Weekly News Report 27-03-2024

Kate Dzienis • March 27, 2024

kunanyi Mountain Run, Tas
Noosa Ultra-Trail (2024 Australian Short Course Championships), Qld
Washpool World Heritage Trails, NSW
Upcoming Events

WEEKLY NEWS REPORT FOR 27-03-2024

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:

Word document, single spaced
Include the name of the event, the date and the location anywhere in the report (just a bullet point at the top is great)
Please attach photographs to the email – do not put images in the body of your Word doc. You’ll just get me emailing you back asking for the photos sent in the correct way!
As many photos as possible. With our new website, it’s now easier than ever to include a nice gallery in each race report
No PDFs please

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.

kunanyi mountain run (tas)

The kunanyi Mountain Run was held from 22-24 March and offered a 66km (solo and relay) race for the ultra runners, together with a 25km, a 9km and a vertical kilometre 95km).

This year, kMR was selected to be a part of the Golden Trail National Series, powered by Salomon, which is being held in Australia for the first time following its huge success internationally. Just four events and locations (in Vic, NSW and Qld) were handpicked to feature in the Series.

In the Men’s 66km, 1^st Male was Piotr Babis (7:14:12) followed by AURA’s Joshua Chugg from Hamilton Hill, WA who crossed the finish line in 7:33:45 to claim 2^nd Male and AURA member Andrew Gaskell from Lindisfarne, Tas who completed his run in 7:39:17.

In the Women’s 66km, top spot went to Patricia McKibbin (8:39:50) whilst AURA’s very own Claire O’Brien-Smith from Swanbourne, WA took home 2^nd Female following a finish time of 9:09:11. Jessie Whittle got 3^rd Female (9:41:29).

Congratulations to all our members who completed the kunanyi Mountain Run ultra distance including John Cannell (9:27:09 and 1^st in his age category), Ursula Adams (9:55:24), David Murphy (11:06:42), Dmitry Pupkov (12:50:46), Glynn Thomas (15:23:27), Kate Asfaq (16:19:30) and Lesley Mason (16:28:40).

For the full list of results, click here.

above Images by calumn hockey.

noosa ultra-trail / 2024 austn short course championships (qld)

Noosa Ultra-Trail was bigger and better this year, held over the weekend from 21-24 March, and gave runners the options of entering the Forest 15km, the Cross Country 25km, the Pomona Sundowner 30km,, the Out N Back 50km, the Hinterland Traverse 80km or the 100 Ultra-Trail – so many options for so many levels of athlete!

This year, Noosa Ultra-Trail also played host the 2024 Australian Short Course Championships (50km).

*Please note, winners of the Championships – podium positions in both the Men’s and Women’s divisions – do not need to be financial AURA members. They simply need to win 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd to be recognised as Championship winners by AURA.

We’ll kick it off with the Championships!

In the Women’s 50km, we’re proud to say that it was an AURA three-position podium, with all three winners members! Big congratulations to Kellie Angel from Kilsyth, Vic who took out the top spot with a brilliant finish time of 4:29:50, Katy Booth from Pomona, Qld who secured 2^nd Female with a performance of 4:38:27 and Victoria Beck from Mackay, Qld who took 3^rd Female following a finish time of 4:50:51.

In the Men’s 50km, we also saw a 1^st Male prime position taken by an AURA member – massive congrats to John Dutton from Gembrook, Vic who smashed it out of the ballpark and finished in 3:53:06. Second and 3^rd Male were won by Eddie Keogh (4:01:41) and Clinton Elliott (4:04:38) respectively.

Well done to all AURA members who raced in the 50km including Sean Stevens (4:22:16 and 4^th Male), Montanna McAvoy (5:00:11), Michael Griffin (5:07:03), Kate Worsfold (7:02:13) and Kris Ryan 10:17:20. In total, there were 230 finishers in the 50km.

In the Women’s 80km, podium finishes were awarded to Salome Duff (9:46:55), Tegan Porter (10:34:57) and Jane Conway (11:39:50) while in the Men’s 80km winners were Blaine Bourke (7:39:09), Oskar Booth (7:53:34) and Paul Gourlay (8:33:25).

There were 28 finishers in the 80km, none of whom were AURA members.

In the Women’s 100km, top spots went to Zoe Manning (10:41:35), Roxanne Shahtahmasebi (10:42:45) and Erin Robertson (10:58:54) and in the Men’s 100km winners were named Andrew Dey (9:31:19), Matthew Burt (10:18:24) and Luke Bellamy (10:38:57).

There were 81 finishers in the 100km.

Congratulations to all AURA members who raced in the 100km including Christopher Beavon (11:20:49), Luca Turrini (12:24:14), Rowan Cassidy (12:27:08), Robyn Robertson (13:30:14) and David Campbell (15:18:40).

For the full list of results, click here.

above images supplied by noosa ultra-trail.

Washpool World Heritage Trails (NSW)

Coffs Trail Runners hosted the Washpool World Heritage Trails on Saturday, 23 March through the Washpool and Gibraltar Range National Parks, and offered a 50km, 25km and 9km.

In the Men’s 50km, top podium finishes went to Daniel Stein (3:46:59), Trent Irwin (4:01:27) and Benjamin Lambert (4:25:57). In the Women’s 50km, winners were named Seabastion Toast (5:46:26), Annabelle Swainston (5:51:43) and Gillian Davidson (6:27:42).

Congratulations to our AURA members who raced in the 50km including Adrian Marchioro (4:56:27 and 4^th Male) and Elizabeth Bennett (7:22:29).

For the full list of results, including the 25km and 9km, click here.

Above Image supplied / Coffs Trail Runners website.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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
7 April: Backyard Ultra Trial Series - Bendigo Big Hill, Vic
26 April: Down Under 135 Lerderderg Forest, Vic
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
1 Jun: Coffs Backyard Ultra LOS Coffs Harbour Showground, NSW
7 Jun: Southern Sydney 24/48 Ultra / Australian 48H Australian Championships NSW
8 Jun: Adelaide 24 Hour Festival Memorial Drive, SA
8 Jun: Ultra Perth Sir James Mitchell Park, WA
15 Jun: Red Dirt Backyard Ultra Balmoral Rd Caravan Park, WA
21 Jun: Wild Dog Backyard Ultra Lardner Park, Vic
22 Jun: Transcend Walyunga National Park, WA
28 Jun: Brisbane Ultra Trail Brisbane, Qld
28 Jun: 3M3D Kuranda, Qld

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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.