AUTRA Race Report 4-6-2026

AUTRA Race Report 4-6-2026

Kate Dzienis • June 4, 2026
  • Trail Run Australia - Sunshine Coast 24hr Ultra, Qld
  • Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra, Qld
  • Upcoming Events


WEEKLY RACE RECAP FOR 4-6-2026

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 2026 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.


Trail Run Australia – Sunshine Coast 24hr Ultra, Qld

Trail Run Australia – Sunshine Coast 24hr Ultra was held from 30-31 May 2026 at Ewen Maddock Dam in Landsborough, Qld and offers events of 24hr, 10hr, 5hr and 5km.

In the Men’s 24hr, top spots went to Luca Turrini (24 laps/120km), Shane Reid (24 laps/120km) and Michael Ferry (24 laps/120km).

Top spots in the Women’s 24hr were awarded to Darcy Singleton (19 laps/95km), Tanya Mitchell (12 laps/60km) and Tessa McKenzie (10 laps/50km).

Congratulations to our member Cassie Smith who completed 4 laps, or 20km, in the 24hr.  

In the Men’s 10hr, winners were Riccardo Messora (10 laps/50km at 5:22:09), Phil Bayne-Jardine (10 laps/50km at 5:58:04) and Duncan Forsyth (10 laps/50km a 5:58:09).

In the Women’s 10hr, top spots went to Laura Fawcett (10 laps/50km at 6:39:00), Sandy Weier (10 laps/50km at 7:02:07) and Katie Forbes (10 laps/50km at 7:10:00).

In the Men’s 5hr, top spots went to Hamish Boyd (5 laps/25km at 2:11:05), Jaco Britz (5 laps/25km at 2:36:47) and Michael Clifford (5 laps/25km at 3:22:11).

Winners in the Women’s 5hr were Brianna Clark (5 laps/25km at 2:37:22), Olga Cooper (5 laps/25km at 2:41:00) and Jane Trotter (5 laps/25km at 3:07:39).

Find the full list of results here.

Images: Facebook/sourced.

Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra, Qld

The Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra was held from 30 May 2026 at Dead Cow Gully in Qld, providing a last one standing format of 6.7km loops on the house, every hour.

The runner named last one standing at the 2026 edition of the event was Sam Christie, who completed 66 loops, while this year’s assist was Jayden McCormack.

Well done to all who ran at Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra.

Images: Facebook/sourced.

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Benn Coubrough recaps his time at the 2026 Badwater 135.
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August's President's Report with John Claridge.
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Results for 2026 Run Your Backyard, Transcend Ultra, Granite Grit Trail Challenge, Russell Falls Trail Run and K2PD.
By Kate Dzienis August 21, 2026
Results for 2026 Birdy's Backyard, Federation Trail and the Barodorf.
By Jessica Short August 13, 2026
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Benn Coubrough recaps his time at the 2026 Badwater 135.
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Results for 2026 Run Your Backyard, Transcend Ultra, Granite Grit Trail Challenge, Russell Falls Trail Run and K2PD.
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