Weekly News Report 15-02-2024

Kate Dzienis • February 15, 2024

Cradle Mountain Run, Tas
City Run, SA
Delirious West, WA
Richea Ridge and kunanyi Sunrise, Tas
Upcoming Events

WEEKLY NEWS REPORT FOR 15-02-2024

As always, we're continuously on the hunt for your stories and reports, so get those race reports and photographs in to ultramag@aura.asn.au with the following information:

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And remember, it doesn’t have to be about an AURA-listed event specifically! You just have to be an AURA member for the 2024 year. Also too, if you’ve run in a non-AURA listed event anywhere on home soil or internationally, we’d love to include your race results and experience in our Member Updates, so please do reach out to us via email to kate.dzienis@aura.asn.au

If any corrections need to be made in any of the results listed below, please alert me via email.

CRADLE MOUNTAIN RUN (TAS)

The Cradle Mountain Run in Tasmania was held on 3 February and offered an 80km event, and as every year, it was highly anticipated as it’s one of the most beautiful locations to run through.

There were 48 finishers in the event.

In the Men’s 80km, 1^st Male was won by AURA’s Matthew Crehan from Maldon, Vic who crossed the finish line in 8:44 – 2 minutes ahead of 2^nd Male Gareth Hinds (8:46) and 8 minutes ahead of 3^rd Male finisher Justin Dyer (8:52). Congratulations to Matthew on this amazing time!

In the Women’s 80km, the top spot was claimed by Nicole Paton (10:05) but 2^nd Female was won by AURA’s Gill Fowler from Rozelle, NSW who finished in a fantastic time of 11:00 – well done Gill! Rhianna Hammerle took 3^rd Female (11:26).

Congratulations to all AURA members who raced in the 80km at the Cradle Mountain Run, including John Cannell (10:18), Ewan Horsburgh (10:56) and Ingo Ernst (11:13).

For the full list of results, click through here.

CITY RUN (SA)

GoodRunnings’ City Run was held in North Adelaide at Karrawirra Park earlier this month on 4 Feb, offering ultra runners distances of 50km and 60km.

In the Men’s 60km there were 3 entrants, and in order of winners: Jack Green (6:50:16). Philipp Rohlfshagen (6:57:10) and Ryley Hansen (7:00:32).

There were 2 participants in the Women’s 60km, top spots going to Tracey Sherlock (7:59:42) and Karina Zelesco (10:27:14).

There were 2 runners in both the Men’s and Women’s 50km.

First Male in the Men’s 50km was Louis Bachler (4:53:50) followed by Januel Godinez (5:02:23). In the Women’s 50km, 1^st and 2^nd Female were awarded to Christine Ta (6:05:11) and Renee Butler (7:19:09).

DELIRIOUS WEST (WA)

The Southern Hemisphere’s original point-to-point 200 miler, the Delirious W.E.S.T was held from 7-11 February, kicking off along the Bibbulmun Track in Northcliffe and finishing up in Albany right on the south coast of WA.

On offer was a 200 miler and a 100 miler, and what an adventure it was.

In the Men’s 200mi, finishers were named Aaron Young (60:48:10), Thibault Delacroix (66:52:27) and Oscar Perry (71:05:53). In the Women’s 200mi, top placings went to Kate Jenour (76:38:35), Veronika Kretzer (94:47:57) and Raquel Rae 97:42:36).

Congratulations to all our members who raced in the Delirious WEST 200 miler, including Kevin Matthews (76:20:55), Phillip Fowler (80:51:30), Adam Darwin (84:29:34), Glen Smetherham (86:48:38), Tristan Cameron (86:48:38), Harmony Waite (101:42:00), Andy Thompson (102:48:58), Del Thompson (102:48:58), Jonathan Ennis-King (103:21:02), Gabe Alves, Juliette Buchanan and Cian Gray.

In the Men’s 100mi, AURA’s very own Warren Rolfe from Narrabeen, NSW took 1^st Male after securing an amazing time of 24:13:14. Second Male was won by Dean Parkinson (29:11:50) whilst 3^rd Male was taken by AURA member Chetan Sadhana from North Perth, WA who crossed the timing mat in 30:07:43.

In the Women’s 100mi, AURA’s Jen Millum from Mt Richon, WA took the lead and won 1^st Female following a time of 30:06:41. Second Female was won by Lucy Butler (37:55:00) whilst 3^rd Female was claimed by 3 women – all with a time of 47:54:04 – and 2 of which are AURA members: Bianca Harding from Padbury, WA and Sue Robertson from Noranda, WA (mother-daughter duo). Chailee Richards was the 3^rd.

Well done goes out to all our members who raced in the 100 miler, including Alexis Oosterhoff (37:36:26), David White (37:55:00), Frank Chaveau (51:56:21) and Julia Mackay-Koelen.

Images by Astrid Volzke.

RICHEA RIDGE AND KUNANYI SUNRISE (TAS)

The Richea Ridge and kunanyi Sunrise events were held on 10 February on kunanyi/Mt Wellington in Tas, providing an option of a short distance (9km) and a long distance (14km).

In the Men’s 14km, top spots were awarded to Ryder Jamson (1:29:37), Oskar Bucirde (1:30:51) and David Bailey (1:32:06, whilst in the Women’s 14km, winners were Mikayla Ireland (1:57:43), Rachel Allen (2:09:33) and Anthea Messmer (2:17:11).

In the Men’s 9km, podium finishes went to Christopher Hildrew (1:19:08), Alexander Bowyer (1:23:33) and Steve Hall (1:25:08), whilst in the Women’s 9km winners were named Jess McDonald (1:35:35), Natalie Jepson (1:41:38) and Emma Vargas (1:4:47).

For the full list of results, click through here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

24 February: Sandman 50 Dunsborough WA
24 February: Sri Chinmoy Road 100 // 2024 Australian 100km Championships Canberra ACT
2 March: Belair Marathon Belair National Park, SA
15 March: Herdy's Frontyard Ultra Herdsman Lake, WA
16 March: I'm Still Standing Sydney LOS Heffron Park, NSW
22 March: kunanyi Mountain Run kunanyi/Mt Wellington, Tas
23 March: Noosa Ultra-Trail (2024 Australian Short Course Trail Championships) Noosa, Qld
24 March: Washpool World Heritage Trails Mulligans Hut, NSW
5 April: Cairns 50 Glenoma Park, Qld
6 April: 24H Asia & Oceania Championships / Australian 24H Track Invitational (2024 Australian 24H Championships) AIS Canberra, ACT
6 April: Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival Lithgow Pony Club, NSW
27 April: Lighthorse Ultra Perry's Paddock, WA
4 May: Dead Cow Gully Dead Cow Gully, Qld
5 May: Organ Pipes Classic kunanyi/Mt Wellington, Tas
8 May: Irrational SOUTH Heysen Trail, SA
16 May: Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB NSW
17 May: No Time to Die LOS Victoria Park, SA

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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.