AUTRA Race Report 12-5-2026

DIVERGE Skyruns, Tas

DIVERGE Skyruns was held from 1-3 May, 2026 at Queenstown Station in Tas and offered a number of distances including 50km (58 finishers), 25km (172 finishers), 15km (107 finishers), 10km (32 finishers), 5km and Kids.

In the Men’s 50km, 1^st Male went to Angus Tolson (6:33:56). Second Male was won by AUTRA member Andrew Gaskell who crossed the finish line in 6:51:54. Third went to Alex Hunt (7:09:14).

In the Women’s 50km, 1^st and 2^nd Female wins went to Emma Cook-Clarke (7:28:49) and Julia Farquhar (8:32:55), whilst 3^rd placed Female was won by AUTRA member Alice McGushin who finished in 8:36:51.

Congratulations to all our members who raced in the 50km, including Jin Kato (9:15:58), Simone Brick (10:19:18), Melissa Stewart McSeveny (11:02:30), Christopher Hildrew (11:03:57), David Buxton (11:11:51) and Simon Buckley (11:23:44).

In the Men’s 25km, the top three spots were won by Toby Sparkes (2:37:53), Piotr Babis (2:38:25) and Sam Woolford (2:45:40).

In the Women’s 25km, AUTRA’s Patricia McKibbin secured 1^st Female with a fantastic time of 3:26:00. Second Female went to Isabella Comfort (3:47:05) and 3^rd was won by Alina Rodriguez (3:52:56).  

In the Men’s 15km, winners were named Thomas Murton (1:00:13), Marty Triffett (1:04:15) and Eddy Roccati (1:04:24).

Winners in the Women’s 15km were Dominica Roebuck (1:23:53), Ebonie Zammit (1:24:18) and Louise Plouvier (1:27:24).

In the Men’s 10km, top spots went to Toby Sparkes (44:22), Thomas Murton (46:50), Zachary Harris (49:08).

Winners in the Women’s 10km were Natasha Mapley (1:00:01), Tetiana Drahonchuk (1:05:11) and Molly Gardner (1:08:40).

For the full list of results click through here.

Images: DIVERGE Skyruns/sourced.

Melbourne Frontyard Ultra, Vic

The Melbourne Frontyard Ultra was held on 2 May 2026 in Kew, Vic offering a 6.71km backyard loop format.

The 2026 last one standing winner was Mathieu Dube who completed 73 yards, or 489km.

We will post all our members who raced in the event once those details are made available.

Trail Run Australia - Tomaree, NSW

Trail Run Australia – Tomaree was held on 3 May 2026 in Fingal Bay, NSW and offered distances of 32km (72 finishers), 21km (67 finishers), 12km (68 finishers) and 6km.

In the Women’s 32km, podium winners were Emilie Mendez (3:34:09), Zali Fraser (3:50:20) and Claire Frost (3:51:11).

Winners in the Men’s 32km were Justin Davies (2:41:34), Henry Smith (2:55:22) and Alexander Eadie (2:59:29).

In the Women’s 21km the winners were Rachel Perrins (2:01:15), Abby Murray (2:02:21) and Meleigh Brauer (2:18:28).

In the Men’s 21km, top spots went to Hugh Carwardine (1:39:22), Mitchell Carlson (1:41:35) and Connor McKay (1:49:33).

Winners in the Women’s 12km were Emily Green (1:30:08), Erica Newman (1:30:14) and Anne Lemetter (1:32:40).

Winners in the Men’s 12km were Oscar Mella (1:12:29), Troy Watson (1:16:12) and Matthew Landesmann (1:16:38).

Full list of results can be found here.

Images: in2adventure/sourced.

OMFG Trail Running Festival, WA

The OMFG Trail Running Festival was held on 3 May 2026 at John Forrest National Park in WA, and offered participants distances of 25km, 16km, 10km and 6km.

We are still awaiting official results to come through and will post them as soon as they are made available.

Springsure Mountain Challenge, Qld

The Springsure Mountain Challenge was held on 10 May 2026 in Springsure, Qld and offered various distances including a 32km, 17km, 10km, 5km and 1.6km.

Winners in the Men’s 32km were Corey Kempthorne (2:44), Matt McKenna (2:55) and Thomas Keenan (3:03).

Winners in the Women’s 32km were Michelle Broadfoot (3:04), Jay Gehrels (3:07) and Sammy Hemsley (3:10).

In the Men’s 17km, top spots went to Louis McAfee (1:11), Rory Heron (1:19) and Dan Bottrell (1:21).

Winners in the Women’s 17km were Zoe Hawkins (1:24), Lisa Howard (1:36) and Ashley Purcell (1:38).

In the Men’s 10km, the winners were named as Theo McKenna (47:15), Dan Black (49:34) and Andrew Bedford (50:44), while winners in the Women’s 10km were Olivia Bryson (50:49), River Heumiller (54:55) and Shani Caruana (55:49).

The full list of results can be found on the Springsure Mountain Challenge’s Facebook page.

Images: Springsure Mountain Challenge/Sourced.

Run Narawntapu, Tas

Run Narawntapu was held on 10 May 2026 at Narawntapu National Park in Tas, and offered distances of 52km (31 finishers), 25km and 12km.

Starting off with the Men’s 52km, top spots were won by Thomas Murton (3:41:07), Flynn Austin (4:18:12) and Timothy Walker (4:25:49).

Winners in the Women’s 52km were Annabel De Jong (4:20:54), Mel Clark (4:54:32) and Meg Connolly (5:14:59).

Congratulations to our members who raced in the 52km, including Fergus Edwards (5:12:36) and David Campbell (7:48:18).

In the Men’s 25km, top spots went to Charles Gunn (1:38:57), Will Clarke (1:39:21) and Jack Schouten (1:45:44).

Winners in the Women’s 25km were Rhian Miles (1:56:16), Caitlin Young (1:57:53) and Lauren Overton (1:58:21).

Winners in the Men’s 12km were Oscar Young (47:40), Ben Young (54:02) and Will Ashley-Jones (55:35).

Winners in the Women’s 12km were named Stella Foley (1:01:43), Mon foot (1:04:24) and Kae McIntyre (1:04:25).

The full list of results can be located here.

Images: Run Narawntapu/Sourced.