Weekly News Report 16-12-2024

ULTRA-TRAIL KOSCIUSZKO BY UTMB (NSW)

Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by UTMB was held from 28-30 November 2024 among alpine meadows and granite outcrops in the Snowy Mountains, and offered distances of 100mi, 100km (582 finishers), 50km (949 finishers) and 20km – something for everyone.

In the Women’s 100mi, top spots went to Sabrina Stanley (19:33:59), Stephanie Auston (21:02:48) and Emily Gilmour-Walsh (23:10:06). In the Men’s 100mi, podium finishes went to Sam Harvey (16:38:59), Luke Nichols (19:06:29) and AUTRA’s very own Nigel Hill from Vic who secured 3^rd Male with a time of 19:32:34.

Please see the full list of results here for the miler.

In the Women’s 100km, winners were named Abby Hall (10:43:24), Juliette Soule (11:15:33) and Buha Bali (12:52:42); in the Men’s 100km, they were Quinton Gill (10:10:41), Matt Gore (10:30:30) and Josh Chugg (10:36:19).

A big well done goes out to all our members who ran the 100km. Those who finished in the Top 100 include: Andy McConnell (10:48:22/4^th Male), Mitchell Crook (11:56:13), Ben Foessel (14:03:15), Kasimir Gregory (14:40:05), Andrew Jackson (15:04:32) and James Hewat (15:20:28).

Top spots in the Women’s 50km were Kate Avery (4:43:53), Kimber Mattox (4:51:08) and Vilde Moser (5:00:19), whilst winners in the Men’s 50km were Tait Hearps (4:10:06), Ben St Lawrence (4:11:10) and Tom Driscoll (4:21:07).

Congratulations to all our AUTRA members who ran in the 50km, including those who finished in the Top 100: William O’Mealley (4:22:58/4^th Male), Grant Brisbin (4:41:05), Ellen Bradley (5:23:10), Matt Blundell (5:26:24), John Claridge (5:30:37), Kerry Clayden (6:04:50),

In the Women’s 30km, AUTRA member Jessica Jason from WA claimed 1^st Female with a fantastic time of 2:40:26, congratulations! A pretty good distance ahead of 2^nd Placer Patricia McKibbin (2:47:16) and 3^rd Female Laura Gillard (2:54:20).

In the Men’s 30km, top spots went to Henry Hugman (2:27:47), Patrick Clark (2:35:15) and Tim Goddard (2:36:25).

For the full list of results for all distances, click through here.

Images: Facebook/Supplied.

Bruny Island 64k Ultra (Tas)

The Bruny Island 64k Ultra was held on 30 November 2024 on Bruny Island, and offered runners a chance to run across the entire island in either teams or solo.

In the Women’s 64km Solo (24 finishers), top spots were awarded to Grace Tame (4:51:52), Molly Haas (5:37:28) and Victoria Van de Stadt (5:47:21).

In the Men’s 64km Solo (64 finishers) 1^st Male was won by Brad Tennick (4:03:32) and 2^nd Male was claimed by AUTRA’s own Luke Budd from Tas who crossed the finish line in 4:36:16. Third went to Chris Lewinski (4:44:04).

Congratulations to AUTRA’s Theresa Harrex who finished the distance in 9:33:51.

To view the full list of results, head to the event’s Facebook page Bruny Island Ultra.

Image: Facebook.

Dusk to Dawn, SA

Dusk to Dawn was held on 30 November in Glenelg North, SA offering a time-based ultra on a 2.5km loop along the river, with participants turned around every 3 hours. On offer was a 6hr and a 12hr.

In the Women’s 6hr, 1^st Female was won by AUTRA’s Amy Goodridge from SA who completed a total of 53.866km, well done Amy! Second Female went to Georgia Lawrie with 46.163km.

In the Men’s 6hr, 1^st Male went to Kristian Nesbitt (60.760km) whilst 2^nd Male was awarded to AUTRA’s Geoffrey Langhans from SA who secured himself a total of 56.203km. Third went to Jason Dew (53.061km).

In the Women’s 12hr, top spots were won by Cheryl Kiernan (101.520km), Kelsa Reign (89.762km) and Renee Butler (58.986km).

In the Men’s 12hr, 1^st Male was won by AUTRA’s Jake Veide from SA who completed a total distance of 120.538km, congratulations! Second and 3^rd Male were awarded to Jason Cafey (105.150km) and David Patterson (103.087km).

Well done to all our members who ran in the 12hr, including Gerardo Guerrero Ruiz (90.001km) and Mel Knowles (35.924km).

The full list of results can be found on the GoodRunnings’ Events Pages via their Facebook Page.

fisiocrem gc50 run festival (2024 australian 50km championships) (Qld)

The fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival was held on Sunday, 24 November 2024 in Coolangatta, Qld and also doubled up as the 2024 Australian 50km Championships.

With regards to the Australian 50km 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.

In the Men’s 50km, the winners were Matt Cooper (3:16:42), Eddie Keogh (3:21:10) and Ben MacCron (3:22:26).

In the Women’s 50km, 1^st and 2^nd Female were won by Maddyson Mallet (3:35:37) and Sonja Jansen (3:44:26) respectively. AUTRA’s Kyoko Miura from Qld claimed 3^rd Female with a time of 3:47:49, congratulations Kyoko on your Championship placing.

Congratulations to all our AUTRA members who ran in the 50km, including Michael Combe (3:45:50), Michael Griffin (3:59:49), Adam Taylor (4:13:34) and Jennifer Kellett (4:15:16) who all finished in the top 100.

The full list of results can be viewed here.