WEEKLY NEWS REPORT 22-10-2022

Kate Dzienis • October 21, 2022

Adelaide 6 Day, SA
Lonely Mountain Ultra, NSW
World Backyard Ultra Championships, Vic
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.

ADELAIDE 6 DAY

The very popular Adelaide 6 Day was held from 2-8 October at Thorndon Park in SA and we’ve gotten the official results for all events, including the 6 Day, 72hr, 48hr and 24hr.

In the Men’s 6 Day, Stephen Wright finished with 477 laps and a total distance of 680.948km. AURA member David Billett from Coromandel Valley, SA secured 2nd Male with a total distance of 607.921km (426 laps) whilst AURA’s Stephan Kent from Rosslyn Park, SA finished in 3rd Male with 604.412km (424 laps).

In the Women’s 6 Day, Sarah Barnett secured 1st Female (498.773km), Niboddhri Christie 2nd Female (471.962km) and Karen Chan 3rd Female (374.278km).

Congratlations to all our AURA members who competed in the extraordinary 6 day event, including Matthew Woodman(514.694km), Tamas Lorincz (503.050), Fee Salmons (326.462km), Benjamin Anchor (308.493km), Sandi Faddy(279.588km), Richard Crane (158.231km), Annabel Hepworth (136.848km) and Greg Wilson (136.848km).

There was 1 Male in the Men’s 72hr division, congratulations to AURA’s Phil Ryan from Sunbury, Vic who secured himself a whopping 331.214km (232 laps).

Three women took on the Women’s 72hr, with Hoang Ly 1st (293.193km), Tanya Caro 2nd (244.236km) and Emily Breakwell 3rd (164.035km).

There were 3 competitors in the 48hr, with 1 male and 2 females.

In the Women’s 48hr, it was Tammy Walters 1st (177.933km) and Lib Smith 2nd (176.676km). For the Men’s 48hr, it was Darren Corcoran in 1st (161.082km).

In the Men’s 24hr, there were 5 participants with AURA’s Geoffrey Langhans from Happy Valley, SA taking 1st Male in 161.251km (113 laps) and AURA member Colin Brooks from Semaphore Park, SA securing 2nd Male. Justin Brock took 3rd Male (72.700km).

In the Women’s 24hr, we saw AURA’s very own Dawn Parks from Marden, SA win 1st Female after finishing a total of 114.157km. Lisa Zrim took 2nd Female (101.210km) whilst AURA member Charlotte Rumney from Secret Harbour, ACT claimed 3rd Female following a finishing distance of 12.829km).

Congratulations to all our AURA members who ran in the 24hr, including Barry McBride (65.573km), John Nuttall(31.361km)

For the full list of results, click here.

LONELY MOUNTAIN ULTRA

The inaugural Lonely Mountain Ultra was held across the weekend of 15-16 October in Orange, NSW where there was a smorgasbord of distances on offer, including a 100km, 50mi, 50km, 30km, 22km, 11km, Kids 4km and Kids 2km.

There were 24 starters in the 100km, with 20 finishers crossing the finish line.

Kicking off with the Men’s 100km, Gerald Macpherson took 1st Male (10:46:29), Tim Altamore 2nd (12:03:30) and Matt Smith 3rd (12:25:13).

The 2 sweeps were female, and secured 1st and 2nd with Pamela Fullgrabe (21:41:59) and Renai Mcardle (21:41:59).

Congratulations to all our AURA members who ran in the 100km including David Campbell (14:58:55) and Mitchell Essex (15:52:08).

There was a total of 24 runners participating in the 50mi, with 21 males and 23 females.

In the Men’s 50mi, Grant Brisbin took 1st Male (8:08:37) and Llewellyn Mcmaster took 2nd (8:33:42). AURA member Cian Gray from Barton, ACT took home 3rd Male with a fantastic time of 10:01:44.

In the Women’s 50mi, Marijke Walshe took 1st Female (9:11:53) whilst AURA member Hannah Mcrae from NSW secured herself 2nd Female after a finishing time of 9:47:21. Jackie Mcrae took 3rd Female (9:59:31).

Congratulations to AURA members Matthew Harris (10:20:22) and Fran Boorer (16:39:13) who ran in the 50mi and completed their distance!

Seventy-four men and 72 women ran in the 50km.

In the Men’s 50km, top spots went to Hamish McMaster (4:21:25), David Januszkiewicz (4:48:42) and Luke Hockey (4:54:45).

In the Women’s 50km, AURA’s very own Louise Clifton from Mt Victoria, NSW secured herself 1st Female following a brilliant performance finishing the distance in 4:44:17. Alicia Hayes (5:25:03) and Tia Bool (5:38:07) took 2nd and 3rdrespectively.

Well done to AURA member Alexandra Noon who completed her 50km in 8:27:51.

For the full list of results, which include the 30km and 22km, click here.

WORLD BACKYARD ULTRA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Australian Satellite Event (aka World Backyard Ultra Championships) had everyone on the edge of their seats over the past weekend (15-18 October) with a team of Aussies racing in the backyard format at Mirrim Wurnit in Vic.

Thirty-seven countries participated in the event, all with their very best backyard ultra runners, with Australia coming 3rdoverall in the world with a combined total of 744 yards! In terms of countries/teams, USA took 1st with a total of 860 yards and Belgium came 2nd with 788 yards.

Individually, the Belgiums – Merijn Geerts and Ivo Steyaert – claimed a new world record each with 101 total laps completed.

Within Australia’s incredible team, AURA’s Phil Gore from Darling Downs, WA took home a new Australian male record of 76 laps, taking top honours amongst the Aussies. Ryan Crawford proudly claimed the Assist with 75 laps.

The full Aussie team consisted of 12 incredible athletes (highlighted are AURA members) – Phil Gore, Ryan Crawford, Robert Parsons (73 laps), Ben Nicholls (56 laps), John Yoon (51 laps), Tim Kacprzak (50 laps), Ross McPhee (49 laps), Chris Murphy (48 laps), Aaron Young (48 laps), Margie Hadley (47 laps), Carl Douglas (41 laps), Ben Hirst (40 laps), Chris Martin (34 laps), Matthieu Dube (30 laps) and Jessica Smith (26 laps).

There was another record broken amongst the Aussie team with Margie Hadley from Henley Brook, WA putting on the crown for the new Australian female record in backyard ultras. Jessica Smith was the previous title holder after claiming the record at the 2022 Herdy’s Frontyard Ultra with 41 laps.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Heysen 105 kicks off this weekend in Victor Harbour, SA and will run from 22-23 October. Next weekend is Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB in Katoomba, NSW due to be run from 27-30 October, and that same weekend will be the inaugural Old Mates Backyard Ultra in Upper Barron, Qld.

With November just around the corner, we’ve got on our AURA calendar of events the inaugural Janssen Bondi to Manly Ultra on 5 November in Bondi, NSW and the Feral Pig Ultra from 5-6 November in Kalamunda, WA.

The Great Southern Endurance Run will be held from 11-13 November in Harrietville, Vic and the Hysterical Carnage Backyard Ultra 11-13 November in Loxton, SA.

The Super Trail Mitchell River is due to kick off 18-20 November in Glenaladale, Vic, LOSER (Last One Standing Endurance Race) from 18-20 November in Glenaladale, Vic and the Stromlo Running Festival from 19-20 November in Stromlo, ACT.

The last event for the month is the Blue Goat Backyard Marathon from 26-27 November in Mt Victoria, NSW.

Pictured: The Australian team for the 2022 World Backyard Ultra Championships. Photograph – Supplied/Peter Clarke.

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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.