WEEKLY NEWS REPORT 28-07-2022

Kate Dzienis • July 28, 2022

Brisbane Trail Ultra, Qld
3 Marathons In 3 Days, Qld
Ultra Adelaide, SA
Yaberoo Trail Ultra, WA
Upcoming Events

As always, 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.

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 August edition.

BRISBANE TRAIL ULTRA

The Brisbane Trail Ultra was held from Friday, 8 July all the way through to Sunday, 10 July (2022) and this year it was also host to the Spartan Trail World Championships. The BTU is known for offering an incredibly wide range of distances to cater for all runners’ levels, including a 100mi, 110km, 60km, 30km, 20km and a 10km.

Kicking off results with the BTU100mi, Vladimir Shatrov secured himself top honours in the men’s category, completing the distance in 20:21:08. He was closely followed by Drew Beswick (20:48:54) and David Vroom (22:29:11). In the women’s division, AURA member Maree Connor from Newcastle, NSW took the win after she finished the miler in 27:51:20.

In the Men’s BTU110, AURA’s Mike Carroll from Ainslie, ACT showed his competitors that he was at the top of his game by taking 1st Male in a time of 11:09:31 – an incredible lead of 2:16:11! Gore Matthews claimed 2nd (13:25:42) and Alexi Hastings claimed 3rd (15:29:26)

In the Women’s BTU110, another AURA member, Jen Millum from Karnup, WA took top honours with 1st Female and a brilliant finish time of 16:00:13. Second Female went to Ursula Adams (16:43:00) and 3rd went to Katrina Baker (16:44:48).

A big job well done by AURA’s Simon Ford from Mortdale, NSW who finished the BTU110 in 20:08:07.

In the Men’s BTU60, podium spots went to Iain Best (6:15:40), Marcos Pascual Martin (6:20:18) and Lachlan Jamieson (6:20:57). In the Women’s BTU60, winners were named Gillian Fowler (7:21:02), Carol Robertson (7:46:09) and AURA’s very own Ellen Bradley from Canberra, ACT who secured herself a well-deserved 3rd Female following a finish time of 7:48:13.

Congratulations to all the AURA members who raced in the BTU60 and completed their event, including Mark Taylor(8:01:04), Andrea Rabellino (10:39:22), Andrew Duffus (10:48:32) and Joel Anderson (11:45:46).

3 MARATHONS IN 3 DAYS

The 3 Marathons in 3 Days event was held the same weekend, from Friday, 8 July through to Sunday, 10 July (2022) in tropical north Queensland.

With events run consecutively across 3 days, there is an opportunity for runners to participate in the ever-popular category of Grand Slam, which we’ll get to shortly.

Marathon 1 of 3 was run on Friday, with top spots in the men’s going to Joe Buck (4:56:33), Travis Boyle (5:23:07) and Mick Apana (5:23:07). For the women, podium finishes went to Jos Middleton (6:21:05), Kalyra Thompson (6:23:54) and Jenni Jefferis (6:37:13).

Congratulations to the AURA members who ran in Marathon 1 of 3, including David Von Senden (5:31:01), Clifford Jones (7:53:16) and Stephen Lewis (9:02:43).

Marathon 2 of 3, held on the Saturday, was won again by Joe Buck (4:35:52) with 2nd Male going to Andrew Smith (5:08:53) and 3rd Male to Travis Boyle (5:13:05). The tables turned for the women in this event, with Kalyra Thompson this time claiming 1st Female (5:54:16), Jos Middleton 2nd (6:01:12) and Jenni Jefferis 3rd (6:16:26).

Clifford Jones finished in a time of 6:58:20 and Stephen Lewis in 8:20:17. By the end of Marathon 2 of 3, Jones was in 14th Place within the Grand Slam and Lewis in 22nd.

In Marathon 3 of 3, held on Sunday, it was back to the same placings for the men as back at Marathon 1 – Joe Buck (4:03:30), Travis Boyle (4:14:14) and Mick Apana (4:14:14), and Andrew Smith (4:18:44). For the women’s the top spots remained the same as they were with Marathon 2 of 3 – Kalyra Thompson (5:03:02), Jos Middleton (5:05:13) and Jenni Jefferis (5:11:05).

