Weekly News Report 15-06-2023

Kate Dzienis • June 15, 2023

BUTTER 24/48, Qld
Red Dirt Backyard Ultra, WA
Southern Sydney 24hr Ultra, NSW
Adelaide 24hr Festival, SA
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, Austria
Upcoming Events

We are always on the hunt for your stories and reports, so with June Ultramag coming out in the next few weeks, send in your incredible tales to ultramag@aura.asn.au And remember, it doesn’t have to be about an AURA-listed event specifically!

If any corrections need to be made in any of the results listed below, please do so via email by contacting Kate Dzienis at kate.dzienis@aura.asn.au

BUTTER 24/48, QLD

AAA Racing hosted the BUTTER 24/48 which was held from 2-4 June at Griffith University Gold Coast, which boasts an international standard athletics track offering the SPURTAN BV Sandwich System – one that offers cushioning and rebound, both of which favour endurance events.

On offer was a 48hr, 24hr, 12hr, 6hr/marathon and a kids race.

In the 48hr, there were 8 competitors (5 men, 3 women).

In the Women’s 48hr, AURA’s Cassie Smith from Clayfield, NSW took the claim for 1^st Female with a total of 385 laps. AURA member extraordinaire Nikki Wynd from Lysterfield, Vic finished with 255 laps to take 2^nd Female whilst Challise Curgenven took 3^rd (199 laps).

In the Men’s 48hr, Blaine Bourke claimed 1^st Male with a total of 843 laps whilst AURA’s Greg Ponych from Wishart, Qld took 2^nd Male following 676 laps; Stephen Wright took 3^rd (670 laps).

There were 18 participants in the 24hr (8 men, 10 women).

In the Women’s 24hr, Carol Robertson won 1^st Female with 502 laps whilst AURA’s Kathryn Austin from Greenbank, Qld took 2^nd Female following a total of 423 laps. Donna Davis claimed 3^rd Female with 399 laps.

In the Men’s 24hr, Michael Griffin won 1^st Male (506 laps) and AURA member Adrian Polidano from Pacific Paradise, Qld took home 2^nd Male following a total of 423 laps. Matthew Burfield won 3^rd Male with 362 laps.

There were four runners in the 12hr, all male.

In the Men’s 12hr, 1^st Male went to Michael Lindeback with 258 laps; AURA’s Ben Wilson from The Gap, Qld secured himself 2^nd Male following a total of 243 laps. Third Male went to Trent Harding with 220 laps.

There were 11 participants in the 6hr (7 men, 4 women).

In the Women’s 6hr, top spots went to Suzanne Chatterton (140 laps), Shona Burton (122 laps) and Kristi Mcgrail (121 laps). In the Men’s 6hr it was Brad Aird (153 laps), Travis Boyle (141 laps) and Harris Franzmann (130 laps).

For the full list of results click here.

RED DIRT BACKYARD ULTRA, WA

The Red Dirt Backyard Ultra was held the weekend of 10-11 June in Karratha, WA.

Winner of this Last One Standing format was Ethan Stirrat who finished with 161km; and a big congratulations to AURA member Matthew Edwards from Tom Price, WA who completed 8 laps.

SOUTHERN SYDNEY 24 HOUR ULTRA, NSW

The Southern Sydney 24 Hour Ultra was held last weekend from 10-12 June at the Campbelltown Athletics Centre, south of Sydney. There were 18 entrants in the 48hr (15 finishers), 10 in the 24hr Lap 1 division (9 finishers), 35 in the 24hr Lap 3 division (32 finishers), 28 people entered in the 12hr (21 finishers), 29 in the 6hr (24 finishers) and 37 in the 3hr evening race (31 finishers). There were also 23 participants in the marathon distance.

In the Women’s 48hr, 1^st Female was claimed by Simone Bordin (275.400km) whilst AURA’s Sabina Hamaty from Cambewarra, NSW secured herself 2^nd Female following a total distance of 250.820km. AURA member Amelia Griffithfrom Watsonia, Vic took home 3^rd Female with a spectacular finish of 208.000km.

In the Men’s 48hr, there were two 1^st Male placings with Dale Paul and Perry Newburn both securing 270.600km. Thomas Young claimed 3^rd Male with 241.220km.

Congratulations to all our AURA members who ran in the 48hr including Zed Zlotnick (184.20km), Amanda Callaghan(106.820km) and Anna Pillinger (100.400km).

In the Men’s 24hr Race Lap 1, AURA’s very own Matthew Griggs from Torrens, ACT took 1^st Male with a total distance of 250.333km. AURA member Grant Brisbin from Woy Woy, NSW claimed 2^nd Male following a finish of 242.849km whilst AURA’s Mark Avery from Newington, NSW took 3^rd Male after completing 218.763km.

In the Women’s 24hr Race Lap 1, AURA member Jennifer White from Helensburgh, NSW won 1^st Female with 208.601km whilst Jaime Stevenson took 2^nd Female (174.440km). There was no 3^rd Female placing.

Well done to all our AURA members who raced in the 24hr Lap 1 divison including Adam Keighran (213.521km) and John Pearson (50km).

In the Men’s 24hr Race Lap 3, 1^st Male was awarded to Jeff Robinson (180.371km) whilst AURA’s Akira Suzuki from Chatswood, NSW took 2^nd Male after finishing with a total 177.386km.Sze Ho Alfair Lee took 3^rd Male (173.178km).

In the Women’s 24hr Race Lap 3, Lai Ting Milk Li won 1^st Female (164.232km) and Sue Hunter took 2^nd Female (162.299km). AURA’s Cathy Perri from Rossmore, NSW won 3^rd Female after a total of 148.163km).

