AUTRA Race Report 4-8-2026

Rumble In The Jungle, NSW

Rumble In The Jungle was held from 1 August, 2026 in Coffs Harbour, NSW and offered distances of 100km (47 finishers), 50km (101 finishers), 30km (131 finishers), 21km (136 finishers) and 8km (100 finishers).

The winner in the Women’s 100km was AUTRA’s Clare Palmer, who crossed the finish line in 11:43:30. Second and 3^rd positions went to Ray Firth (13:53:11) and Kirrilly Katen (13:57:41) respectively.

In the Men’s 100km, top spots went to Chris Lenkic (9:04:50), Kieran van Bunnik (11:17:10) and Brendon Dean (12:04:26).

In the Women’s 50km, top spots went to Kimberly Opdam (5:24:46), Jalna Clair (5:47:57) and Heather Sills (5:55:39).

Winners in the Men’s 50km were Trent Irwin (4:23:18), Blair McPherson (4:49:50) and Craig Robinson (4:57:53).

Congratulations to our AUTRA members who raced in the 50km, including John Walsh (5:04:54) and Adrian Marchioro (5:50:57).

Winners in the Women’s 30km were Tamara Urquhart (2:34:29), Esther Coenradi (2:43:11) and Laura Burke (2:53:00)

Top spots taken in the Men’s 30km were by Nathan Hewitt (2:16:37), Matthew Whight (2:21:47) and Zachary Calleja (2:37:37).

Congratulations to AUTRA member Olivia Hulbert who finished the 30km in a time of 2:56:31.

Winners in the Women’s 21km were Stephanie Wilton (1:48:11), Mathilde Batallier (1:54:10) and Ursula Adams (1:59:50).

In the Men’s 21km, winners were Toby Duesbury (1:36:06), Mal Donnelly (1:36:59) and Arum Holden (1:37:40).

Winners in the Women’s 8km were Ella Whight (36:18), Imogen Biddle (37:54) and Louisa Whight (38:26).

In the Men’s 8km, top spots went to Braden Lewis (28:42), Cody Murray (30:22) and Bruce Meder (36:36).

The full list of results can be viewed here.

Red’s Backyard Ultra, NSW

Red’s Backyard Ultra was held from Saturday, 1 August at Integral Energy Recreational Park in Kembla Grange, NSW with the backyard format of running 6.7056km laps on the hour, every hour until only person is left standing.

We are still awaiting results.  

Kunanyi Trail Series – Tolosa Half, Tas

The Kunanyi Trail Series – Tolosa Half was held on Sunday, 2 August in Glenorchy, Tas and offered distances of 21km, 10km and 5km.

In the Women’s Tolosa Half 21km, the winners were Maggie Lennox (1:58:35), Kalina Bennett (2:00:53) and AUTRA member Melissa Robertson who crossed the finish line in 2:09:32.

Winners in the Men’s Tolosa Half 21km were Titch Hagger (1:34:42), Markus Kemp Clement (1:39:50) and Alex Hunt (1:40:14).

Top spots in the Women’s Tolosa Quarter 10km were Pippa Wordsmith (1:02:04), Amy Kelley (1:02:17) and Isabelle Warner (1:02:23).

Winners in the Men’s Tolosa Quarter 10km were Nick Beeton (52:32), Fin Fagan (52:57) and Rupert Gill-Sprague (54:07).

In the Women’s Tolosa 5km, the winners were Jess McDonald (27:27), Els De Muynck (21:27) and Alison Sewell (32:33).

In the Men’s Tolosa 5km, top spots went to Henry Reinbach (20:41), Bradley Jones (20:50) and James Sewell (23:16).

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Sri Chinmoy Canberra Trail 100, ACT

The Sri Chinmoy Canberra Trail 100 was held on Sunday, 2 August 2026 around Canberra in the ACT, offering a single distance of 100km (74 finishers).

Results below, as reported on 4 August 2026, are provisional.

The top spot for the Women’s 100km was won by AUTRA’s Cassie Cohen, who crossed the finish line in 10:41:58. Second Female went to Kate Mueck (11:09:20) whilst 3^rd Female was awarded to AUTRA member Lindsay Hamilton, who secured the position in 12:14:18.

Winners in the Men’s 100km were Jack Stratton (9:40:58), Thomas Allen (10:26:34) and Michael Hill (10:31:32).

Congratulations to all our members who raced in the 100km, including Mike Matthews (12:52:32), Felicity Pidgeon Fong (13:11:33), Caroline Hablot (13:18:06), Stephen Bowers (14:35:28), Pam Muston (14:48:05), Debbie Maher (14:59:40), Camilla Arch (15:05:12), Alexandria Tankey (15:39:10), Jasmin Kientzel (15:49:37), Kevin Heaton (16:15:57) and Greg Wallace (16:17:03).

View the full list of results here.