AUTRA News Report 15-10-2025

A Reminder On Championship Events

With regards to all Championship events, 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 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd to be recognised as Championship winners by AUTRA, however they must be Australian citizens.

Southern Sydney Track Ultra (48 Hour Championships), NSW

The Southern Sydney Track Ultra was held on 26 September 2025 at Campbelltown Athletics Track in NSW, and doubled up as the 2025 Australian 48 Hour Championships.

On offer for runners were a 48hr Run/Walk (13 entrants), 24hr Run/Walk (38 entrants), 12hr (12 entrants), 6hr (25 entrants), 3hr Run/Walk (37 entrants) and Marathon (22 entrants).

In the Men’s 48 Hour & Championships (Run & Walk), 1^st Male was awarded to Anyce Melham (261.773km), 2^nd to Thomas Young 250.465km), and 3^rd Male went to AUTRA’s Richard Fletcher who secured a total of 537 laps on the track, equating to a fantastic effort of 214.875km.

In the Women’s 48 Hour & Championships (Run & Walk), the top spot was won by AUTRA member Heather Hawkins who completed a total of 611 laps, or 244.729km. She also set three new Australian Age Grade F60-64 Records in the 100mi, 200km and 48hr. Congratulations Heather!  

Second Female was claimed by AUTRA’s Maia Nagy with 589 laps, or 235.818km.

Third Female went to Linda Christison with 232.745km, who also secured three new Australian Age Grade (F60-64) Walking Records in the 100mi, 200km and 48hr.

Congratulations to all our members who competed in the 48 Hour, including Heather Christison (207.037km), Zed Zlotnick (173.250km), Amanda Callaghan (113.729km), Brad Boyle (100.000km) and Kevin Muller (46.800km).

Paul Sweet with 195.562km broke the Australian Age Grade M60-64 Walking Record for 48hr.

In the Men’s 24 Hour (Run & Walk), 1^st Male went to Martin Watson (208.343km) and 2^nd was awarded to AUTRA’s Bradley Atkinson who secured a total of 469 laps, or 194.564km. He also claimed a new Australian Age Grade M20-24 Record with the 24hr – well done Bradley.

Third Male went to Maxwell Jambor (181.016km.

In the Women’s 24 Hour (Run & Walk), AUTRA’s very own Christine Ta won the top podium spot with 364 laps, or 151.168km. Layla Teo took 2^nd Female (120.411km) and Sue Fitton took 3^rd (104.994km).

Well done to all our members in the 24 Hour, including Emerson Hay (150.445km), Adam Keighran (136.179km), Bob Fickel (113.953km), John Foster (110.481km), Liam Colquhoun (109.066km), Tia Jones who broke the Australian Age Grade F60-64 Record for the 12hr (98.213km), and Kevin Heaton (94.966km).

In the Men’s 12 Hour, the top three spots went to Bob Ashford (96.374km), Mark Bennett (86.602km) and Abdullah Haser (85.293km).

In the Women’s 12 Hour, the winner was Alicia Adams (60.170km). There was only woman racing on the day.

In the Men’s 6 Hour, AUTRA’s Oliver Sheekey claimed 1^st Male with a top distance of 75.343km, and taking a new Australian Age Grade M20-24 Record in the 6hr. Second and 3^rd Male spots were awarded to Leigh Brown (60.412km) and Chris Graham (57.018km).

In the Women’s 6 Hour, AUTRA member Lindsay Hamilton took 1^st Female with a total distance of 60.643km. Vicki Jeffreys claimed 2^nd Female (54.598km), whilst AUTRA’s Karen Mickle held on to take 3^rd Female with a total of 50.600km.

Well done to all our members who raced in the 6hr, including Ben Bailey who finished with 54.073km.  

In the Men’s 3 Hour, top spots went to Steve Mrakovcic (39.804km), Gerald Yuen (27.985km) and Tony Proctor (25.602km).

In the Women’s 3 Hour, winners were named Leigh Hawkes (32.263km), Mel Turnbridge (29.046km) and Kat McCorkindale (28.387km).

Winners in the Men’s Marathon were Rodney Wagner (3:25:48), Shaun Letts (3:46:33) and David Vlotman (3:57:52), and winners in the Women’s Marathon were Tracie Scarlett-Arundell (4:15:34), Sharon Pieterse (4:24:27) and Kia Olsen (4:45:58).

The full list of results can be found here.

Images: Southern Sydney Track Ultra

Lonely Mountain Ultra (100km Long Trail Championships), NSW

The Lonely Mountain Ultra was held on 27 September, 2025  in Mount Canobolas, NSW with distances of 100mi (10 finishers), 104km (27 finishers), 50mi (20 finishers), 50km (125 finishers), 32km (121 finishers), 22km (139 finishers), 11km and 2km on offer.

