AUTRA News Report 16-04-2025

Buffalo Stampede Festival, Vic

The Buffalo Stampede Festival was held on the weekend of 28-30 March 2025 in glorious Bright, Vic with options of 100km solo (281 finishers) or relay, 42km (645 finishers), 20km (739 finishers), and 10km distances (504 finishers). Also available to participants was a 72km Grand Slam and 152km Grand Slam.

Kicking off with the 100km Men’s Solo, 1^st Male went to Michael Dunstan (10:29:17) whist 2^nd Male was awarded to AUTRA’s very own Thomas Dade who finished the distance in a fantastic time of 11:07:21. Third Male went to Tyla Windham (11:20:55).

In the 100km Women’s Solo, top spots went to Eszter Csillag (10:51:25), Bridie Temple (12:32:05) and AUTRA member Hannah McRae who crossed the finish line in 12:39:05.

With 281 total finishers in the 100km, congratulations goes out to our members who completed the distance, including Benjamin Butler (11:55:49), Josh Goding (11:58:01), Nigel Hill (12:11:36), Samuel Stow (13:14:57), Kellie Angel (13:15:25), Jordan Maki (13:25:23), Shane Johnstone (13:32:33), Allie Corripio (14:46:44), David Pearce (14:57:16), Nathan Constable (16:39:21), Brad Phillips (17:42:02), Jonathan Ennis-King (21:03:21), Louisa Forrester (21:17:49), Karl Phillips (22:06:37), Kath Judge (22:22:53) and Simon Buckley (23:40:16).

In the Men’s 42km SkyMarathon, AUTRA’s Michael Dimuantes took the top spot of 1^st Male with a finish time of 3:27:45, finishing well ahead of 2^nd Male Jack Brand (3:41:10) and 3^rd Male Gerald MacPherson (3:44:10).

For the Women’s 42km SkyMarathon, AUTRA member Miah Noble surged ahead to claim the top podium spot having crossed the finish line in 4:07:58. Second and 3^rd Female spots went to Sophie Broome (4:11:54) and Julia Anderson (4:13:27).

There were 645 finishers in the 42km SkyMarathon, including AUTRA members Jarrod Owen (3:55:29), Jessica Jason (4:23:47), Francis Collins (4:28:11), Sara Levett (4:30:55), Danni Vanderheul (4:34:26), Melanie Townsend (4:52:24), Kyle Druery (4:56:22), Lauren Rooke (4:58:33), Kerri Clayden (4:59:14) and Sarah Parkins (5:07:03) who finished in the Top 100.

In the Men’s 20km SkyRun, AUTRA’s Charlie Hamilton took 1^st Male with a finish time of 1:41:49. Second and 3^rd Male went to James Barnett (1:41:59) and Andrew Gatenby (1:43:12).

In the Women’s 20km SkyRun, Bridget Lunn took 1^st Female (2:07:43) whilst AUTRA member Demi Caldwell claimed 2^nd Female having finished the distance in 2:08:42. Third Female went to Laura Gillard (2:08:55).

In the Men’s 10km Twilight SkySprint, winners were named Blake Hose (52:56), Iain Best (53:53) and Dan Trevena (55:42); in the Women’s 10km Twilight SkySprint, winners were Sara-Jane Donges (1:00:53), Jessica Ronan (1:02:04) and Belinda Dore (1:02:11).

Moving onto the Men’s 72km Grand Slam, AUTRA’s Jarrod Owen claimed a total of 6:52:59 across three runs to claim 1^st Male. Thomas Sauvaitre took 2^nd (6:58:14) and Alex Bate took 3^rd (7:19:16).

In the Women’s 72km Grand Slam, AUTRA member Lauren Rooke claimed 1^st Female with a total of 8:32:47 across three runs and AUTRA’s Sarah Parkins took 2^nd with a total of 8:58:35. Tegan Porter took 3^rd (9:11:24).

In the Men’s 152km Grand Slam, Jeremy May took 1^st (18:47:39) whilst AUTRA’s Samuel Stow claimed 2^nd across three races with a total of 19:38:17. Tim Woods took 3^rd (20:08:27).

In the Women’s 152km Grand Slam, the winner was Kate MacMunn (25:09:18).

The full list of results for all events can be found at the Buffalo Stampede website here.

Images: Courtesy of Buffalo Stampede/Facebook

Kunanyi Mountain Run, Tas

The kunanyi Mountain Run was held the weekend of 28-30 March 2025 in Wellesley Park in South Hobart, Tasmania and provided distances of 66km Ultra Solo (132 finishers), 46km Alpine Marathon (81 finishers), 25km Mountain Run (328 finishers), 9km Foothills (181 finishers), and a 9km Vertical Downhill as well as kids runs and a cultural walk.

