.

*Terms & Conditions

Must be a fully paid member for 2023 by 5 January, 2023 to be eligible.
Winnings paid are for one race only (cannot be used for multiple races).
Prize will be reimbursed on presentation of entered race receipt from the winner to a nominated bank account.
Race entry must be obtained in 2023.
Money cannot be transferred to another person.

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AUTRA News Report 19-02-2025

By Kate Dzienis • February 19, 2025

The latest in race results, covering Cradle Mountain Run, City Run, Oscars 100 Hut 2 Hut and Yaberoo Trail Ultra.

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.