In the Men’s 100mi, top spots went to Ian Gallagher (19:17:06), Jacob Garlick (21:11:24) and Rielly Gordon (22:53:27).

No women raced in the 100mi.

In the Women’s 104km, AUTRA’s very own Erin Robertson secured the top spot with a total time of 13:50:26. Brianna Adams took 2^nd (14:35:54), and AUTRA member Amelia Griffith claimed 3^rd Female with a finish time of 15:39:31.

Winners in the Men’s 104km were Thomas Allen (11:57:32), Robert Woolley (12:19:53) and Oscar Evans (12:40:40).

Congratulations to member Eric Vincent who finished the 104km in a great time of 17:39:37.

In the Women’s 50mi, winners were named Jodie Bailey (10:50:03), Joanna Lysien (11:12:34) and Katie Dawson (11:34:22).

In the Men’s 50mi, Jason Eimbrodt took 1^st Male (9:16:48) whilst AUTRA’s Thomas White took 2^nd Male with a finish time of 9:19:10. Riley Seidler took 3^rd (9:56:54).

In the Women’s 50km, 1^st Female was AUTRA’s Lou Clifton, who secured the position in a time of 5:05:35, and 2^nd was taken by AUTRA member Sarah Parkins (5:35:44). Third went to Catherine Alston (5:49:51).

Winners in the Men’s 50km were Jayden Smith (4:45:10), Josh Davies (4:50:15), and Christopher Keith Monk (5:09:14).

Congratulations to our AUTRA members who finished in the Top 100, including Jonathan Worswick (6:07:21), Tom Curry (8:31:25) and Michael Thompson (9:00:11).

In the Women’s 32km, AUTRA’s Gill Fowler claimed 1^st Female with a finish time of 3:15:07 – congratulations Gill! Second and 3^rd went to Sarah Hartin (3:41:21) and Nicola Blore (3:49:49).

Winners in the Men’s 32km were Gerald Macpherson (2:37:29), Lewis Chesworth (2:54:39) and Mal Donnelly (2:59:51).

In the Women’s 22km, top spots were claimed by Katie Eisenhauer (1:59:28), Shannon Proffit (2:12:09) and Clancy Pye (2:32:09), and in the Men’s 22km the winners were Peter Blyton (2:00:22), Xavier Rickard (2:03:05), and Gavin Hill (2:03:43).

Winners in the Women’s 11km were Rebecca Apel (56:22), Kellie Gibson (1:02:05) and Susannah Blatch (1:03:08) whilst winners in the Men’s 11km were Jack Daintith (49:05), Charley Gibson (53:17) and Wes Gibson (54:08).

To view the entire list of results, click through here.

Yurrebilla Ultra Trail, SA

Yurrebilla Ultra Trail took place on 28 September, 2025 from Belair to Athelstone on the Yurrebilla Trail, SA. Distances on offer included a 56km (291 finishers), 28km and 13km.

In the Men’s 56km, top spots went to Alan Darby (4:55:01), Shaun McWaters (4:58:22) and Chad Freak (4:58:41).

Winners in the Women’s 56km were Jessica Carroll (5:30:05), Charlotte Ashmead (5:53:21) and Annelou Jansen (6:23:23).

Congratulations to Nick Muxlow who finished in the Top 100 with 4^th Male and a time of 4:59:49.  

Winners in the Men’s 28km were Tim Green (2:40:02), Robert Crowther (2:52:07) and Owen Rowsell (2:54:12), whilst winners in the Women’s 28km were Indi Zammit (2:56:58), Vicci Holdsworth (3:14:30) and Samantha Du Plessis (3:19:48).

In the Men’s 13km, winners were Sam Talbot (1:21:15), Daniel Cotton (1:26:49) and Kym Markwick (1:28:34). Winners in the Women’s 13km were Anna Pearce (1:25:08), Georgia Lawrie (1:29:18) and Kate Marsden (1:29:59).

The full list of results can be found here on the event’s results page.

Images: SARRC

Garden City Backyard Ultra, Qld

The Garden City Backyard Ultra was held from 4-6 October, 2025 at Toowoomba Showgrounds in Qld, offering an LOS format for all participants.

This year’s LOS winner is Chris Van Leer, who completed an incredible 43 laps, with Sam Christie as the Assist.

We are still awaiting a list of all participants from the event, but congratulations to any and all AUTRA members who raced.

Image: Facebook.

LAKES Trail Festival, NSW

The LAKES Trail Festival was held on 4 October, 2025 in Hawks Nest, NSW in Providence Bay Park with distances of 100km, 70km, 50km, 30km, 12km and 1km on offer.

We are still awaiting access to official results.

Barkin Mad Ultra, Vic

The Barkin’ Mad Ultra was held on 4 October, 2025 at Rokeby Recreational Reserve in Vic, providing distances of 50km (6 finishers), 20km (26 finishers), 10km, 5km and 2km for participants and their dogs.