In the Men’s 66km, AUTRA’s very own Ben Burgess took 1^st Male with a fantastic time of 7:08:05, setting a new course record! Congratulations Ben! Second Male was awarded to AUTRA’s Andrew Gaskell who finished the distance in 7:25:24, and 3^rd Male went to Adrian De La Nougerede (8:07:38).

In the Women’s 66km, it was an AUTRA podium standing, with AUTRA’s Nicole Paton claiming the top spot with a time of 8:58:35, member Alice McGushin taking 2^nd Female with a time of 9:01:59, and member Claire O’Brien-Smith claiming 3^rd Female after crossing the finish line in 9:10:54.

There were 132 finishers in the 66km, including AUTRA members George Knight (9:00:07), John Cannell (10:26:46) and Melissa Stewart-McSeveny (12:09:47).  

In the Men’s 46km Alpine Marathon, Piotr Babis took 1^st Male (4:48:03) whilst AUTRA’s Toby Sparkes took 2^nd Male following a finish time of 4:54:13. Tom Goddard took 3^rd Male (5:22:53).

In the Women’s 46km Alpine Marathon, podium spots were awarded to Renae Melnyk (6:33:35), Rachael Norris (6:42:37) and Madeleine Ho (6:48:15).

There were 81 finishers in the 46km Alpine Marathon, including AUTRA’s Ange Harries (7:19:14).  

In the Men’s 25km Mountain Run, Leo Peterson took 1^st Male (2:10:39) and AUTRA’s Toby Lang claimed 2^nd Male with a finish time of 2:20:48. Third Male went to Thomas Banks (2:23:46).

In the Women’s 25km Mountain Run, Katinka Von Elsner-Wellsteed claimed 1^st Female (2:39:00) and Stephanie Auston took 2^nd Female (2:49:44). AUTRA member Simone Brick claimed 3^rd Female with a brilliant finish time of 2:53:17.

In the Men’s 9km Foothills, AUTRA’s David Bailey took 1^st Male, crossing the finish line in 38:14. Second and 3^rd Male spots went to Vinny Ponsonby (41:23) and Sam Cramer (42:46) respectively.

In the Women’s 9km Foothills, winners were named Louisa Cordingley (47:39), Steph Auston (49:18) and Rachel Young (50:28).

The full list of results can be found here.

Images: Calumn hockey

Tamworth Trail blazer, NSW

The Tamworth Trail Blazer was held on Saturday, 30 March at Tamworth Lookout in NSW, and offered participants a choice of distances: 60km (4 finishers), 45km (10 finishers), 30km (14 finishers), 15km (63 finishers) and 10km (21 finishers).

In the Men’s 60km, top spots went to Vince Villarosa (9:53:51), Jeff Robinson (9:57:33) and Conor Noonan (10:25:49).

In the Men’s 45km, winners were named Joseph Mitchell (6:58:38), Bailey Swain (7:49:22) and Sam Dillon (7:51:46).

In the Men’s 30km, the winners were Josh McRae (4:07:26), Amos Vagg (4:23:24) and Hugh Davis (4:47:11); in the Women’s 30km, top spots went to Julia Murphy (4:25:10), Teigan Cummins (5:03:38) and Amanda Kmetyk (5:40:00).

Onto the Men’s 15km where the winners were Douglas Leabon (1:38:39), Daniel Nash (1:43:51) and Reuben Case (1:52:08); in the Women’s 15km, they were Lucy Creer (2:00:23), Caroline Davies (2:07:22) and Gailina Stone (2:16:39).

And in the Men’s 10km event, the podium standings were claimed by Steven Ballantine (1:18:02), Oliver Elson (1:22:08) and Ben Richards (1:46:00); for the Women’s 10km, they were Annabel Duddy (1:36:59), Pia Steers (1:40:34) and Alison Powdrell (1:42:18).

For the full list of results, you can click through here to the results page.

Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival, NSW

The Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival kicked off on Saturday, 5 April at the Lithgow Pony Club in Lithgow, NSW and offered runners distances of 50km (81 finishers), 43km (35 finishers), 30km (70 finishers), 22km (71 finishers), 10km (101 finishers) and 5km (36 finishers).

In the Men’s 50km, podium finishes were awarded to D’Arcy Lunn (4:50:42), Ryan Tomkins (4:55:33) and Mathew Yazbeck (4:55:40.

