Weekly News Report 27-11-2024

Weekly News Report 27-11-2024

Kate Dzienis • November 27, 2024
  • GSER, Vic
  • Grampians Peaks Trail 100 Miler, Vic
  • Coast to Kosciuszko, NSW
  • fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival (2024 Australian 50km Championships), Qld
  • Upcoming Events


WEEKLY NEWS REPORT FOR 27-11-2024

As always, we're continuously on the hunt for your stories and reports, so get those race reports and photographs in to ultramag@autra.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@autra.asn.au

If any corrections need to be made in any of the results listed below, please alert me via email.

GSER (VIC)

The GSER (Great Southern Endurance Run) was held 16-17 November 2024 near the Mt Hotham Alpine Resort in Vic, and offered runners distances of 50mi Solo (51 finishers), 50mi Relay, 56km (69 finishers), 28km (117 finishers), and 14km (52 finishers) along the Australian Alps Walking Track and within the Victorian Alpine National Park and Hotham Resort boundaries.

In the Men’s 50mi Solo, 1st Male went to Julian Schulz (10:45:50) and 2nd Male went to Luke Barrett (10:52:54). Third Male was won by AUTRA’s Francis Collins from Vic who crossed the finish line in 10:57:10, congratulations Francis!  

In the Women’s 50mi Solo, top spots went to Marijke Walshe (12:36:06), Grace Wellington (13:38:20) and Nicola McCreesh (15:21:01).

Congratulations to all our members who raced in the 50mi Solo, including Shiree Yap (16:20:58), Louisa Forrester (17:14:46), Aline Archambeau (18:21:47) and Fiona Hewson (21:57:39).

Well done to AUTRA’s Tom Dade from Vic who took 1st Male in the Men’s 56km, finishing the distance in a speedy 6:45:56. Second and 3rd Male were won by Mitchell Thornton (7:14:55) and Jake Watson (8:16:38) respectively.

Congratulations also to AUTRA’s Miah Noble, who claimed 1st Female in the Women’s 56km with a great result of 7:06:56. Second and 3rd Female positions were won by Sarah Tapp (7:50:25) and Sarah Jackson (7:58:54).

Big congrats to our AUTRA members who also finished the 56km, including Rebekah Middleton (9:13:46), Mark Middleton (11:05:32), Simon Buckley (11:46:37) and Julie Azzopardi (12:45:04).

In the Women’s 28km, 1st Female went to India Taylor (3:56:03) whilst 2nd Female was claimed by AUTRA’s Lisa Krummer from NSW who took the silver spot with a great result of 3:59:41.  

Winners in the Men’s 28km were named Iain Best (2:39:57), Jonathan Fearn (3:15:03) and Sav Mavrofridis (3:23:06).

For the Women’s 14km, top spots went to Catherine Simmons (2:11:39), Honor Murison (2:12:37) and Eleanor Chlebna (2:13:32); in the Men’s 14km, winners were Patrick Devlin (2:08:09), Mathew Pearson (2:10:14) and Stuart Goble (2:15:29).

The full list of results can be found here.

Grampians Peaks Trail 100 Miler (Vic)

The GPT 100 Miler was held at the weekend, from 21-24 November 2024, in Gariwerd (Grampians National Park) along the Grampians Peaks Trail in Victoria, offering distances of 100mi and 50km.

With an unexpected cancellation of the race due to weather conditions, with the race being stopped short of Dunkeld for the miler, the podium reflects the race at the time it was stopped, as announced by race directors.

In the Women’s 100 Miler, Lucy Bartholomew was leading the way when the race stopped; she was at Cassidy’s Gap Aid Station and was awarded 1st Female. AUTRA’s Lou Clifton from NSW made it to Jimmy Creek Aid Station from NSW was given 2nd Female and Felicity Pidgeon Fong took 3rd Female when she was stopped at Jimmy Creek Aid Station also.

For the Men’s 100 Miler, Sange Sherpa made it to Bainggug Carpark Aid Station to be given title of 1st Male, whilst AUTRA’s Ben Burgess from Vic was given 2nd Male after making it to Cassidy’s Gap Aid Station. Justin Dyer claimed 3rd Male, also stopping at Cassidy’s Gap Aid Station.

Well done to our members who raced at the GPT100 Miler but had to stop at their respective aid stations, including Chris McAuliffe (Griffin Fireline Aid Station), Shane Johnstone (Yarram Gap Aid Station), Keelan Birch (Jimmy Creek Aid Station), Chris Dixon (Mt William Aid Station), Louisa Forrester (Mt William Aid Station), Scott Heckmann (Mt William Aid Station), Greg Kew (Mt William Aid Station) and Peter Goss (Mt William Aid Station).

