AUTRA News Report 25-07-2025

Ultra Adelaide, SA

Hosted by Ultra Series SA, Ultra Adelaide was held on Saturday, 12 July in Adelaide and offered distances of 100mi (40 finishers), 100km (45 finishers), 50km (70 finishers), 34km (31 finishers) and 21km (38 finishers).

In the Women’s 100mi, AUTRA member Emma-Rose Maber secured the top spot of 1^st Female with a stellar finish time of 25:05:45. Yuumi Ooi took 2^nd Female with 25:25:32, whilst AUTRA’s Isobel Ross claimed 3^rd Female following a finish of 26:08:51.

In the Men’s 100mi, top spot went to AUTRA’s Thomas White who crossed the finish line in 18:21:52 whilst 2^nd Male was won by AUTRA member Ben Nicholls after he secured his race in a time of 19:44:39. Third Male went to Brodie Hudd (20:46:49).

Congratulations to all our members who completed the 100mi distance at Ultra Adelaide, including Darren Linney (20:56:44) and Adam Darwin (33:51:54).

In the Women’s 100km, top spots went to Kym Carter (14:57:20), Emma Tanzer (15:30:15) and Stephanie Ellis (17:06:04).

In the Men’s 100km, winners were named as Marcus Staker (11:23:31), Marcus Wallis (12:02:49) and Lucas Sanders (12:10:43).

In the Women’s 50km, podium finishes went to Bettina Schels (6:18:52), Riesje Al (6:37:58) and 3^rd Female was awarded to AUTRA’s Amanda Meggison who finished the distance in a time of 7:09:20.

In the Men’s 50km, the top spots went to Dale Eshmade (5:08:16), Scott Lavis (5:27:56) and Oscar Garner (5:31:42).

Congratulationns to our members who finished in the 50km, including Duc Do (8:52:02), Beck Myors (9:01:46) and Kate Corner (10:16:23).

Winners in the Women’s 34km were Jaime Rushbrooke (4:15:19), Soledad Gomez (4:38:10), Nicole Reynolds (4:49:25).

Winners in the Men’s 34km were Mark Hollingsworth (2:57:38), Lawrie Blood (3:14:23) and Jesse Metzer (3:41:18).

In the Women’s 21km top spots went to Anna Pearce (1:36:48), Kate Jackson (1:47:11) and Heather Wain (1:48:01).

In the Men’s 21km, winners were named Jackson Heidenreich (1:34:50), Ben Topping (1:37:40) and Frank Ison (1:38:00).

The full list of results for Ultra Adelaide can be found at MyRaceResult here.

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Wild Dog Backyard, Vic

Wild Dog Backyard, hosted by Ultra Series Australia, was held from 18 July 2025 at Lardner Park in Vic offering runners the opportunity to run 6.7km loops on the hour, every hour until there was only one individual left standing (LOS).

The winner of the 2025 edition with 37 yards (or laps) was AUTRA member Barry Keem, with the Assist going to Jason Rantall.

Congratulations to all our members who ran at Wild Dog Backyard, we will release a report once the full list of results becomes available.

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3M3D, Qld

The 3M3D (3 Marathons in 3 Days) was held from Friday, 18 July in Kuranda, Qld.

In the Men’s 3M3D Grand Slam Marathon 1, top spots were awarded to Oliver Le Grice for 1^st Male (4:40:40), Bradley Miller (4:56:41) for 2^nd and Daniel Hannaford for 3^rd (4:56:41). In the Women’s 3M3D Grand Slam Marathon 1, winners were Rebecca Dale for 1^st Female (5:47:07), Tanya Wehl for 2^nd (6:27:01) and Jenny Duncan 3^rd (7:45:51).

In the Men’s 3M3D Grand Slam Marathon 2, top spots were awarded to Oliver Le Grice for 1^st Male (4:16:18), Bradley Miller (4:29:50) for 2^nd and Daniel Hannaford for 3^rd (4:32:51). In the Women’s 3M3D Grand Slam Marathon 2, winners were Rebecca Dale for 1^st Female (5:15:39), Tanya Wehl for 2^nd (5:59:36) and Sue Meehan for 3^rd (6:49:34).

In the Men’s 3M3D Grand Slam Marathon 3, the podium spots went to Oliver Le Grice for 1^st Male (3:42:59), Daniel Hannaford (3:49:04) and Bradley Miller (3:59:23). In the Women’s 3M3D Grand Slam Marathon 3, winners were Rebecca Dale for 1^st Female (4:45:38), Tanya Wehl for 2^nd (4:54:50) and Sue Meehan for 3^rd (5:50:28).

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Elephant Trail Race, NSW

The Elephant Trail Race was held from 18-20 July 2025 at Cairncross State Forest in Pembroke, NSW and offered a variety of distances for runners of all abilities, including 217km, 160km, 100km, 100km (3 Day Stage), 75km (2 Day Stage), 50km, 25km, 13km, 5km and 2.5km Kids.

We will report on the results when they are made available.

Boyne Valley 50, Qld

The Boyne Valley 50 was held on 19 July, 2025 at Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail in Boyne Valley, Qld and offered distances of 50km (38 finishers), 23km Uphill (13 finishers), 23km Downhill (63 finishers) and 12km (25 finishers).

In the Women’s 50km, the top spot was awarded to AUTRA’s very own Zoe Manning who crossed the finish line in 3:42:44. Second and 3^rd Female were awarded to Helen Rolfe (4:16:55) and Emily Barton (4:49:01).

In the Men’s 50km, podium finishes were awarded to Joshua De Jonckheere (3:50:09), Trent Blinco (4:06:40) and Matthew Nipperess (4:09:26).

Top spots in the Women’s 23km Uphill were Amanda Pizzy (2:04:19), Ceanne Simmons (2:24:57) and Amanda Shipway (2:30:23).

Winners in the Men’s 23km Uphill were Steven Stanhope (1:56:53), Joseph De Jonckheere (2:00:49) and Tony Smith (2:12:56).

Winners in the Women’s 23km Downhill were Carmen Barton (2:01:35), Jackie Horsey (2:02:14) and Margot Manning (2:08:17).

In the Men’s 23km Downhill, 1^st and 2^nd Male went to Jack Smith (1:30:41) and Raymond Edwards (1:42:22). Third Male was awarded to AUTRA member Billy Curtis who finished the adventure in a time of 1:45:34.

In the Women’s 12km winners were Danika Smith (1:04:03), Kara Corbett (1:08:00) and Hannah Donaldson (1:11:35).

In the Men’s 12km, top spots went to Jared Armitage (57:49), Glen Butcher (59:20) and Lindsay Corbett (1:04:15).

The full list of results can be located here on the event’s Webscorer site.

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Backyard Ultra Trial Series – Bendigo, Vic

Hosted by North-Vic Backyard Ultras, the Backyard Ultra Trial Series – Bendigo was held on 20 July 2025 at Big Hill in Vic, and provided an 8hr backyard ultra format.

Fifteen runners completed 8 yards and one completed 7 yards for the Assist. Congratulations to all the athletes who participated.

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