For the Women’s 50km, top spots went to Anne Hand (5:57:42), Juliette Stubbs (6:13:40) and Madison Scott (7:04:32).

With 81 finishers in the 50km, well done goes out to our members who completed the distance including Benn Coubrough (4:56:42/6^th Male), Rhys Bobyk (5:23:31), William Dixon (6:02:05), Jason Wheeler (6:33:51), James Dennett (6:51:31), Geoffrey Barnes (7:09:15), Miguel Gonzalez (7:38:38), Lisa Sherman (8:10:26) and Shane Kelly (9:12:04).

In the Women’s 43km, AUTRA’s Lou Clifton took out the top spot, with a finish time of 5:05:26. She was followed by Anneli Strutt (5:50:52) and Lesly Jones (6:11:03).

For the Men’s 43km, winners were named Tom Payton (4:10:39), Luke Newcombe (4:37:04) and Hugues De Rockquigny (4:49:26).  

In the Women’s 30km, AUTRA member Greta Truscott secured the top podium finish with a time of 3:21:59. Right behind were Kate Richmond (3:42:56) and Beth Fitzpatrick (3:45:37).

In the Men’s 30km, the winners were Hamish Cunningham (3:17:25), Cameron Luksich (3:18:36) and Matthew Parkhill (3:26:33).

Congratulations to our members who raced in the 30km, including Matt Hickman (4:38:02), Lyndal Maloney (5:10:19) and Skipp Humphreys (5:40:03).

In the Women’s 22km, top spots were awarded to Olivia Winterton (2:44:36), Sophie Lord (2:46:49) and Sam Morison (3:03:08); for the Men’s 22km, the winners were Josh Davies (2:09:51), Rob Lord (2:13:02) and Robert Inshaw (2:17:25).

For the Women’s 10km, winners were Tani Hoffman (1:00:09), Kellie Gibson (1:00:09) and Amelia Peake (1:01:40); in the Men’s 10km, they were Wes Gibson (50:37), Brooklyn Darcy (57:34) and Tom Buchanan (58:41).

In the Women’s 5km, podium spots went to Di Kipp (26:08), Tiffani Dent (33:40) and Madelyn Lemonjian (35:17); for the Men’s 5km, they went to Charley Gibson (20:50), Joey Williams (24:36) and Mark Roebuck (31:38).

The full list of results can be viewed here.

Cairns 50, Qld

The Cairns 50 was held on the weekend of 5-6 April 2025 at Glenoma Park in Brinsmead, Qld and offered distances of 50km (37 finishers), 30km (99 finishers), 10km and 5km.

Winners of the Men’s 50km were Jarrod Ausburn (4:10:55), Jason Marino (4:16:39) and Henry Maddock (4:24:06).

In the Women’s 50km were Akane Goode (4:21:12), Sophie Villani (4:21:53) and Suzanne Rath (4:42:04).

In the Men’s 30km, top spots went to Jake Nolan (2:03:10), Jordan Wills (2:08:54) and Bryan O’Mahony 2:14:48).

In the Women’s 30km, winners were Nadine Hunt (2:17:16), Kate Wheaton (2:22:21) and Hannah Mendes (2:23:13).

For the Women’s 10km, they were Izzy Dix (39:07), Erika Koelman (41:11) and Sandy Achterberg (42:37).

In the Men’s 10km, the winners were named Kurt Hodgman (39:50), Leo Schoepflin (40:10) and Steve Doorne (40:30).

The full list of results are available here.

Images: courtesy of Cairns 50

3 Valleys Runningworks Ultra, WA

The 3 Valleys RunningWorks Ultra was held on Sunday, 6 April at the Bickley Outdoor Recreation Camp in WA and provided runners with distance options of 50km Solo (25 finishers), 50km Relay, 25km (59 finishers) and 10km.

In the Men’s 50km Solo, the winners were named Luke Hutcheson (4:57:34), Brian Madigan (5:22:12) and Dominic Mattes (5:39:30).

In the Women’s 50km Solo, podium spots were awarded to Beth Jones (6:25:00), Lauren Bultitude-Paull (6:35:17) and Danielle Halliday (6:37:49).

In the Women’s 25km, the winners were Kelly Guest (3:00:11), Molly Ball (3:10:16) and Jo Scott (3:22:48).

In the Men’s 25km, they were Carl Harrison (2:05:33), Pearce Brezmen (2:07:29) and Christian Steyn (2:24:59).

Well done to AUTRA member Jason Simpson who ran in the 25km and finished in 4:26:44.