In the Women’s 100 Miler Stage Race, top spots went to Ariarn Huston (17:02:01), Tara Brick (18:12:50) and Kirsty Gilmour (19:27:06). In the Men’s 100 Miler Stage Race, winners were Aditya Kesarcodi-Watson (14:01:52), Stone Tsang (15:11:22) and David Gomez (15:27:54).

Runners in the 50km were able to complete their race.

In the Women’s 50km, AUTRA’s Simone Brick from Vic claimed top spot with a fantastic time of 5:52:07. Second and 3rd Female spots were won by Kaitlyn Howlett (5:56:22) and Caitlin Perkins (7:14:30) respectively.

In the Men’s 50km, top spots were claimed by Brodie Nankervis (5:03:16), Bryce Turvey (5:19:53) and Daniel Loughnan (5:29:56).

Congratulations to AUTRA member Alexandra Noon who raced in the 50km and completed the distance in 14:03:13.

The full list of results can be viewed here.

Images: Facebook.

Coast to Kosciuszko (nsw)

The iconic Coast to Kosciuszko was held from 22-24 November 2024 from Eden to Charlotte Pass in NSW with participants hitting the Mount Kosciuszko summit as the highest peak of not only the race, but the country. A 240km event, Coast to Kosciuszko is by invitation only, with 50 runners the cap every year.

For the Men, AUTRA’s Ben Coubrough from NSW took the title of 1st Male having completed the 240km distance in a time of 27:42:56. Matt Pilley claimed 2nd Male with 28:22:40 whilst AUTRA’s Thomas White from the ACT got to Charlotte Pass in 29:10:38 and claimed 3rd Male.

For the Women, AUTRA’s Allie Corripio from the ACT claimed 1st Female, having crossed the finish line in 27:44:40 and AUTRA member Cassie Cohen from the ACT took 2nd Female with 28:06:54. AUTRA’s Margie Hadley from WA secured 3rd Female with a great time of 31:25:02.

Big congratulations to every AUTRA member who ran in this year’s Coast to Kosciuszko, including Kay Bretz (29:36:06), Christopher Beavon (31:16:42), Jenny White (31:51:13), Ramiro Lopez Pena (32:04:06), Stephen Redfern (32:24:55), Liv Compton (32:30:53), Chantelle Smith (35:22:08), Robert Ormsby (36:13:10), Nikki Wynd (36:23:18), David Pearce (37:18:32), Pam Muston (37:36:14), Nathan Constable (38:24:18), Alexis Oosterhoff (39:25:45), Fiona Morgan (41:15:50), Greg Thomson (41:38:50), Lauren Theodore (41:45:45), Renae Brock (43:37:30), Klaus Wilcken (43:58:24), Lisa Sherman (44:03:12), Sarah Niven (44:18:00), Kevin Heaton (44:22:35), Sophie Geraghty (44:33:55), Ben Bailey (44:38:15), Akira Suzuki (45:06:48) and Cian Gray (45:11:16).

To see the full list of results, click through here.

Images: Nathan Damcevski.

fisiocrem gc50 run festival (2024 australian 50km championships) (Qld)

The fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival was held on Sunday, 24 November 2024 in Coolangatta, Qld and also doubled up as the 2024 Australian 50km Championships.

With regards to the Australian 50km Championships, a reminder that winners – podium positions in both the Men’s and Women’s divisions – do not need to be financial AUTRA members. They simply need to win 1st, 2nd and 3rd to be recognised as Championship winners by AUTRA.

In the Men’s 50km, the winners were Matt Cooper (3:16:42), Eddie Keogh (3:21:10) and Ben MacCron (3:22:26).

In the Women’s 50km, 1st and 2nd Female were won by Maddyson Mallet (3:35:37) and Sonja Jansen (3:44:26) respectively. AUTRA’s Kyoko Miura from Qld claimed 3rd Female with a time of 3:47:49, congratulations Kyoko on your Championship placing.

Congratulations to all our AUTRA members who ran in the 50km, including Michael Combe (3:45:50), Michael Griffin (3:59:49), Adam Taylor (4:13:34) and Jennifer Kellett (4:15:16) who all finished in the top 100.

The full list of results can be viewed here.

Image: Facebook.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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By Kate Dzienis • February 19, 2025
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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.

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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.

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