AUTRA News Report 18-03-2025
- Belair Marathon, SA
- RunningWorks Lark Hill Party Ultra, WA
- Backyard Ultra Trial Series - Bendigo, Vic
- I'm Still Standing Sydney, NSW
- Upcoming Events
WEEKLY NEWS REPORT FOR 18-03-2025
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 2025 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.
Belair Marathon, SA
The Belair Marathon was held on Saturday, 1 March 2025 in Belair National Park, SA and kicked off the month of March with stunning surroundings, natural wildlife and epic running. On offer were 50km (65 finishers), Marathon (34 finishers), Half Marathon (91 finishers), 10km (54 finishers) and 5km (13 finishers) distances.
In the Women’s 50km, top spots were awarded to Yummi Ooi (5:29:37), Bridget Roder (6:02:47) and Rebecca Braganza (6:40:46). In the Men’s 50km, winners were Brodie Hudd (4:51:48), Ziggy King (5:11:27) and Jarrod Cooper (5:14:13).
Congratulations to AUTRA members Rob Parsons (5:50:44) and Justin Halejko (9:42:59) who finished the 50km event, well done!
In the Women’s Marathon, podium finishes went to Samantha du Plessis (5:18:15), Kat-Arena Lean (5:18:54) and Lindsay Hewitt (5:44:10). Winners in the Men’s Marathon were named Patrick McNamara (3:46:04), Shaun Bennett (3:56:53) and Rory McComb (4:13:44).
Congratulations to AUTRA’s Dawn Parks who completed the marathon in 9:06:45.
Onto the Women’s Half, top spots went to Danni Vanderheul (1:48:38), Kate Staniford (2:07:54) and Brooke Montgomerie (2:08:54). In the Men’s Half, the winners were James Bond (1:42:34), Brett Kennedy (1:49:04) and Matt Gibson (1:53:12).
Winners in the Women’s 10km were Kathleen Zeidler (1:07:19), Kate Burns (1:10:29) and Ellie Collis (1:11:43), whilst podium finishers in the Men’s 10km were Simon Gray (1:00:00), Kosei Fujii (1:03:30) and Simon Cook (1:03:41).
In the Women’s 5km, winners were named Anna Pearce (22:12), Kim Wyett (29:18) and April Leverenz (29:18); winners in the Men’s 5km were Oliver Staniford (22:11), Justin Roberts (23:34) and Tim Langmaid (24:47).
The full list of results for the 2025 Belair Marathon can be found here.
Images: Hayden Archibald & Elizabeth Southwell
RunningWorks Lark Hill Party Ultra, WA
The RunningWorks Lark Hill Party Ultra was also held on Saturday, 1 March 2025 up at Lark Hill Sportsplex in Port Kennedy, WA where participants ran in a Mega Multi-Stage Rager (Stage 4) (5 finishers – 1F, 4M), 100km Blowout (6 finishers – 2F, 4M), 50km Wing Ding (18 finishers – 5F, 13M) , 25km Twilight (53 finishers – 27F, 26M), 8km Revelry (26 finishers – 15F, 11M), or 3km Kids Spree.
In the Women’s Mega Multi-Stage Rager, Kara Dougan took out the top gong having taken out Stage 4 in a time of 2:54:50.
For the Men’s Mega Multi-Stage Rager, the winners were Lee Fox (3:19:34), Mark Griffiths (3:43:40) and Pieter Verster (4:44:50).
AUTRA’s David Martin claimed 4th Male with a total time of 4:44:51, congratulations!
In the Women’s 100km Blowout, 1st and 2nd Female were won by Petra Jerejian (9:32:40) and Dionette Sakova (12:49:59).
In the Men’s 100km Blowout, the top spot was claimed by AUTRA’s very own Shaun Hall, who crossed the finish line in a great time of 9:19:12. Second and 3rd Male were won by Jordan Adams (11:30:37) and Levi Quinton (11:47:03) respectively.
In the Women’s 50km Wing Ding, podium finishes went to Sarah Paduano (4:58:06), Holly Taylor (5:33:07) and Cherle Pettit (5:49:11).