The winners in the Women’s 10km were Ebony Regan (1:00:17), Georgie Smith (1:00:24) and Shontelle Drury (1:10:15), whilst in the Men’s 10km they were Ronan Phillips Johns (46:41), Levi Quinton (52:38) and Florian Dupland (57:08).

The full list of results can be viewed here.

Images: Jeff Gotcha Photography

Delirious West 100 & 200 Miler, WA

The Delirious WEST 100 & 200 Miler was held along the Bibbulmun Track, from Northcliffe to Albany in WA, kicking off last Wednesday, 8 April and finishing up Sunday, 13 April 2025.

As the race directors and organise do their closeout process, the results will come through shortly and as soon as they do, we will have those uploaded for our next report.

Gil’s Galavant BYU, Qld

Gils’ Galavant BYU was held from Saturday, 12 April through to Sunday, 13 April 2025, offering runners a chance to race in a Last One Standing backyarder at Treville Downs in Wallumbilla, Qld.

The LOS was Samuel Christie who completed 29 laps of the 6.7km loop course, while the Assist, Mick Esdale, totalled 28 laps.

There were 57 runners at the event who participated, including our members Robert Ormsby (20 laps), Kevin McCann (16 laps), Mindy Durdin (13 laps), John Hughes (6 laps).

Images: Courtesy of Gil's Galavant Backyard/Facebook

Five Peaks Trail Running Festival (Australian Short Course Championships), SA

The Five Peaks Running Festival was held on Sunday, 13 April 2025 through the Adelaide Hills, SA and also doubled up as the Australian Short Course (58km) Championships.

**** With regards to the Australian Short Course (58km) Championships, a reminder that winners – podium positions in both the Men’s and Women’s divisions – do not need to be financial AUTRA members. They simply need to win 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd to be recognised as Championship winners by AUTRA, however they must be Australian citizens. ****

On offer at Five Peaks for runners were 58km (159 finishers), 26km (132 finishers), 17km and 10km.

In the Men’s 58km & Championships, AUTRA’s Vlad Ixel took the top spot, claiming 1^st Male in a time of 5:10:25. AUTRA member Toby Sparkes took 2^nd Male after crossing the finish line in 5:31:19, and Scott Cameron took 3^rd Male (5:55:54).

In the Women’s 58km & Championships, Lauren Mellett won 1^st Female (6:07:56) and Ruth Eagles took 2^nd (6:44:51). AUTRA member Lauren Rooke claimed 3^rd Female, totalling a time of 6:54:18 when she crossed the finish line.

Congratulations to all 159 runners who completed the 58km, including our AUTRA members Nick Muxlow (6:15:35/4^th Male), Robyn Hansen (8:45:33), Darren Linney (8:57:43), Amanda Meggison (10:08:14) and Peter Goss (10:34:43).

In the Men’s 26km, AUTRA’s David Bailey took 1^st Male with a finish time of 2:12:20. Second and 3^rd Male were awarded to Benjamin Kling (2:26:16) and Scott Ranford (2:40:39).

In the Women’s 26km, AUTRA member Danni Vanderheul claimed 1^st Female after crossing the finish line in 2:40:02. Second and 3^rd Female positions were awarded to Bruna Lanzoni (2:44:38) and Tallia Dawood (3:00:17).

In the Men’s 17km, AUTRA’s Sam Willis led the way and claimed 1^st Male with a finish time of 1:34:51. Second Male went to Harry Dickinson (1:44:00) and 3^rd Male was awarded to Boris Feklistov (1:47:53).

In the Women’s 17km, top spots went to Micarla Sexton (1:36:32), Vanesa Tomatis (1:53:47) and Michelle Molan (2:06:19).

For the Men’s 10km, winners were Oliver Sparkes (52:11), Taylor Ho (52:11) and Joao Vitor Dos Santos Oliveira (1:01:16); in the Women’s 10km, they were Emma Brown (1:15:13), Elena Alchin (1:20:03) and Sarah Gilbert (1:21:14).

The full list of results can be located here.

Images: Courtesy of Five Peaks Trail Running Festival

Coombabah Trail Run, Qld

Coombabah Trail Run was originally rescheduled from 9 March 2025 to Sunday, 13 April at Coombabah Lakes Conservation Area with options of a 12.5km and a 5.5km.

In the 12.5km, 1^st Place went to Jared Killick (56.11), 2^nd to Andres Luna (59:45), and 3^rd to Shelly Hughes (1:00:01).

The winners in the 5.5km were Jared Freeman (26:37) in 1^st Place, Greg Parker (28:21) in 2^nd Place, and You Jie Huang (29:16) in 3^rd Place.

Images: Courtesy of Coombabah Trail Run/Facebook