Weekly News Report 27-11-2024

GSER (VIC)

The GSER (Great Southern Endurance Run) was held 16-17 November 2024 near the Mt Hotham Alpine Resort in Vic, and offered runners distances of 50mi Solo (51 finishers), 50mi Relay, 56km (69 finishers), 28km (117 finishers), and 14km (52 finishers) along the Australian Alps Walking Track and within the Victorian Alpine National Park and Hotham Resort boundaries.

In the Men’s 50mi Solo, 1^st Male went to Julian Schulz (10:45:50) and 2^nd Male went to Luke Barrett (10:52:54). Third Male was won by AUTRA’s Francis Collins from Vic who crossed the finish line in 10:57:10, congratulations Francis!  

In the Women’s 50mi Solo, top spots went to Marijke Walshe (12:36:06), Grace Wellington (13:38:20) and Nicola McCreesh (15:21:01).

Congratulations to all our members who raced in the 50mi Solo, including Shiree Yap (16:20:58), Louisa Forrester (17:14:46), Aline Archambeau (18:21:47) and Fiona Hewson (21:57:39).

Well done to AUTRA’s Tom Dade from Vic who took 1^st Male in the Men’s 56km, finishing the distance in a speedy 6:45:56. Second and 3^rd Male were won by Mitchell Thornton (7:14:55) and Jake Watson (8:16:38) respectively.

Congratulations also to AUTRA’s Miah Noble, who claimed 1^st Female in the Women’s 56km with a great result of 7:06:56. Second and 3^rd Female positions were won by Sarah Tapp (7:50:25) and Sarah Jackson (7:58:54).

Big congrats to our AUTRA members who also finished the 56km, including Rebekah Middleton (9:13:46), Mark Middleton (11:05:32), Simon Buckley (11:46:37) and Julie Azzopardi (12:45:04).

In the Women’s 28km, 1^st Female went to India Taylor (3:56:03) whilst 2^nd Female was claimed by AUTRA’s Lisa Krummer from NSW who took the silver spot with a great result of 3:59:41.  

Winners in the Men’s 28km were named Iain Best (2:39:57), Jonathan Fearn (3:15:03) and Sav Mavrofridis (3:23:06).

For the Women’s 14km, top spots went to Catherine Simmons (2:11:39), Honor Murison (2:12:37) and Eleanor Chlebna (2:13:32); in the Men’s 14km, winners were Patrick Devlin (2:08:09), Mathew Pearson (2:10:14) and Stuart Goble (2:15:29).

The full list of results can be found here.

Grampians Peaks Trail 100 Miler (Vic)

The GPT 100 Miler was held at the weekend, from 21-24 November 2024, in Gariwerd (Grampians National Park) along the Grampians Peaks Trail in Victoria, offering distances of 100mi and 50km.

With an unexpected cancellation of the race due to weather conditions, with the race being stopped short of Dunkeld for the miler, the podium reflects the race at the time it was stopped, as announced by race directors.

In the Women’s 100 Miler, Lucy Bartholomew was leading the way when the race stopped; she was at Cassidy’s Gap Aid Station and was awarded 1^st Female. AUTRA’s Lou Clifton from NSW made it to Jimmy Creek Aid Station from NSW was given 2^nd Female and Felicity Pidgeon Fong took 3^rd Female when she was stopped at Jimmy Creek Aid Station also.

For the Men’s 100 Miler, Sange Sherpa made it to Bainggug Carpark Aid Station to be given title of 1^st Male, whilst AUTRA’s Ben Burgess from Vic was given 2^nd Male after making it to Cassidy’s Gap Aid Station. Justin Dyer claimed 3^rd Male, also stopping at Cassidy’s Gap Aid Station.

Well done to our members who raced at the GPT100 Miler but had to stop at their respective aid stations, including Chris McAuliffe (Griffin Fireline Aid Station), Shane Johnstone (Yarram Gap Aid Station), Keelan Birch (Jimmy Creek Aid Station), Chris Dixon (Mt William Aid Station), Louisa Forrester (Mt William Aid Station), Scott Heckmann (Mt William Aid Station), Greg Kew (Mt William Aid Station) and Peter Goss (Mt William Aid Station).

In the Women’s 100 Miler Stage Race, top spots went to Ariarn Huston (17:02:01), Tara Brick (18:12:50) and Kirsty Gilmour (19:27:06). In the Men’s 100 Miler Stage Race, winners were Aditya Kesarcodi-Watson (14:01:52), Stone Tsang (15:11:22) and David Gomez (15:27:54).

Runners in the 50km were able to complete their race.

In the Women’s 50km, AUTRA’s Simone Brick from Vic claimed top spot with a fantastic time of 5:52:07. Second and 3^rd Female spots were won by Kaitlyn Howlett (5:56:22) and Caitlin Perkins (7:14:30) respectively.

In the Men’s 50km, top spots were claimed by Brodie Nankervis (5:03:16), Bryce Turvey (5:19:53) and Daniel Loughnan (5:29:56).

Congratulations to AUTRA member Alexandra Noon who raced in the 50km and completed the distance in 14:03:13.

The full list of results can be viewed here.

Images: Facebook.

Coast to Kosciuszko (nsw)

The iconic Coast to Kosciuszko was held from 22-24 November 2024 from Eden to Charlotte Pass in NSW with participants hitting the Mount Kosciuszko summit as the highest peak of not only the race, but the country. A 240km event, Coast to Kosciuszko is by invitation only, with 50 runners the cap every year.

For the Men, AUTRA’s Ben Coubrough from NSW took the title of 1st Male having completed the 240km distance in a time of 27:42:56. Matt Pilley claimed 2nd Male with 28:22:40 whilst AUTRA’s Thomas White from the ACT got to Charlotte Pass in 29:10:38 and claimed 3rd Male.

For the Women, AUTRA’s Allie Corripio from the ACT claimed 1st Female, having crossed the finish line in 27:44:40 and AUTRA member Cassie Cohen from the ACT took 2nd Female with 28:06:54. AUTRA’s Margie Hadley from WA secured 3rd Female with a great time of 31:25:02.

Big congratulations to every AUTRA member who ran in this year’s Coast to Kosciuszko, including Kay Bretz (29:36:06), Christopher Beavon (31:16:42), Jenny White (31:51:13), Ramiro Lopez Pena (32:04:06), Stephen Redfern (32:24:55), Liv Compton (32:30:53), Chantelle Smith (35:22:08), Robert Ormsby (36:13:10), Nikki Wynd (36:23:18), David Pearce (37:18:32), Pam Muston (37:36:14), Nathan Constable (38:24:18), Alexis Oosterhoff (39:25:45), Fiona Morgan (41:15:50), Greg Thomson (41:38:50), Lauren Theodore (41:45:45), Renae Brock (43:37:30), Klaus Wilcken (43:58:24), Lisa Sherman (44:03:12), Sarah Niven (44:18:00), Kevin Heaton (44:22:35), Sophie Geraghty (44:33:55), Ben Bailey (44:38:15), Akira Suzuki (45:06:48) and Cian Gray (45:11:16).

To see the full list of results, click through here.

Images: Nathan Damcevski.

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.

Image: Facebook.