WEEKLY NEWS REPORT 19-1-2021

Kate Dzienis • January 19, 2021

Run to Wynn, SA
Sun Run, SA
Two Bays Trail Run, Vic

Run to Wynn
Hosted by GoodRunnings, Run to Wynn was held on January 10 in the scenic area of Tea Tree Gully. Consisting of a 10km out-and-back loop along the Dry Creek corridor from Wynn Vale Dam onwards, runners were offered a variety of distances, including an ultra distance of 50km.

Two competitors raced in the 50km – Dave Brown claiming 1st Male and Dylan Maude claiming 2nd.

Sun Run
The GoodRunnings’ Sun Run was held on Saturday, 16 January along the Torrens River, north of Adelaide. The course was a 7.5km loop along the river, with all distances more than 7.5km planned as multiple loops.

Race options included 1km, 2.5km, 5km, 7.5km, 10km, 15km, half marathon, 30km, full marathon, and two ultra distances – 50km and 60km.

There were no participants in the latter two.

Two Bays Trail Run
The highly anticipated Two Bays Trail Run was held on Sunday, 17 January and saw a total of 269 runners crossing the finish line.

Podium finishers in the 56km for the men were Matthew Whittaker (4:07:21), Travis Boyle (4:26:20) and Zachary Beasley (4:35:34).

For the women’s 56km top spots went to Tegan Geall (5:15:53), Caroline Bertrand (5:19:13) and AURA’s very own Amelia Griffith from Watsonia, Vic who took 3rd Female (and 1st in W40-49) with a time of 5:24:14. Keep an eye out for her race report coming up in January’s Ultramag.

Congratulations to all our AURA members who raced at Two Bays including Mak Sawa (5:33:43), Stuart Hughes(5:37:28), Jonathan Ennis-King (5:43:32), Steven O’Connell (5:47:22), Darian Cairns-Cowan (6:27:32), Karen Mickle (7:05:26) and Mathew Schubert (7:33:36).

Coming up
The Australia Day Ultra will be held on 23 January along the Australind Foreshore in WA, 160km south of Perth. The event sees runners on an out-and-back course known to be flat and fast – the perfect place to set a PB. Distances offered include a 100km, 75km, 50km and 25km.

The Sandman 50 will also be held in WA the weekend of 30 January, in Dunsborough. Offering a 50km distance from Old Dunsborough boat ramp to Busselton Jetty and back, participants race along the beach.

Pictured: Women’s podium finishers in the Two Bays Trail Run 56km Tegan Geall, Caroline Bertrand and AURA’s Amelia Griffith (right). Photograph – Facebook/Supplied.

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AUTRA Race Report 30-3-2026

By Kate Dzienis • March 30, 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.