First Male in the Men’s 50km Wing Ding was Chris Balch (4:07:02), whilst AUTRA member Simon Bennett claimed 2nd Male with a total finish time of 4:13:30. Third Male was awarded to Michael Baluk (4:45:39).
Congratulations to member Jason Simpson who finished the 50km in a fantastic time of 8:03:25.
In the Women’s 25km Twilight race, top spots were awarded to Jodie Evans (2:16:35), Danielle Halliday (2:19:03) and Katharine Clark (2:31:39).
In the Men’s 25km Twilight, podium finishes went to Mitchell Clarke (1:39:30), Pearce Brezmen (1:51:21) and Milan Kucera (1:52:34).
Onto the Women’s 8km Revelry, winners were named Regan Ebony (36:14), Cindy McConnochie (41:22) and Bron Larner (43:39).
In the Men’s 8km Revelry, top spots were claimed by Radek Dzitkowski (31:06), Matt Ullbricht (32:52) and John Foley (34:32).
To see the full list of results from the RunningWorks Lark Hill Party Ultra, click here.
Images: Jeff Gotcha Running Perth
Backyard Ultra Trial Series - Bendigo, Vic
The Backyard Ultra Trial Series – Bendigo, hosted by North-Vic Backyard Ultras, was held on Sunday, 2 March 2025 in Shepparton, Vic.
Twenty-nine participants raced in the backyarder, with 26 completing 54.760km and 3 finishing 47.040km.
Well done AUTRA member Kevin Miller who raced in the North-Vic Backyard Ultra and completed a total of 53.760km.
Image: North-Vic Backyard Ultras
I’m Still Standing Sydney (Last One Standing), NSW
The I’m Still Standing Sydney Last One Standing backyarder was held on Saturday, 15 March in Heffron Park, Maroubra, NSW along a 6.71km loop course on a mix of grass and path with minimal elevation.
We are awaiting results from the event, and will post those as soon as they become available.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 20 Mar: Noosa Ultra-Trail Tewantin, Qld
- 21 Mar: Sri Chinmoy 48hr Track Festival AIS Athletics Track, ACT
- 21 Mar: Herdy's Frontyard Ultra Herdsman Lake WA
- 22 Mar: Washpool World Heritage Trails Gibraltar Range National Park, NSW
- 28 Mar: Buffalo Stampede Festival Pioneer Park Recreation Reserve, Vic
- 28 Mar: kunanyi Mountain Run Wellesley Park, Tas
- 5 Apr: Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival Lithgow Pony Club, NSW
- 5 Apr: Cairns 50 Glenoma Park, Qld
- 6 Apr: 3 Valleys RunningWorks Ultra Bickley, WA
- 8 Apr: Delirious WEST 100 & 200 Miler Northcliffe to Albany, WA
- 12 Apr: Gil's Galavant BYU Treville Downs, Qld
- 13 Apr: Five Peaks Trail Running Festival Adelaide Hills, SA
- 9 May: River Run 100 Maritime Museum, Qld
- 11 May: Springsure Mountain Challenge Minerva Hills NP, Qld
- 15 May: Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB Katoomba, NSW
- 16 May: No Time To Die Frontyard Ultra Victoria Park, SA
- 6 Jun: Ultra Perth Sir James Mitchell Park WA
- 7 Jun: Coffs Backyard Ultra NSW
- 7 Jun: Adelaide 24 Hour Festival War Memorial Drive, SA
- 8 Jun: Coombabah Trail Run Coombabah Lakes Conservation Area, Qld
- 21 Jun: Cape2Cape Ultra Marathon Cape to Cape Trail, WA
- 22 Jun: Heaven & Hell Trail Marathon Kelmscott, WA
- 28 Jun: Ultra Trail Jervis Bay Huskisson, NSW
- 5 Jul: Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational, AIS Track and Field, ACT
- 5 Jul: Red Dirt Backyard Ultra Bayview Hotel and Caravan Park, WA
- 12 Jul: Ultra Adelaide Pinky Flat, SA
- 18 Jul: 3M3D Kuranda-Cairns, Qld
- 18 Jul: Wild Dog Backyard Ultra Lardner Park, Vic
- 19 Jul: Boyne Valley 50 Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail, Qld
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