Author: Alexis Oosterhoff

New members can join here, and existing members please logon and visit the Membership Account page to renew. To encourage AURA members to renew their membership before the end of the year, we are running a competition where one member (or new member) will win a free entry into any 2019 AURA listed event (up to $500), plus $500 towards travel and expenses. Which event will you choose? Click here to see the AURA listed events you can select from. The total prize value is up to $1000! TO BE IN THE DRAW YOU MUST RENEW BY MIDNIGHT DECEMBER 31ST! COMPETITION DATES Start Date :  9/12/2018 Closing Date: 31/12/2018 Drawing Date:  7/1/2019 DRAW INFORMATION The prize draw will take place on Monday, January 7 2019 at 1800 WST The prize winner will be notified by email and announced on www.aura.asn.au as well as the AURA Facebook page shortly thereafter. The draw will be conducted using the Third-Party Draw Service at https://www.random.org/draws/ and results will be available at that site. ELIGIBILITY A single entry in the draw will be allocated for each new AURA member, or renewing 2018 member, who completes payment before midnight (EST) 31/12/2018, in the following membership categories: 2019 Full Single Membership 2019 Full Membership Senior (60 plus) 2019 Full Membership Junior (20 and under) Two entries in the draw will be allocated for each new membership, or renewing current members,...

The last six weeks have been action-packed with events across Australia.  From Australia’s first 200mi trail event held at Nerang, the return of 6 day racing in Adelaide, Brisbane’s BUTTER 24h track event, the Canberra 105km trail, the Heysen trail race in SA, three new races in WA including the RunningWorks & Haunted Pines ultras, Hume & Hovell in NSW,  Washpool , GOW100s & Ned Kelly Chase in Victoria and the AURA long-course championship in Blackall, QLD, there’s been something for everyone! You can review the most recent events results here, or for a complete list of all results, visit our dedicated Australian results site. Points Competition Update I’ve updated the points competition recently.  Please take a moment to review your results, if any races are not shown or your name is missing, please review the FAQ’s on the points comp page, and get in touch with me if corrections are required. 2019 AURA National Championship events The following are our 2019 AURA NC events: 48h:  Canberra 48hr Race , 15 March 50km:  The Australian Running Festival, Canberra, 14 April 24h: Coburg 24h, Melbourne, 13 April Short Trail: Cleland 50, Adelaide, 9 June Long Trail Championships:   Hume & Hovell 100km,  NSW, 12 Oct 2019 100km: Ned Kelly Chase, Wangaratta VIC, 27 October From our President Rob Donkersloot regards the Canberra 50km: I would like to mention that given the issues at the Australian Running Festival 50km in Canberra this year...

September 2018 is shaping up to be one of the biggest for ultra racing in Australia.  Australia’s first 200mi event, the Nerang 200mi got underway on Thursday (with 100mi, 100km and 50km across the weekend), and we see the return of six day racing to Australia this Sunday with the start of the Adelaide 6d event (incorporating 24h & 48h). We’ve already had three 100mi trail events this month (Great North Walk, Glasshouse and WTF), a 24h event (BUTTER24) along with one of Australia’s largest running festivals at the Surf Coast Century. For those looking for an event to participate in the next 12 months, we’ve never had more choice in Australia or New Zealand.  We’ll have the 2019 AURA calendar online in the next month or so, but if you’d like to look further abreast, I also maintain a calendar of AUS/NZL events via the DUV site here. I aim to keep this as comprehensive as possible – please email me if you are aware of any upcoming Ultra events that are not shown (noting DUV’s requirement to only include events of 45km+). We hope to announce the 2019 AURA National Championship events shortly.  The committee has agreed to a short list, but is in further discussion with the event organisers and our national selection committee to ensure the best available selection. Australian team performance at 100km worlds...