Stellar efforts by Jones who finished Marathon 3 of 3 in 5:34:01 and Lewis in 6:37:29. Jones completed his Grand Slam in 14th Place and Lewis moved up to 21st. Congratulations to you both!

For the full list of results, click here.

ULTRA ADELAIDE

Ultra Adelaide, hosted by Ultra Series SA, was held the weekend of 9-10 July, 2022 and offered a 100km, 50km, 34km and 19km event to choose from in its inaugural year.

Let’s take a look at the Women’s 100km, where Holly Ranson took 1st (11:06:17) and Jennifer Ritossa 2nd (12:53:52). AURA’s Amanda Meggison from South Melbourne, Vic ran strong throughout her race, claiming the title of 3rd Female in a great time of 13:19:42.

In the Men’s 100km, Mathew Hooper took 1st (10:07:21), Samuel Loy 2nd (10:29:48) and AURA member Darren Linney from Paradise, SA finished in 11:16:10 to take home 3rd Male.

Congratulations to AURA members David Campbell (13:38:06), Ronnette Davies (15:13:21) and Dawn Parks(21:50:02) who finished their 100km.

In the Women’s 50km, top spots went to Rebecca Beumer (5:42:56), Valerie Matena (6:13:47) and Wendy Millar (6:36:15) whilst in the Men’s 50km it was Andrew Hill (5:22:13), Clayton Reeves (5:25:54) and Peter Doggett (5:43:54).

Well done to AURA’s Ron Tait who finished the 50km in 7:01:20.

For the full list of results, click here.

YABEROO TRAIL ULTRA

The Yaberoo Trail Ultra was held on Sunday, 24 July on the Yaberoo Budjara Heritage Trail in Neerabup National Park near Joondalup in WA. Offering 3 distance opportunities of 15km, 25km and 50km, the event is highly looked forward to by the running community and is hosted by Ultra Series WA.

There was a total of 40 finishers in the 50km with 12 women and 28 men.

In the Women’s 50km, it was a top podium finish for AURA’s very own Jessica Smith from Perth, WA who claimed 1stFemale in a speedy time of 4:53:37. Second Female went to Clare Rice (5:14:40) and 3rd Female went to Nerissa Waite (5:16:05).

In the Men’s 50km event, top podium spots went to Simon Bennett (3:6:16), Michael Smart (4:03:56) and Justin Mulhair from Ireland (4:42:30).

Congratuations to all our AURA members who raced in the 50km event, including Andrew Jackson (5:03:56), Stephen Rowles (5:06:50) and James Sawyer (7:05:43).

For a full list of results, including for the 25km and 15km events, click here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Goodness, August is already almost upon us! With that being said. The FENACLNG Run Festival is on this weekend in Karratha, WA offering a half marathon, 10km and 5km.

Next up from 5-7 August is the ever popular Birdy’s Backyard Ultra at Lake Towerrinning in Moodiarrup, WA (hosted by Ultra Series WA) as well as Rumble In The Jungle on 7 August in Ulong, NSW (hosted by Coffs Trail Runners) where runners get an opportunity to race along the dense rainforest trails of Bindarri National Park.

The Kuranda to Port Douglas Ultra will also be on 7 August in far north Queensland offering a 60km event while the Berry Long Run (BLR70) will run its race on 13 August through Lerderderg State Park.

Sink or Survive is another new race on the AURA calendar, with its inaugural event to be held from 20-28 August in SA (hosted by Ultra Series SA) and offering a 500km stage race – the excitement is building on this one!

August 20 will see the Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Running Festival kick off thanks to Blue Mountains Fitness in Lithgow, NSW and the Wonderland Run will be held across the weekend of 27-28 August with all events based from Halls Gap in the Grampians – well known race director Rohan Day brings another brilliant event to the calendar!

Pictured: Jessica Smith at the 50km Yaberoo Ultra Trail, where she won 1st Female. Photograph – Shannon Dale.

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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.