Well done to all our AURA members who ran in the 24hr Lap 3 division including John Foster (137.650km), Kayden Penhall (117.021km), David Chiew (88.810km) and Michael Wakefield (77.605km).

In the Men’s 12hr, top spots were awarded to Murray Smith (120.350km), Aaron Flower (109.704km) and Ben Bailey 103.192km). In the Women’s 12hr, 1^st and 2^nd Female positions were won by Jade Crim (103.542km) and Elitania Vargas (102.740km) respectively. AURA member Lyndal Maloney from Winmalee, NSW secured herself 3^rd Female after finishing the race with a total of 91.119km.

Congratulations to our AURA members who ran in the 12hr including Rene Collins (95.706km), Mathew Edwards(77.851km) and George Ziogas (76.510km).

In the Men’s 6hr, 1^st Male was won by Josef McGrath (81.327km) whilst AURA’s very own Andrew Heyden from St Ives, NSW took home 2^nd Male after finishing the race with a total distance of 76.840km). Baden Reynolds won 3^rd Male (71.844km). In the Women’s 6hr, top podium finishes were awarded to Alessandra Martines (62.102km), Vicki Jeffreys (59.537km) and Rosie Reynolds (55.907km).

Congratulations to all AURA members who ran in the 6hr event including Ewan Horsburgh (64.768km), Greg Wilson(63.800km), Chris Gammon (59.442km), Clayton Talbot (52.839km), Karen Woon Cheung Chan (52.634km) and Dmitry Pupkov (51.383km).

A special congratulations to Greg Wilson who broke both the IAU World WBP in M70 6hr and the Australian M70 6hr records (pending ratification).

In the Men’s 3hr, the podium finishes were awarded to Chern Ng (39.035km), Darren McClellan (36.986km) and Michael Distefano (35.641km). In the Women’s 3hr, AURA member Ivana Iloski from Kangaroo Point, NSW took the top honours after finishing with a total distance of 35.016km. Second and 3^rd Female were won by Colly Galbiati (29.519km) and Kath O’Connor (27.623km) respectively.

Congratulations to all our AURA members who ran in the 3hr including Scott Richmond (30.010km), Stephen Redfern(28.474km), Steve Robertson (28.267km), Hailey Hanney (25.926km), Maree Connor (25.034km), Jasen Kirkaldy(22.744km), Simone Hayes (22.131km) and Annabel Hepworth (20.640km).

For the full list of results click here.

ADELAIDE 24 HOUR FESTIVAL, SA

The Adelaide 24 Hour Festival was held last weekend, from 10-11 June on a uni loop in north Adelaide at War Memorial Drive.

In the Men’s 24hr, 1^st Male was awarded to Anthony Parfilo (185.505km) whilst 2^nd Male was won by AURA member Matthew Woodman from Golden Grove, SA who completed a total of 169.1901km). AURA’s Geoffrey Langhans from Happy Valley, SA took home 3^rd Male with a total of 166.5062km.

In the Women’s 24hr, there was one female competitor; the winner announced as Nicki Bear with 147.4415km).

Congratulations to all our AURA members who ran in the 24hr event including Dan Wright (162.8779km), David Billett(161.4060km), Colin Brooks (152.3552km), Tamas Lorincz (136.7589km) and Justin Brock (127.6000km).

In the Men’s 12hr podium spots were won by Wayne Calvert (107.8030km), Craig Wilson (83.9238km) and Julian Esots (50.6000km). In the Women’s 12hr winners were named Kirsty Wilson (101.1299km), Lib Smith (79.4000km) and Rebecca Oliver (70.8180km).

Top spots in the Men’s 6hr went to Tim Green (68.1713km), Damian Grant (65.6871km) and David Costie (58.0476km) and in the Women’s 6hr winners were Victoria Bath (66.1236km), Erika Macdonald (49.067km) and Stacey Miller (41.3028km).

Well done to AURA’s Dave Brown who finished with 57.3772km in the 6hr event.

For the full list of results click here.

WORLD MOUNTAIN AND TRAIL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS, AUSTRIA

A contingent of Australians represented the green and gold at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai which was held from 6-10 June, and some of those Aussies are AURA members!

In the Men’s Trail Short division, there were 153 finishers and Matt Crehan took 75^th with a time of 5:18:58. In the Women’s Trail Short category, Kellie Angel finished 41^st out of 114 finishers with a time of 5:47:23.

In the Men’s Trail Long race, there were 122 finishers. Thomas Dade took 76^th with 12:23:00, Andrew Gaskell 98^thwith 13:10:17 and Nigel Hill claimed 111^th with a time of 13:53:55.

In the Women’s Trail Long event, there were 69 finishers and Claire O’Brien-Smith finished 66^th with a time of 14:50:17. Well done to Sarah Ludowici and Hayley Teale who gave it their on the day.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Glow Worm Tunnel Marathon Weekend will be held from 16-17 June in Glen Davis, NSW and the Kennards Hire BVRT100s – which is doubling up as the 100 Mile Australian Championships – will be held in Ipswich, Qld from 17-19 June.

Antsy for Anstey is due on 17 June in Tea Tree Gully, SA whilst the Australian Backyard Masters kicks off another year in Runnymede, Qld from 17-20 June. Transcend will be held on 25 June at Walyunga National Park, WA.

Pictured: The 48hr participants at this year’s Southern Sydney 48 Hour Ultra. Photograph – Supplied/Facebook.

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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.