New Records
With thanks to our records officer, Jodie Oborne, we congratulate Bernadette Benson for setting a new Australian Women’s OPEN record in the 100 mile distance at the Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Races in Campbelltown NSW and Marie Boyd for setting several new W70 age group records at the Across the Years 6 Day event in Glendale, USA
There is also an update to the Women’s open & age group records documents that can be found on our Records page.
The table below shows all Australian records awarded this year:
| Date | Athlete | Distance/Time | Record Type | Venue | New Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-18 | Marie Boyd | 48 hour | Australian W70 | Glendale USA | 151.760 km |
| 31-Dec-18 | Marie Boyd | 200 km | Australian W70 | Glendale USA | 2D:15:22:23 |
| 3-Jan-19 | Marie Boyd | 6 days | Australian W70 | Glendale USA | 360.851 km |
| 17-Mar-19 | Nikki Wynd | 48 hour | Australian W45 | Bruce ACT | 317.894 km |
| 17-Mar-19 | Gemma Worland | 48 hour | Australian W25 | Bruce ACT | 146.063 km |
| 17-Mar-19 | Dan Symonds | 48 hour | Australian M25 | Bruce ACT | 362.213 km |
| 14-Apr-19 | Jeff Grey | 50 km | Australian M55 | Canberra ACT | 3:35:36 |
| 16-Jun-19 | Bernadette Benson | 100 miles | Australian W OPEN Australian W50 | Campbelltown NSW | 15:24:44 |
Australian 24h Team Selection
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to represent Australian at the IAU World Championships in Albi France on 26 & 27 October. This is without doubt our largest and potentially one of the most competitive teams ever.
MEN
- Matthew Eckford
- Kevin Muller
- John Yoon
- Stephen Redfern
- Ewan Horsburgh
- Kay Bretz
- John Pearson
- Barry Loveday
- Dan Symonds
WOMEN
- Nicole Barker
- Tia Jones
- Nikki Wynd
- Donna Urquhart
- Simone Hayes
Club Rankings
With thanks to David Billett, the AURA Club Rankings documents have been updated and can be found on our Rankings page (under All Time Rankings / Club Rankings). The Club Rankings list Australian runners who have achieved certain distances (100mi, 200km, 250km & 300km), sorted chronologically according to date of entry into the club.
Hall of Fame
A huge thanks to Ian Cornelius for contributing a fantastic article this month docmenting the running career of Ron Grant. The article can be read here, and is also linked from our Hall of Fame page, where you can read about many other great Australian ultra runners.
Call for Volunteers
Back in April I wrote that Rob Donkersloot and myself are standing down from our roles in AURA at the end of the current term (i.e. April 2020). We’d very much like to start handing over a number of the jobs required to keep AURA running, which include (but are not limited) the following. Now is an especially good time to start doing so, as several of these roles are most active over the next two to three months.
If you’ve the time and an interest in any of these roles, please contact myself or Rob — we’ll give you plenty of support in learning the job:
- Awards & Trophies – order trophies for National Championships and Annual Awards each year, and distribute to NC events and recipients
- Certificates – prepare, print and send certificates for Australian Open and Age Group records as they are ratified
- Website Management – maintain the AURA (WordPress) website, performing regular software updates, monitoring backups etc
- Website Publishing – update the AURA listed event pages
- Membership Management – maintain the database of members
- Insurance Coordinator – liaise with insurer to manage insurance for AURA listed events
New AURA Merchandise
We’ve had new shirts & singlets designed by local a pair of talented WA ultra runners (Shannon & Justin at OC Clothing), and are really pleased with the outcome. They’re now in stock and available to order at the AURA Shop. Some sizes have sold out already – a new shipment arrived this Tuesday and we’ll have the shop updated with stock levels by end of the week.
National Championship Results
An update to our National Championship Results for 2019, with Cleland 50 (Short-Course Trail Championships) held in June.
2019 National Championship Results (female)
| Title | Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Hour | