National Championship Events for 2026
September 30, 2025
AUTRA are excited to announce our national championship events for 2026!
Our National Championships are annual events over various times, surfaces and distances. They provide a clear opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to:
- Runners - to support their journey, respect their effort, and build a clear pathway to compete, develop and thrive.
- Race Directors - to champion their work, listen to their feedback, and offer practical support without red tape.
- Volunteers - to acknowledge their service, celebrate their stories, and create ways for them to grow with us.
- The Trail - to protect it, promote stewardship, and ensure every decision respects the land we run on.
We received an unprecedented list of applications this year and we thank all Race Directors and event organisers for their interest in hosting a National Championship in 2026. The committee had some extremely hard choices to make as all events are worthy of hosting.
We are looking forward to a great year ahead of running!
So without further ado, the events selected to host a National Championship 2026 event as follows:
australian Short Course Trail (30km-60km) championships
trail run australia snowy mountains, nsw
22 February 2026
australian Long Course Trail (60km-100km) championships
BUFFALO Stampede festival, vic
27-29 March 2026
australian 100 MIle Trail championships
gpt100 miler, vic
date tbc
Australian 100km Road Championships
Sri Chinoy 100km Road Relay and Solo Run, ACT
21 February 2026
Australian 50km Road Championships
GC50 Run Festival, Qld
Date TBC
Australian 24 Hour Track Championships
Southern Sydney Track Ultra, NSW
Date TBC
Australian 6 Day Championships
Australian 6 Day Ultra Marathon Festival, SA
27 September 2026
AUTRA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday 15 April 2026
Kunanyi Mountain Run, Tas Buffalo Stampede Festival (Australian Long Trail Championships), Vic Cairns 50, Qld Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival, NSW Southern Cross 24 Hour, SA Upcoming Events WEEKLY RACE RECAP FOR 30-3-2026 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.
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AUTRA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday 15 April 2026
Kunanyi Mountain Run, Tas Buffalo Stampede Festival (Australian Long Trail Championships), Vic Cairns 50, Qld Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival, NSW Southern Cross 24 Hour, SA Upcoming Events WEEKLY RACE RECAP FOR 30-3-2026 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.
Read all about Zachary Harris's Gone Nuts 2026 race!
