AUTRA News Report 26-08-2025
- Transcend Ultra, WA
- K2PD Ultra Trail Race, Qld
- Russell Falls Trail Run, Tas
- Run The River Half, Qld
- Upcoming Events
WEEKLY NEWS REPORT FOR 26-08-2025
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.
Transcend Ultra, WA
Transcend was held on Saturday, 16 August 2025 and offered 65km (solo and team), 40km (solo and team), 28km and 5km distances for runners through Walyunga National Park to Cobbler Pool in Marangup, WA.
In the Women’s 65km, winners were named Christie Lori (7:41:08), Lauren Marshall (8:10:47) and Andrea Lori (8:15:29).
In the Men’s 65km, top spots were awarded to Michael Dimuantes (6:07:43), Ben Leeson (6:09:49) and Federico Crovara (6:45:12).
Congratulations to all AUTRA members who ran in the 65km, including Josh Tighe (6:51:55), Phil Gore (6:59:16), Jagpawan Singh Dhillon (10:04:21), Kevin Matthews (11:12:03), Alexis Oosterhoff (11:54:57), Glen Smetherham (11:55:15), Harmony Waite (12:14:19) and Kerriann Bresser (12:57:34).
For the Women’s 40km, top spots went to Meluka Bancroft (4:29:57), Elizabeth Gatti (5:09:34) and Anna Massey (5:16:21).
In the Men’s 40km, podium finishes went to Jack Valentine (3:41:15), Will Clifton (4:06:19) and Milan Kucera (4:10:31).
In the Women’s 28km, winners were Petra Jerejian (2:43:22), Marta Mazzetto (3:19:49) and Anna-Lee Martinovich (3:25:48).
Winners in the Men’s 28km were Michael Edgar (2:47:19), Joseph Murphy (2:47:56) and Agustin De Wysiecki (2:53:00)
For the Women’s 5km, top spots went to Evie Garratt (35:20), Lisa Cunningham (35:25) and Harper Shadbolt (36:13).
In the Men’s 5km, podium finishes were awarded to Levi Quinton (25:44), Max Backhouse (34:03) and David Duxbury (36:07).
The full list of results can be viewed here on the event’s results website.
Images: patrick boere, Ingo Burkhardt
K2PD Ultra Trail Race, Qld
The K2PD Ultra Trail Race was held on Sunday, 17 August 2025 with runners racing through the landscapes of tropical North Queensland from Kuranda to Port Douglas.
The event is a 60km distance with options to compete solo or in a relay team.
We are still awaiting official results to become available.
Russell Falls Trail Run, Tas
New to the AUTRA calendar, the Russell Falls Trail Run was held on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Mt Field, Tasmania and provided a 6.2km distance for runners.
AUTRA member David Bailey claimed 1st Male in the Men’s 6.2km, crossing the finish line in 26:21. Second and 3rd Male went to Nick Beeton (28:08) and Anthony Baines (30:15) respectively.
In the Women’s 6.2km, top spots went to Ella Clauson (32:35), Anna Hughes (35:11) and Nika Bennett (38:09).
The full list of results can be located here on the event’s Webscorer page.
Images: Supplied/FB
Run The River Half, Qld
Run The River Half was held on Sunday, 24 August 2025 from Brett’s Wharf Plaza in Brisbane, Qld and featured a number of distances for runners including a Half, 10km, 5km, and 2.2km kids dash.
We are still awaiting results to be made available.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 31 Aug: Murphys Creek Challenge Qld
- 6 Sep: Lighthorse Ultra Perry's Paddock, WA
- 7 Sep: kunanyi Trail Series - Rialannah Mt Nelson Oval Playground, Tas
- 13 Sep: SA Track Ultra SA Athletics Stadium, SA
- 13 Sep: Lap The Valley Backyard Ultra Marathon Boyne Valley Community Centre, Qld
- 13 Sep: Surf Coast Century Anglesea Green, Vic
- 19 Sep: Pilliga Ultra Pilliga Pottery, NS
- 20 Sep: GV Last One Standing Shepparton, Vic
- 20 Sep: Labillardiere Peninsula Trail Run Bruny Island, Tas
- 21 Sep: Great North Walk Trail Running Festival Central Coast, NSW
- 21 Sep: Duval Dam Buster Trail Run Dumaresq Dam Reserve, NSW
- 26 Sep: Southern Sydney Track Ultra (Australian 48hr Track Championships) Campbelltown Sports, NSW
- 27 Sep: Lonely Mountain Ultra (Australian 100km Long Trail Championships) Mt Canobolas, NSW
- 28 Sep: Yurrebilla Ultra Trail Run Belair, SA
- 4 Oct: Garden City Backyard Ultra Toowoomba Showgrounds, Qld
- 4 Oct: LAKES Trail Festival Providence Bay Park, NSW
- 4 Oct: Barkin Mad Ultra Rokeby, Vic
- 5 Oct: Barossa Run Lyndoch, SA
- 5 Oct: Coastal Pathway Ultra Latrobe, Tas
- 5 Oct: Coombabah Trail Run Qld
- 11 Oct: Fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival (Australian 50km Championships) Coolangatta, Qld
- 11 Oct: Hume and Hovell Ultra Henry Angel Trackhead, NSW
- 25 Oct: Heysen 105 Ultra Heysen Trail, SA
- 25 Oct: Bondi to Manly Ultra NSW
- 25 Oct: Smurf's BYU Smithfield MTB Park, Qld
- 25 Oct: Great Ocean Trail Ultra Apollo Bay, Vic
- 25 Oct:
Red's Backyard Ultra Kembla Range, NSW
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