Runners could run with or without a pooch partner.

In the Men’s 50km, top spots were taken by Jackson Larrett (5:39:29, with dog), Andrew Box (5:47:32 with dog) and Cameron Docherty (8:13:40 without dog).

In the Women’s 50km, winners were Tegan Carter (7:00:43 without dog), Shaine Marie Balisi (8:31:49 without dog) and Nicky Rose (8:36:10 with dog).

In the Men’s 20km, top spots went to Justin Lockett (1:47:45 without dog), Logan Vesty (1:48:55 with dog) and Jarryd McConville (1:49:07 with dog).

For the Women’s 20km, winners were named Jessica Hercott (1:48:06 with dog), Yani Cornthwaite (1:55:54 with dog) and Alice Carroll (2:15:14 with dog).

Winners in the Men’s 10km were Seumas Luyken (54:39 with dog), John Roome (54:40 with dog) and Lewis Luyken (1:09:00 with dog).

In the Women’s 10km, podium finishes were claimed by Sarah Lewis (55:10 with dog), Lilli Lush (1:07:18 without dog) and Casey Egan (1:08:45 with dog).

The full list of results can be located here.

Images: Barkin Mad Ultra/Facebook.

Barossa Run, SA

The Barossa Run was held on 5 October, 2025 in Lyndoch, SA and offered a wide variety of distances from 1km all the way through to 60km.

In the 60km there were two competitors, with Alen Saji claiming 1^st (7:52:35) and Zak Needham taking 2^nd (9:13:20).

There were two competitors in the 50km: Kai Martin taking 1^st (4:54:09) and Shane Martin (*in progress).

Top performances in the Women’s Marathon were Beth Prestwood (4:07:35), Harriet Brown (4:19:36) and Olivia Ellis (6:32:22).

For the Men’s Marathon winners were Stefan Thomas (3:26:36), Dale Green (3:36:00) and Jay Gillon (3:58:02).  

The full list of results can be found on the Barossa Run’s Facebook event page.

Images: GoodRunnings/Facebook

Coastal Pathway Ultra, Tas

The Coastal Pathway Ultra was held in Latrobe, Tasmania on 5 October, 2025 and offered a 64km Solo/Relay (41 solo finishers), Marathon (60 finishers), Half (166 finishers), and 10km (153 finishers). Runners were treated to the scenic Coastal Pathway as they ran through three municipalities to take in the natural beauty of the north west coast.

In the Men’s 64km, Dillon Goss took 1^st Male (4:20:57), whilst AUTRA’s Fergus Edwards claimed 2^nd Male with a fantastic time of 5:15:35. Darryn Ling won 3^rd Male (5:24:13).

Winners in the Women’s 64km were Danielle Evans (6:06:56), Anna Johnson (6:28:27) and Becca Lunnon (6:38:43).

Congratulations to our members Peter Sinfield (8:53:26) and Steve Appleby (9:15:53) who completed the event’s 64km.

In the Men’s Marathon, top spots were won by Ryuhei Fukumori (3:18:32), Jake Timmerman (3:28:11) and Timothy Douglas (3:28:26).

Winners in the Women’s Marathon were Macey Crawford (3:47:05), Simone Fitzgearld (4:08:09) and Dempsy O’Brien (4:19:20).

Podium finishes in the Men’s Half were Thomas Murton (1:12:47), Samuel Mosley (1:23:50) and David Clark (1:24:16).

In the Women’s Half, winners were named Lauren Workman (1:31:12), Sasha Ralston (1:37:48) and Vicki Ross (1:41:43).

Onto the Men’s 10km, and top spots were claimed by Joshua Febey (41:21), Anthony Barrenger (41:21) and Jake Chilcott (41:46); in the Women’s 10km, they were Anne Guest (48:40), Emily Aichberger (49:01) and Heidi Bush (49:31).

The full list of results can be found here.

Images: Coastal Pathway Ultra/Facebook

Coombabah Trail Run, Qld

The Coombabah Trail Run was held at Coombabah Lakes Conservation Area in Qld on 5 October 2025, offering 13.2km and 6.2km distances.

Top spots in the Men’s 13.2km were Julien Harel (54:38), Brodie Dakin (1:03:59) and Jeremy Warren (1:04:54).

Winners in the Women’s 13.2km were Stacey Trimble (1:13:20), Shelley Curtis (1:17:56) and Stella Meire (1:20:17).

In the Men’s 6.2km, winners were Heldith Oliveira (26:49), Ricardo Magalhaes (27:07) and Jaden Freeman (29:10).

In the Women’s 6.2km, they were Kristel Freeman (31:28), Erin Dakin (31:34) and Jackie Parra (31:55).

Images: Coombabah Trail Run/Facebook