From the VP (Dec’18)

2018 IAU ASIAN 24 HOUR CHAMPIONSHIPs

A huge congratulations to our Asian Championship team, taking out 2nd place in both the Women’s and Men’s competitions, and to Tia Jones, for her 2nd place in the Women’s individual race.  And to all the volunteers who helped across the weekend, including friends and family of the runners, and Rob Donkersloot who was Team Manager, a massive thanks: there’s no doubt that the team was better for your presence.

If you didn’t see the fantastic runner bio’s published on Facebook on the week leading up to the event, here are links to the articles:

• Ewan Horsburgh
• Sharon Sholz
• Nikki Wynd
• Matthew Eckford
• Stephen Redfern
• Mick Thwaites
• Tia Jones
• Donna Urquart
• John Yoon

For a summary of the event and the results, see this Weekly Report.  Rob Donkersloot has produced a short video from the race which really highlights the hard work that went into the race by our representatives.

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Join AURA, or renew your membership before end of 2018, and you could win $500 towards entry into any of the 2019 AURA listed events, plus a further $500 towards travel and accommodation expenses.  New members can join here, and existing members please logon and visit the Membership Account page to renew.  Terms & Conditions can be found here.

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Jodie Oborne has recently ratified a number of new age records. Below is a list of all newly recognised record-setters in 2018, a huge congratulations to you all for your outstanding achievements. It’s been quite the year!  (newest records showing in the top half of the table).

Date	Athlete	Distance/Time	Record Type	Venue	New Record
09-Apr-95	Steve Evans	50km	Australian M30	Canberra ACT	2:56:29
27-Nov-16	Brendan Davies	100km	Australian M35	Los Alcazares, ESP	6:44:20
11-Dec-16	John Shaw	50km	Australian M60	Gold Coast, QLD	3:40:44
18-Mar-18	Tia Jones	12 hours	Australian W50	Bruce, ACT	131.066km
22-Apr-18	Kevin Muller	6 hours	Australian M45	Coburg VIC	81.414km
22-Apr-18	Joel Claxton	12 hours	Australian M20	Coburg VIC	105.600km
08-Sep-18	Brendan Davies	6 hours	Australian M40	Sveti Martin na Muri, CROATIA	85.000km
16-Sep-18	Oliver Armstrong	100 miles	Australian M20	Brisbane QLD	19:36:31
16-Sep-18	Oliver Armstrong	24 hours	Australian M20	Brisbane QLD	192.262km
16-Sep-18	Dan Symonds	24 hours	Australian M25	Brisbane QLD	221.069km
16-Sep-18	Dan Symonds	100 miles	Australian M25	Brisbane QLD	17:10:01
16-Sep-18	Dan Symonds	200km	Australian M25	Brisbane QLD	22:09:26
02-Oct-18	Colin Brooks	200km	Australian M65	Adelaide SA	6:05:10
05-Oct-18	John Timms	500km	Australian M75	Adelaide SA	5D:22:40:41
28-Oct-18	John Shaw	50km	Australian M65	Wangaratta VIC	3:34:18
20-Jan-18	Kevin Matthews	100km	Australian M50	Australind WA	7:47:33
18-Mar-18	Tia Jones	12 hours	Australian W50	Bruce, ACT	131.066km
18-Mar-18	Dan Symonds	100 miles	Australian M25	Bruce, ACT	18:17:02
18-Mar-18	Dan Symonds	200km	Australian M25	Bruce, ACT	22:58:29
18-Mar-18	Dan Symonds	24 hours	Australian M25	Bruce, ACT	207.799km
22-Apr-18	Malcolm Gamble	12 hours	Australian M50	Coburg VIC	137.763km
22-Apr-18	Joel Claxton	100 miles	Australian M20	Coburg VIC	20:04:22
22-Apr-18	Joel Claxton	24 hours	Australian M20	Coburg VIC	181.229km
07-May-18	Mick Thwaites	500km	Australian M40	Balatonfüred HUNGARY	3D:02:08:47
09-May-18	Mick Thwaites	500 miles	Australian M40	Balatonfüred HUNGARY	5D:15:58:14
09-May-18	Mick Thwaites	6 days	Australian M40	Balatonfüred HUNGARY	837.605km
02-Jun-18	Roderick Rainey	6 hours	Australian M70	Sydney NSW	55.723km
14-Jul-18	John Nuttall	12 hours	Australian M65	Adelaide SA	105.096km
14-Jul-18	John Nuttall	100km	Australian M65	Adelaide SA	11:20:35