AUTRA News Report 19-1-2026

Kate Dzienis • January 19, 2026

Aussie Alpine, Vic
Two Bays Trail Run, Vic
True Blue Ultra, WA
Upcoming Events

WEEKLY NEWS REPORT FOR 19-1-2026

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 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.

Aussie Alpine, Vic

FOMO Trails hosted the Aussie Alpine Backyard Ultra on the last day of 2025, on 31 December.

The event’s LOS winner was Jacob Garlick.

We are still awaiting on official results to come through.

Two Bays Trail Run, Vic

The first AUTRA-endorsed race of the year has been had! The Two Bays Trail Run was held over the weekend, on 11 January 2026, along the Two Bays Walking Track in Vic.

On offer was a 28km which went from Dromana to Cape Schanck, and a 56km that went from Cape Schanck to Dromana and back again.

In the Men’s 56km, 1^st Male was awarded to Corey Milner (4:14:05) whilst 2^nd Male went to AUTRA’s Tom Dade who crossed the finish line in 4:21:10. Third Male was also awarded to an AUTRA Member, Josh Goding, who completed the distance in 4:30:57.

In the Women’s 56km, top spots went to Caitlin Fielder (4:17:19), Anna McKenna (4:39:47) and Mikaela Gray (5:22:21).

Well done to all members who completed the 56km at the Two Bays Trail Run, including Cassie Cohen (5:25:34), Damian Castanelli (5:51:07), Michael Angiolella (5:52:55), John Yoon (5:58:03), Eric Vincent (6:00:03), Ina Schapiro (6:11:04), Stuart Hughes (6:22:18), Kath Judge (6:23:22), Greg Wilson (6:36:35), Bei Hu (7:26:07), Brett Kennedy (7:27:14) and Ian Nichol (7:37:34).

In the Men’s 28km, AUTRA’s very own Toby Sparkes secured the top spot, taking 1^st Male with a finish time of 1:47:05. Second and 3^rd Male went to Michael Tosin (1:47:16) and Kurtis Scott (1:50:22).

In the Women’s 28km, top spots went to Kate Avery (2:01:47), Sarah Howe (2:11:20) and Amy Hessell (2:13:08).

The full list of results can be viewed here.

True Blue Ultra, WA

The True Blue Ultra was held from Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Australind, WA and offered distances of 100km (12 finishers), 75km (4 finishers), 50km (35 finishers), 25km (51 finishers) and 12.5km (48 finishers).

In the Men’s 100km, AUTRA’s Shane Aris secured the top spot, coming in 1^st Male with a time of 9:21:11. Second and 3^rd Male were awarded to Darren Chandler (9:35:41) and Michael Snart (10:47:54).

In the Women’s 100km, Chelsea Toplis took 1^st Female (11:23:50) while AUTRA’s Bianca Harding won 2^nd Female with 11:54:06. Third Female went to Daphne Gibbs.

In the Men’s 75km, Roberts took 1^st Male with 10:45:08).

In the Women’s 75km, AUTRA member Jackie Kellerman won 1^st Female with 6:10:55 and Jana Thompson won 2^nd (8:54:01). AUTRA’s Fee Salmons secured 3^rd Female with a finish time of 12:41:56.

Winners in the Men’s 50km were Steve Spencer (4:03:36), Hendrik Moen (4:15:40) and John Foley (4:30:37).

Winners in the Women’s 50km were Caitlin Hindmarsh (4:46:57), Clare Nyberg 5:08:08) and Neve Lawless (5:51:23).

Congratulations to all our members who raced in the 50km, including Graham Tottey (5:39:13), Alexis Oosterhoff (5:50:22) and Brett Baker (7:19:01).

Top spots for the Men’s 25km went to Aiden Armstead (1:44:48), Michael Kazich (1:48:04) and Stephen Suttie (1:48:05).

Winners in the Women’s 25km were Debbie Donald (1:38:10), Lauren French (1:39:07) and Deirdre McPhee (1:47:58).

In the Men’s 12.5km, winners were named Gareth Morgan (49:06), Trent Siviour (50:10) and Nick Moore (50:53), while in the Women’s 12.5km, they were Lee-Anne Flugel (55:52), Sharon Davis (59:47) and Sandra Siviour (1:01:18).

The full list of results can be viewed here.