WEEKLY NEWS BRIEF – 27/2/19

Kate Dzienis • February 27, 2019

Delirious W.E.S.T 200 Miler, WA

Australia’s first, and only, point-to-point 200 miler was held last week, the Delirious W.E.S.T with entrants kicking off the adventure on Wednesday, February 20 and finishing the event between Friday, February 22 and Sunday, February 24. Starting in the old settlement town of Northcliffe (348km south of Perth, along the coastline) and runners heading east towards Albany, 28 out of 34 participants completed the event, including runners from Scotland, India, the USA and interstate – all had a 104 hour cut off.

Big efforts by all competitors left spectators, both on the ground and watching on the socials, speechless as they witnessed sheer determination, courage and strength by each competitor.

AURA’s Kay Bretz from Cremorne, NSW took home second male with his time of 68:52, a worthy podium finish considering the difficult terrain which included sand, dunes, and a hot first day.

Melissa Robertson from Long Jetty, NSW claimed second female in 76:39 while Amelia Griffith from Moonee Ponds, Vic took victory for third female in 79:32.

A stellar job by everyone participating, and AURA congratulations all its members for their achievement, including Shane Holstein (79:32), Robert Freitag (83:35), Andrew Hewat (86:39), David Giles (87:17), Glen Smetherham (87:17), George Mihalekellis (95:28), Matt Salinovich (95:28), Glenn Monaghan (100:03), Wayne McMurtrie (100:29) and Harmony Waite (101:15).

The next event on the AURA calendar will be held this weekend – the Lark Hill Dusk to Dawn Ultra on Saturday, March 2 in Port Kennedy, WA.

Pictured: Runners participating in the inaugural Delirious W.E.S.T before the race kicked off. Photograph – Supplied/Facebook.

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AUTRA Race Report 2-11-2026

By Kate Dzienis • November 2, 2026

Illawarra Escarpment Traverse, NSW Kunanyi Trail Series - Cascade Slide, Tas Harry's King of the Hill, Vic Upcoming Events WEEKLY RACE RECAP FOR 2-11-2026 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.