1 August....new Australian record to Sharon Scholz in the National 48 hour championship.

48 hour
Sharon Scholz - 333.026 (Australian record)
Norio Ito (JPN) - 323.089
Muneharu Kuroda (JPN) - 314.089
Peter Bennett (W)- 280.203
24 hour
Mal Gamble - 204.689
Michelle Thompson - 182.705
Roger Guard - 180.586

full results
AURA webpage
event website

29 July....race records smashed and record turnout of 215 starters in the You Yangs 50m/50k with many new faces filling the placings.

80k Women - Louise Sharp 1, 8:47 (race record); April Palmerlee 2, 9:52; Felicity Copp 3, 10:19
80k Men - Peter van Wijngaarden 1, 7:42 (race record); Marnix Peper 2, 8:15; Dan Beard 3, 8:18
50k Women - Stephanie Gaskell 1, 4:28 (race record); Nikki Wynd 2, 4:56; Veronica Vandenbroeck 3, 4:57
50k Men - Brad Fuller 1, 4:11 (race record); Ross Young 2, 4:24; Mal Gamble 3, 4:47
30k Women - Fiona MacMillan 1, 2:35 (race record); Isobel Bespalov 2, 2:40; Karen Tainton 3, 2:47
30k Men - Nicholas Browne 1, 2:14 (race record); Philip Barrett 2, 2:20; Paul Munro 3, 2:21
15k Women - Michelle Ruitenbeek 1, 1:15 (race record); Lara Reynolds 2, 1:17; Natalie Wallace 3, 1:20
15k Men - David Lau 1, 1:06 (=race record); Jason Aherne 2, 1:09; Luke Searle 3, 1:09

full results
AURA webpage

23 July...Cundy Sports Marketing wins Court case brought by Canberra Cross Country Club in conection with the Canberra marathon & 50k

press release

8 July....teams named to represent Australia at the 100km World championships to be held in Gibraltar on 8 November 2010. The teams of 5 men and 3 women will be headed by Kerrie Bremner as Team Captain

details

13 June...results National 100km and 50km championships (unoffical) held as part of the Gold Coast 100

100km - mens				David Staehr Chris Hills Tressa Lindenberg Brendan Davies	Dean Cook Kerrie Bremner
1	Dean COOK	7:38:18
2	Andrew LEE	8:03:30
3	Kelvin MARSHALL	8:53:07
100km - womens
1	Kerrie BREMNER	8:55:45
2	Emily NOVAK-NIEMELA	9:20:29
3	Pam MUSTON	9:52:09
50km - mens
1	Chris HILLS	3:12:45
2	Brendan DAVIES	3:18:19
3	David STAEHR	3:23:35
50km - womens
1	Tressa LINDENBERG	3:40:23
2	Marita EISLER	4:00:39
3	Carleen HODGES	4:17:10

A course record to Dean Cook, race records by Chris Hills and Tressa Lindenberg and a 19 minute PB on this course by Kerrie Bremner. Fantastic racing!

Full results
AURA webpage
event website

7 June....the inaugural Adelaide 12 hour race was won by Mal Gamble with 133.700 km from Ron Schwebel with 116.972km and Zac Zavage 109.110km. Sarah Barnett won the women's race with 87.880km.

Full results

7 June....the inaugural Kep track race was held on 5 June. The event is from Northam to Mundaring weir, as distance of 100km, with a 75km option. The full event was won by Alex Stuart in 9:11:19 with Kate Sommerville first lady with 12:05:30. The 75 km event was won by Chris Wilson in 7:27:13 with Leah Glass first female with 7:44:04. full results event website

Channel 9 Perth

3 June....news just to hand on the fantastic performance by Sharon Scholz at the recent 24 hour world championships held in Brive, France.

1 - 6th overall at the World Championships in only her 3rd 24 hour run. 
3 - Best individual placing by any Australian (male or female) in the history of Australian representation at WC events,
2 – Broke the 24 hour Australian Road Course record (by 12km!),
3 – Broke the 12 hour Australian Road Course record,
4 – Broke the 100 miles and 200km Australian Road Course records,
5 – A PB by nearly 30km from her Commonwealth Championships run in September 2009.

At 33 years of age, Sharon seems assured of a great future in the sport.

2 June....applications to represent Australia at the upcoming world 100km championships are due by 20 June.

more information

2 June....inaugural Adelaide 6-12 hour track race to take place at University of Adelaide on Saturday 5 June from 0600 to 1800.

For more info contact Ben Hockings

21 May......An amazing display of sportsmanship and camaraderie will be the image that sticks to mind after this third edition of The North Face 100.  The infamous 10 hour record was broken by an amazing pair of athletes with 2009 winner Andrew Lee and The North Face 100 first timer Stu Gibson crossing the line hand in hand in 9 hours 54 minutes and 19 seconds after battling it out for most of the 100km of the race.  Beth Cardelli was first female in 12:16:15 ahead of last year's winner Julie Quinn in 12:24:52. The 464 finishers (out of 649 entrants) all enjoyed near perfect weather conditions (albeit chilly ones being set in the Blue Mountains and going overnight!) and many are vowing to return for a Personal Best in 2011!

Report
Event website for full results and pics

14 May.....the IAU world 24 hour champs, held in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France saw the continuing rise of 24 hour running by Australians with the women's team collecting a podium finish for the first time ever.

Race website here

FINAL RESULTS
Men: Jo Blake 17th (245.300); Michael Lovric 41 (226.346); Anth Courtney 75 (204.059); Ron Schwebel 92 (186.110);
John Pearson 93 (186.010); team placing 10
Women: Sharon Scholz 6th (224.885); Meredith Quinlan 9th (217.851); Susannah Harvey-Jamieson 13th (212.127);
Allison Lilley 29th (191.612); team placing 3

Ladies' teams

Heartiest congratulations to the Emus, their crews and Team Manager, Robert Boyce.

13 May...Gold Coast 50km scheduled for 13 June has been awarded the status of selection race for the IAU trophy race to be held in Galway, Ireland on 29 August. The first male and first female will gain automatic selection in the final and airfares and accommodation will be largely if not fully funded by the race organisers. More information.

13 May.....date for GOW 100/100 confirmed as 16-17 October

13 May.....inaugural Kep track ultra 100/75 scheduled for 6 June likely to have 30-35 starters

11 May....Wilsons Prom events held on 1 May attracted record turnout of 30 runners. The 100 km event was won by Andrew Hewat and Chris Beard who finished together in 13:25; the 80km was won by Richard McCormick in 12:37 with Michelled Donnelly the first female in 14:46.

Full results

10 May..... 100% completion rate in what will be the last Bananacoast Ultra - we had two starters who both ran the full 83 kms. Cheryl Symons announced herself as a very definite 'one to watch' with a sub 9hours - 8.57.17 (only Angie Cotterill/Grattan has gone faster among the ladies on this course). Cheryl was first to finish but the first 'bloke', Graeme Kirkpatrick was pretty happy with his 9.40.09.

Well done to Steel Beveridge who has organised this race for the last 23 years. Changed road conditions and heavier traffic have led to its declining popularity.