AUTRA News Report 20-11-2025

Kunanyi Trail Series – Knockers, Tas

The Kunanyi Trail Series – Knockers was held in West Hobart, Tasmania on Saturday, 1 November and offered an Afternoon Run starting 6pm and a Night Run from 9pm – both offered distances of 12km (Enduro) and 4km (Sport).

In the Afternoon Men’s 12km, top spot went to AUTRA’s Andrew Gaskell who secured the win in 52:54, and 2^nd Male was awarded to AUTRA’s David Bailey who crossed the finish line in 53:44. Luke Budd took 3^rd with 54:58.

Winners in the Afternoon Women’s 12km were Maggie Lennox (1:01:49), Grace Lennox (1:05:16) and Bella Connelly (1:08:39).

In the Afternoon Men’s 4km, winners were named Christopher Sullivan (18:20), Michael Smith (18:47) and Henry Knight (19:10), whilst for the Afternoon Women’s 4km, they were Katie Rau (21:59), Jess McDonald (24:39) and Amelie Fee (25:02).

In the Night Men’s 12km, podium finishes went to Sam Cramer (58:34), Ole Rieke (1:00:37) and Aled Vince (1:01:44), whilst for the Night Women’s 12km there was one competitor, with Rachel Misna (1:12:34) claiming 1^st Female.

Winners in the Night Men’s 4km were Henry Knight (22:05), James Browne (23:42) and Anton Steketee (27:41); winners in the Night Women’s 4km were Josie Fitzgerald (33:09), Carolyn Aubrey (33:16) and Berrima Reading (36:20).

Full results of the event’s races can be found here.

Images: Kunanyi Trail Series - Knockers/Facebook.

Grampians Peaks Trail 100 Miler (2025 Australian 100 Miler Championships), Vic

The highly anticipated GPT100 kicked off on 6 November 2025 and went through until 9 November at Grampians National Park in Vic. On offer for runners are distances of 100mi in varying programs (solo – 100 finishers, pairs, team relay) and a 50km (263 finishers).

It was also this year’s chosen event for the 2025 Australian 100 Mile Championships.   

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.

In the Men’s 100mi event, 1^st Male was awarded to Caleb Olson (21:19:41), whilst 2^nd went to AUTRA’s George Knight who finished in 23:16:07 and 3^rd was awarded to Steve Miller (23:41:22).

However, as Caleb Olson is a US citizen, George Knight took out the top spot for the Australian 100 Miler Championships, and Steve Miller claimed 2^nd Male. AUTRA’s Thomas Dade took the 3^rd Male spot, following a finish time of 24:43:38.

In the Women’s 100mi, Man Yee Cheung secured a new course record with a finish time of 27:58:45. AUTRA’s Nicole Paton won 2^nd Female with 29:12:31, and AUTRA member Lou Clifton took 3^rd with 30:24:28.

Because Man Yee Cheung is a Hong Kong citizen, the winner of the Australian 100 Miler Championships is Nicole Paton, followed by Lou Clifton. Ruth Eagles claimed 3^rd Female, with 32:02:17.

Congratulations to all our members who ran in the GPT100, including Chris McAuliffe (25:00:48), Shane Johnstone (28:50:46), Ryan Lowe (30:24:28), Simon Wildes (36:35:55), Meredith Quinlan (38:22:53) and Peter Goss (49:50:19).

In the Men’s 50km, top spots went to Peter Frano (4:29:22), Dan Jones (4:31:56) and Ricardo Cherta Ballester (4:32:34).

In the Women’s 50km, winners were named Fuzhao Xiang (5:05:59), Lucy Bartholomew (5:15:46) and Maggie Lennox (5:40:17).

Congratulations to all our AUTRA members who ran in the 50km distance, including Melanie Townsend (6:10:43), Dan Broadbridge (6:56:31), Nichole McKilliam (7:02:08), Katherine Watson (9:10:30), Tamzin France (9:15:51), Phil Lamb (9:19:28), Michael Constable (9:50:49) and Kath Judge (12:22:58).

You can view the full list of results here.

Images: GPT100 Photographers/Facebook.

Feral Pig Ultra, WA

The Feral Pig Ultra was held from 8-9 November 2025 throughout Mundaring, WA and offered distances of 100mi (37 finishers), 100km (34 finishers), 50mi (27 finishers), 50km (127 finishers), 23km and a Kids 5km.

