WEEKLY NEWS REPORT 23-11-2022

Kate Dzienis • November 22, 2022

Great Southern Endurance Run, Vic
Hysterical Carnage Backyard, SA
Stromlo Running Festival, ACT
Athletics Australia Level 3 Trail & Ultra Course
Upcoming Events

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, 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.

GREAT SOUTHERN ENDURANCE RUN

The Great Southern Endurance Run was held from 11-13 November in the beautiful Harrietville, Vic and offered a 100mi, 50mi, 56km and 28km. Weather did, however, hamper efforts of runners with about 20km to go, and so there are results on the GSER results page which include Inclement Weather Finish times.

In the 100mi, there were 8 female starters (3 Finishers, 3 IW Finishers and 2 DNFs) and 38 male starters (27 Finishers, 7 IW Finishers and 4 DNFs) – 46 runners in total.

In the Women’s 100mi, Jalna Clair claimed 1st (38:14:18) whilst AURA’s very own Katherine Macmillan from Kinglake West, Vic secured herself a well-earned 2nd Female after finishing the distance in 41:41:45. Fiona Morgan won 3rd (44:14:07).

In the Men’s 100mi, AURA member Nigel Hill from Bullengarook, Vic won the top gong after completing the ultra distance in a whopping 25:26:49. Oowan Davies claimed 2nd (26:51:06) and Matthew Gore won 3rd (27:24:50).

Congratulations to all our AURA members who ran in the 100miler, including Matthew Schubert (37:58:26), Jonathan Ennis-King (IWF 41:42hrs), Ken Schack-Evans (IWF 42:03hrs) and Jon Cooper (IWF 42:13hrs).

The 50mi event saw 23 women (8 Finishers, 11 IW Finishers and 4 DNFs) and 41 men race (23 Finishers, 13 IW Finishers and 5 DNFs) – a total of 64.

In the Women’s 50mi, podium finishers were Nicole Paton (14:05:21), Sheryn Deane (16:17:49) and Kate Macmunn (16:38:11).

In the Men’s 50mi, AURA’s Tom Dade from Mt Martha, Vic took the top spot to claim 1st Male after completing the event in 12:14:54. Ben Burgess won 2nd (12:20:22) and Chris Mcauliffe won 3rd (12:45:14).

Well done to all our AURA members who ran in the 50mi, including Andrew Bainbridge (15:16:33), Shiree Yap(18:19:54), Ron Singh (19:21:40), David Bennie (IWF 16:01hrs) and Ben Weule (IWF 17:25hrs).

The 56km event saw a total of 100 runners – 31 women (28 Finishers, 3 DNFs) and 69 men (66 Finishers, 3 DNFs).

Top finishers in the Women’s 56km were Shivonne Sieber (7:16:20), Jasmine Vollmer (8:02:11) and Stephanie Radford (9:06:55).

In the Men’s 56km, Joseph Dorph won 1st (6:29:47) whilst AURA’s very own Ryan Lowe from Macmasters Beach, NSW took 2nd Male with a total time of 6:46:14. Cyrille Mulsand took 3rd (6:49:51).

Congratulations to all AURA members in the 56km, including James Sieber (6:51:09), Michel Haenggi (7:50:02), Jamey Pemmelaar (7:52:05), Craig Deakin (9:25:19), Nadya Caminer (13:37:35) and Alexandra Noon (14:51:16).

For the full list of results, click here.

HYSTERICAL CARNAGE BACKYARD ULTRA

Hysterical Carnage Backyard Ultra in SA was held from 11-13 November in SA, but unfortunately weather conditions changed the potential outcome – a massive front cast itself in the skies above Loxton and race directors were forced to make the hard decision to stop the event after lap 30 for the safety of all involved.

This means that for 2022 there was no last person standing/winner – however everyone still put in a spectacular effort, including all our AURA members who ran until they were told to stop: Jen Millum (30 laps), Kevin Muller (30 laps), Kevin Matthews (27 laps), Shaun Kaesler (18 laps), Gabe Alves (15 laps), Nancy Williams (15 laps), Jason Kell (11 laps), Tamas Lorincz (11 laps) and Michael Smail (7 laps).

