WEEKLY NEWS REPORT – 8/10/2019

Kate Dzienis • October 9, 2019

Haunted Pines Ultra, WA
Adelaide 6 Day, SA

Adelaide 6 Day, SA

The Adelaide 6 Day was held on from Sept 29 at Thorndon Park Reserve on a certified 1425.5m cement track with 10m elevation per lap.

AURA’s very own Darren Linney from Paradise, SA took home top position for 1st Male having completed his six days with a whopping total of 834.392km, despite his sights set on a bigger goal. However given weather conditions were trying with the heat, Linney was thrilled with his result.

“I’m really happy with my result, which is a big improvement on last year (800.959km) and a course record,” he said.

“To get over 500mi was magical.”

Linney’s final distance is ranked 7th best distance in the world for 2019 (provisional) and 9th best recorded distance by an Australian man in the AURA records (provisional).

In the event’s results, he was closely followed by AURA member Annabel Hepworth from Annandale, NSW who secured 711.747km and 1st Female.

Taking 2nd Male was AURA’s David Billett from Werribee, Vic after finishing a total of 680.81km whilst 2nd Female went to AURA’s own Kris Ryan from Pacific Pines, Qld with 636.398km.

In 3rd for the men was AURA member Stephen Wright from Oxenford, Qld with 604.269km whilst for the ladies the podium finish went to Christie Niboddhri with 491.594km.

A whopping congratulations to all our members who ran the 6 day event in tough weather including Antony Sedman (600.206km), Christopher Lewinski (515.102km), George Alexandropoulos (474.742km), Frank Palermo (472.634km), Paul Mahoney (462.202km), Marie Boyd (385.019km), Tony Wilms (362.077km), John Timms (324.227km) and Steven Houldsworth (195.294km).

On to the 72hr events and it was AURA member Sharon Scholz from Wangaratta, Vic who claimed 1st Female with a total distance of 403.088km. Emily Baldwin took 2nd Female (172.942km) and Corinne Ball took 3rd (161.211km).

For the men, Matt Chamberlain held on to claim 1st with 339.621km whilst AURA’s George Alexandropoulos from North Dandenong, Vic took 2nd Male having finished his race with 215.301km.

In the 48hr, Jacqueline Cresp took 1st Female with 237.358km, AURA member Cherie Rothery from Modbury Heights, SA claimed 2nd Female after a distance of 206.107km, and Elizabeth Smith held on for 3rd (171.060km).

For the men, AURA’s very own Colin Brooks from Semaphore Park, SA walked away in top spot after covering 207.214km whilst Alexandropoulos held on for 2nd Male with 154.004km.

Congratulations to all our AURA members who raced in the 48hr including Cathie Wiltshire who finished 61.297km.

For a full list of results visit here.

Haunted Pines Ultra, WA

The Haunted Pines Ultra was held in the spooky evening of Friday (October 4) last weekend with a Halloween theme; participants, and volunteers, were encouraged to dress up for the event – and yet again this year, the effort everyone went to didn’t disappoint.

Kicking off at 730pm, races in the 50km, 25km and 12km hit the dark, creepy pine plantations of Carabooda, 45 minutes north of Perth (and as someone who ran in the event last year, screams are definitely heard from every which way as ghosts, ghouls and the dead jump out from everywhere and anywhere).

Top finishers in the 50km event for the men were AURA member Jason Keenehan from Clarkson, WA who took 1st Male with a time of 4:19:20. He was closely followed by AURA’s Stuart Hughes from Belgrave, Vic who was hot on his heels, crossing the finish line in 4:22:24. Daniel Caporn took 3rd Male with a sub-5 in 4:59:05.

For the women, Sharene Blake took 1st Female after finishing in 4:36:07 whilst AURA’s own Sarah Niven from Manjimup, WA held on for a strong 2nd with 5:25:36. Raquel Rae claimed 3rd after securing a time of 5:47:05.

Congratulations to all our AURA members who entered and raced in the event – we are still awaiting a list of full results to be released so we can check on our AURA members.

Scenic Rim Ultra, Qld (non-AURA listed event)

The Scenic Rim Ultra was also held at the weekend, on Saturday (October 5) in Wyaralong, Qld with two distances on the cards – the 109km and 66km.

In the 109km for the women’s event podium finishes went to Meghann Coffey (15:19:07), Lauren Shay (17:52:26) and Naomi Mitchell (18:41:47). For the men, top spots went to Brad Aird (14:07:47), Anthony Pohlner (15:17:59) and Richard Alberthsen (15:31:04).

In the 66km event for the women it was Esther Cahill 1st (9:28:53), Erin Appleton 2nd (10:40:56) and Audrey Guillemin 3rd (10:55:20). In the men’s division Henri Coombs came out on top in 1st (8:11:15), Troy Lethlean took 2nd (8:29:53) and Daniel Broadbridge took 3rd (9:33:12).

Congratulations to AURA member Laurie Laine who completed his distance and 5th overall position with a finish time of 10:10:29 out of a field of 31 in the 69km.

Coming up on the AURA calendar

On the AURA calendar for next weekend, we see the Hume & Hovell 100mi, 100km and 50km event, which also doubles as the National Trail Championships (long course) being held in Tumbarumba, NSW on October 12.

The Washpool Trails 50km in Washpool National Park, northern NSW has been cancelled due to closure of the park. Originally scheduled for October 13 this weekend, it has been re-scheduled for March 29, 2020.

Race reports

AURA members are encouraged to send in their race reports for the next edition of Ultramag. Every report published will see you gain one extra point against your name in our friendly points competition, so send in your full race reports in a Word document with images sent as attachments to the email, to ultramag@aura.asn.au

Photograph – Shon Fry/Facebook.

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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.