In the Women’s 100mi, podium finishes were awarded to Hester Naude (27:34:00), Chelsea Toplis (31:32:21) and Karen Hayward (34:33:55).

Winners in the Men’s 100mi were Ethan Stirrat (20:08:26), Yannick Delattre (22:53:11) and Edwyn Swain (23:36:34).

Congratulations to all our members who finished in the 100mi, including Shane Aris (4^th Male/23:46:07), Simon Bennett (23:54:56), Jagpawan Singh Dhillon (28:37:40), Kevin Matthews (30:31:55), Andy Thompson (30:31:55), David Martin (37:19:41), Matthew Lambert (38:22:18), Sue Robertson (38:40:50), Bianca Harding (38:40:51) and John Herzfeld (39:23:35).

In the Women’s 100km, top spots went to Victoria Hunn (13:17:17), Dionette Sakova (15:38:42) and Jaime Stevens (16:50:22).

Winners in the Men’s 100km were Ben Leeson (10:35:35), Andrew Walker (12:50:01) and Daniel Andrew (13:36:25).

Congratulations to our AUTRA members who completed the 100km, including Andrew Nugteren (21:46:17), Del Thompson (22:07:50), Graeme Boulton (26:05:06) and Greg Benn (26:45:43).

Onto the Women’s 50mi, and the winners were Casey Edlington (12:19:50), Jaymee-Lee Quarmby (13:08:47) and Jess Krempp (14:48:56).

In the Men’s 50mi, top spots went to Jak Barnes (10:03:23), Chris Knuckey (10:13:13) and Jess King (10:51:30).

Winners in the Women’s 50km were Allira Hanczakowski (6:12:13), Isabel Traill (6:26:05) and Christene Oosthuizen (7:09:28).

In the Men’s 50km, 1^st Male went to Brett Johnson (4:55:20) whilst 2^nd was awarded to AUTRA’s Shaun Hall who secured the title with a finish time of 4:56:14. Malachy Kirwan took 3^rd (5:34:52).

Well done to all our members who completed the 50km, including Ben Wilson (8:05:10), Georgia Snowball (9:57:13), Ariane Lefevre (10:16:03), Diane Breant (12:24:59) and Julia Mackay-Koelen (13:14:53).

Winners in the Women’s 23km were Pippa Anderson (2:39:21), Lana King (2:40:41) and Grace Lamont (2:45:12) and winners in the Men’s 23km were Zac Thomas (2:00:06), Reed Troup (2:01:54) and Alan Biletic (2:04:08).

The full list of results can be found here.

Images: Ultra Series WA Photographers/Facebook.

Coast to Kosciuszko, NSW

Coast to Kosciuszko, also known as Coast to Kosci, was held last week from Friday, 14 November, offering a 240km ultra distance for Australia’s experienced endurance racers. Starting at Twofold Bay near Eden in southern NSW, the event finishes at Charlotte Pass after a summit on Mt Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest point.

This race has an application process and very specific qualifying criteria.

First Female to cross the finish line this year was AUTRA’s Liv Compton, and the 1^st Male was AUTRA member Ben Wilson who finished in 26:25:02.

Please note we are awaiting for a list of official results. There were a number of AUTRA members who raced this year, and we will have those results to you as soon as they become available.

Images: Nathan Damcevski.

Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race, WA

The Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race was held from 14-16 November in Denmark, in great southern WA, and offered distances of 39km, 35km, 33km, 24km, 21km and 17km. The event is a three day-trail running stage race for solo runners along the Bibbulmun Track and is suited for runners of all abilities.

Winners for the Women’s 35km (Day 1 Long Course) were Mimi McIntosh (3:44:56), Lorna Bade (4:16:36) and AUTRA’s Noemi Bangel who claimed 3^rd Female with a time of 4:30:45.

In the Men’s 35km (Day 1 Long Course) podium finishes went to Daniel Hutchins (3:35:45), Geordie James (3:36:05) and Justin Mulhair (3:37:05).

Women’s 17km (Day 1 Short Course) winners were Leonie Bradfield (1:56:29), Britt Caling (2:02:29) and Alex Van Heerden (2:05:40), whilst top spots for the Men’s 17km (Day 1 Short Course) were Tom Harding (1:39:36), Anthony Thomas (1:39:52) and Shannan Dixon (1:41:14).