According to AURA’s Kevin Matthews, ‘lap 26 was the downpour from hell.’ To provide an idea on what conditions were like, he pulled the pin on lap 28 – which was just as well because lap 30 was when the storm really came in.

“Thunder and lightning right above us – and I mean right above us!” he recaps.

“I’ve never heard anything like it, it was so incredibly close. Five runners completed lap 30 but race director Shaun Kaesler made the right decision in stopping the event because there was another front on its way.

“That hit us about two hours later with the same anger; it was bad, and no way could anyone have safely continued. Everybody in Loxton agreed it was a once in a lifetime storm and they had one month’s rain in just afternoon apparently! No one in Loxton had seen a storm like it – remember, it’s meant to be dry and hot this time of year.”

For a full list of 2022 results, click here.

STROMLO RUNNING FESTIVAL

The Stromlo Running Festival in the ACT was held from 19-20 November with the most ideal weather and conditions, and on offer were a number of distances for beginners through to experienced – 2.5km, 10km, 30km and 50km.

An amazing 147 runners crossed the finish line in the 50km – 35 women, 112 men.

In the Women’s 50km, results saw podium finishers for Amelia Kerr (4:46:02), Cecily Reid (4:46:59) and Jordan Maki-Richards (4:54:00).

In the Men’s 50km, top spots went to Matthew Robbie (3:50:16) for 1st and AURA’s Michael Daly from Queanbeyan, NSW who secured himself 2nd Male with a finishing time of 3:54:45. Christopher Bradley won 3rd (4:13:46).

Congratulations to all of our members who ran in the Stromlo 50km, including Gretchen Smith (5:32:58), David Campbell (5:40:14), Kerrie Bremner (5:55:06) and Debbie Maher (5:59:52).

For the full list of results which includes the 50km, 30km 10km and 2.5km, click here.

ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA LEVEL 3 TRAIL & ULTRA COURSE
BY SIMONE HAYES

Over the weekend I attended the new Athletics Australia Level 3 Trail & Ultra coaching course in Katoomba, NSW. It was facilitated by AURA member and elite ultra runner Kellie Emmerson, along with Jordan Anderson from AA and Anne Marie Cook.

This course has been a few years in the making as there has been a gap in available courses within AA offering anything beyond Track and Field and up to marathon distance. This course was designed to be specifically for trail and ultra distance coaches.

Participants had a range of knowledge and experience, from beginner coaches up to those with 20+ years and sports science backgrounds so there was some great content and more importantly, great discussions around our sport, its huge growth and how we can help ultra runners start or excel in the sport. It was great to bounce ideas off each other and share training methods and approaches.

Being a new course I’m sure the facilitators came away with more ideas to add to the program after input from so much experience in the room – it was a great two days talking running with like-minded people, participating in practical sessions and just creating great networks in the industry . Not one person rolled their eyes when the subject of running came up – unlike other parties you may attend!

If you are a new and upcoming coach, or someone that wants to expand their knowledge and obtain formal qualifications head over to the Athletics Australia website and stay in touch to find out when the next course will be offered in 2023. You must, however, be a registered AA coach with previous Level 1 & 2 coaching accreditation to attend.

Click here for more details at AA, or here for Athletics NSW.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Rounding off the month of November is the Blue Goat Backyard in NSW from 26-27 November, the well-known and highly anticipated Coast to Kosci in NSW from 2-4 December, Bruny Island 64k Ultra in Tas on 3 December, GoodRunnings 6/12 in SA from 3-4 December, and the Fisiocrem GC50 in Qld on 4 December which will double as the Australian 50km Championships.

With that said, the rest of December will be here next week already! The Narrabeen All Nighter from 10-11 December in NSW and the 6 Inch Trail Marathon in WA on 18 December.

Pictured: Lap 24 runners at the 2022 Hysterical Carnage, a few laps before a decision was made to stop the race due to weather conditions. Photograph – FB/Supplied.

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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.