WEEKLY NEWS REPORT 20-04-2021

Kate Dzienis • April 20, 2021

Coburg 24hr Carnival

Coburg 24hr Carnival/AURA 100km Australian Road Championships

The Corburg 24hr Carnival was held across the weekend of 17-18 April (2021) at the Harold Stevens Athletic Track in Coburg North, Vic. This year, the event featured a 24hr, 12hr, 6hr, 100km and 42.2km distance. The Carnival also doubled up as AURA’s 100km Australian Track Championships.

Starting off with the women’s 24hr event, top spots went to AURA’s Karen Mickle from Newport, Vic who walked away with 190.308km and 1st Female, whilst AURA member Cheryl Symons from Murrumbeena, Vic took 2nd Female after a total of 188.449km on the track. Nikki Thomson held on for 3rd Female with 184.454km.

For the men’s podium finishes in the 24hr, AURA’s very own Daragh O’Loughlin from St Kilda, Vic claimed victory with 1st Male and a total of 232.470km. David Eadie claimed 2nd Male with 209.016 whilst AURA member Ben Nichollsfrom Timboon, Vic held on to take the final podium spot of 3rd Male with 201.512.km.

Congratulations to all our podium finishers as well as all our AURA member who raced in the 24hr, including Kris Ryan(156.999kms), Duc Do (148.682), Mathew Schubert (144.563), Bill Bardsley (137.843km), Stephen Lewis(122.108km), Frank Palermo (106.008km), Darren Linney (100.000km), Richard North (99.200km), Stephan Kent(90.800km), Cassie Smith (88.971km), Annabel Hepworth (70.000km) Kerry Clapham (54.740km), Jevvan McPhee(50.000km) and Jody Daff (48.400km).

In the 12hr division for the women, AURA’s Kirsten Maplestone from Aspendale, Vic took 1st Female with a total distance of 81.268km. Lucy Stabb took 2nd Female (73.525km) and Connie Schroeder took 3rd (41.470km).

For the men’s 12hr race, 1st Male was won by Ross McLean (127.371km), 2nd Male by David Wilson (125.712km) whilst 3rd Male was proudly taken by AURA member Greg Ponych from Wishart, Qld after finishing his event with a total of 119.477km.

Well done to everyone who raced in the 12hr, including Ken Marsh (107.302km), John Yoon (106.556km) and Steven O’Connell (68.011km).

The 6hr women’s event featured four participants, and AURA’s Nikki Wynd from Lysterfield, Vic held on to take the victory as 1st Female with a total distance of 59.027km. Jeanine Edmonds took 2nd (57.360km) whilst 3rd Female was also taken by an AURA member, Nicola Wright from Altona, Vic who completed a distance of 51.072km.

In the 6hr men’s, Stuart Elliott won the race with 72.762km, Thomas Lumb 2nd (70.231km) and Damiano Ambrosini 3rd(64.365km).

All the events were considered run events, and each of those also had a walking division.

In the 24hr Walk, top spots went to Justin Scholz (165.756km), Pramesh Prasad (162.559km) and Sim Beow Lim (122.998km).

Only 1 woman entered the 24hr Walk event, Elise Hess with 49.823km.

12hr Walk male winners included Laurie Tinson (75.827km), Albin Hess (73.470km) and Patrick Stiles (55.404km) whilst no women entered the 12hr Walk in that category.

Congratulations to AURA member Ian Hoad who completed a total of 43.645km in the 12hr Walk division.

In the 6hr Walk for the men there were 2 competitors, Tony Wilms (29.012km) and Ken Carter (20.882km) whilst for the women there were 3 participants including Marnie Grace (45.421km), AURA’s Tracy Colbert (33.659km) and Donna-Marie Elms (20.041km).

Now onto AURA’s 100km Australian Track Championships!

Congratulations to Karen Chan who took 1st Female after finishing her 100km in 15:42:14. She was the only woman to enter the event so there were no 2nd or 3rd placings.

In the men’s 100km, podium standings and wins all went to AURA members!

Clay Dawson from Karalee, Qld took 1st Male with a total time of 7:07:33; Andrew Heyden from St Ives, NSW took 2ndMale with 7:46:15; and Anthony Boyle from Myocum, NSW took 3rd Male with 8:06:41.

Congratulations to all those mentioned above as well as all our AURA members who had raced in the 100km and gave it a real crack, including Stuart Hughes (9:41:43), Phil Ryan (10:48:17) and George Mihalakellis (13:57:53).

Upcoming Events

Run Larapinta is coming up 21-24 April. It’s a 4-day 4-stage trail running race along the iconic Larapinta Trail in the country’s Northern Territory. Day 1 = 11km/20km; Day 2 = 22km/41km; Day 3 = 22km/31km; Day 4 = 30km/45km.

The Gumby is new to the AURA calendar, with its inaugural event held this year on 24 April in the Coree District, ACT. A last one standing race in the Brindabella Ranges to the west of Canberra, this format of racing keeps everyone on their toes and is growing with popularity.

The Belair Marathon will also be finding its inaugural feet this year, and will held on 26 April in Belair, SA. Run in one of the country’s oldest national parks (established in 1891, in fact), racers will enjoy the trail marathon, half marathon, 10km or 5km thanks to their stunning environment.

Pictured: Athletes at this year’s 2021 Coburg 24hr Carnival. Photograph – Supplied/Andrew Meyenn/Coburg Race Organisers.

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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.