Winners for the Women’s 33km (Day 2 Long Course) were Mimi McIntosh (3:20:35), Lorna Bade (3:48:43) and Carolline Knight (3:53:30); winners for the Men’s 33km (Day 2 Long Course) were named Daniel Hutchins (3:11:59), Geordie James (3:15:55) and Justin Mulhair (3:17:23).

In the Women’s 24km (Day 2 Short Course) top spots went to Alex Van Heerden (2:32:00), Leonie Bradfield (2:33:02) and Kate Robertson (2:42:34), and in the Men’s 24km (Day 2 Short Course) they were Tom Harding (2:15:06), Anthony Thomas (2:16:14) and Shannan Dixon (2:20:41).

On the last day of running, winners in the Women’s 39km (Day 3 Long Course) were Mimi McIntosh (4:35:51), Caroline Knight (4:40:36) and Lorna Bade (4:40:58). Winners in the Men’s 39km (Day 3 Long Course) were Daniel Hutchins (3:52:34), Geordie James (4:13:46) and Alan Williams (4:19:45).  

Moving onto the Women’s 21km (Day 3 Short Course) winners, they were Leonie Bradfield (2:12:33), Helen Taylor (2:21:40) and Emily Jackson (2:21:55). Winners in the Men’s 21km (Day 3 Short Course) were Seymour Clifford (2:01:18), Tom Harding (2:03:47) and Shannan Dixon (2:07:59).  

Having three days of running means there’s always a Grand Champion.

The Women’s Grand Champion for the Long Course was Mimi McIntosh (11:41:23). She was followed by Lorna Bade (12:46:17) and Caroline Knight (13:06:03).

The Men’s Grand Champion for the Long Course was Daniel Hutchins (10:40:19). He was followed by Geordie James (11:05:48) and Alan Williams (11:22:56).

The Short Course Women’s Grand Champion was Leonie Bradfield (6:42:04), who was followed by Alex Van Heerden (6:59:43) and Helen Taylor (7:15:26).
The Short Course Men’s Grand Champion was named Tom Harding (5:58:29), who was closely followed by Anthony Thomas (6:06:52) and Shannan Dixon (6:09:54).

The full list of results for the Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race can be located here.

Images: Rapid Ascent Photographers/Facebook.

Stromlo Running Festival, ACT

The Stromlo Running Festival was held from 15-16 November at Stromlo Forest Park in the ACT, and provided distances of 42.2km (196 finishers), 30km, 15km, 10km, 5km and a 2.5km kids race.

In the Men’s Marathon, 1^st Male was awarded to Michael Daly (3:10:36) and 2^nd Male went to AUTRA’s Andrew McConnell who secured his title with a finish time of 3:12:06. Third was won by Jordan Cowley (3:18:17).

Winners in the Women’s Marathon were Olivia Martin (4:06:21), Joasia Zakrzewski (4:07:02) and Lizzy Mee (4:17:20).

In the Men’s 30km, top spots went to Jonathon Gillard (2:12:03), Jordan Dennis (2:20:20) and Joe Erskine (2:25:16).

For the Women’s 30km, 1^st and 2^nd went to Emily Brichacek (2:21:02) and Cherie Croft (2:31:26) respectively. AUTRA’s Anne-Marie Cook took 3^rd Female with a fantastic time of 2:32:35.

Podium finishes in the Men’s 15km were Patrick Clark (59:13), Alex Bate (1:00:40) and Matt Lewis (1:03:34) while in the Women’s 15km, winners were Claire Rayner (1:09:55), Sarah King (1:14:52) and Fleur Flanery (1:18:40).

Winners in the Men’s 10km were Kiernan Stephenson (40:57), Jordan Gradden (42:07) and Richard Jones (42:39). Winners in the Women’s 10km were Sarah King (46:10), Lulu Green (46:49) and Kylie Whiteley (48:45).

Onto the Men’s 5km, and top spots were awarded to Trevor Spencer (17:45), Tyler Farlow (18:07) and Kyle Munro (18:32). In the Women’s 5km, the winners were Raiye Habtemariam (22:23), Heidi Farlow (22:28) and Annabel Bathgate (24:24).

You can access the full list of results here.

Anne-Marie Cook and Andrew McConnell. Images: Stromlo Running Festival/Supplied.