AURA STRATEGIC PLAN RELEASED

Rob Donkersloot • March 28, 2019

The Australian Ultra Runners’ Association (AURA) is proud to release its strategic plan that will underpin the development and growth of our organisation and sport to 2022 and beyond.
To facilitate strategy the AURA Executive Committee met on 11 August 2017 to outline a framework for the development of the strategy. It was agreed the strategy would address a number of key areas:

Increase awareness in the sport of Ultra Running and expanding the AURA membership base through addressing the membership value proposition
Providing assistance and support for event organisers to provide sustainable ultra running events
Investigation of funding opportunities outside of current revenue streams
Provide initiatives and pathways to improve the performance of Australian athletes in sanctioned international competition
Provide leadership in terms of governance for the sport of ultra running and member well being while ensuring AURA provides equity to all members of our society that wishes to participate in the sport of ultra running.

Online research of AURA members, non members, race organisers and elite athletes was undertaken to ascertain prevailing attitudes and set benchmarks.

Sub committees comprising volunteer AURA members were then setup to address each of the key strategic areas. The input and findings of these subcommittees has been invaluable in the development of this strategic plan document.

ULTRA RUNNING IN AUSTRALIA IS A SPORT WITNESSING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN PARTICIPANTS YEAR ON YEAR. THIS GROWTH PROVIDES EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES.

THIS PLAN AIMS TO ENSURE THE INTERESTS AND WELL BEING OF INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS OUR MEMBER RUNNERS AND RACE ORGANISERS AS WELL AS EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS AFFILIATED SPORTING BODIES, GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS, LAND OWNERS AND MORE ARE CONSIDERED AND PROTECTED.

The Strategic Plan Document can be downloaded here.

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By Kate Dzienis • March 30, 2026

Kunanyi Mountain Run, Tas Buffalo Stampede Festival (Australian Long Trail Championships), Vic Cairns 50, Qld Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival, NSW Southern Cross 24 Hour, SA Upcoming Events WEEKLY RACE RECAP FOR 30-3-2026 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 AUTRA-listed event specifically! You just have to be an AUTRA member for the 2026 year. Also too, if you’ve run in a non-AUTRA 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.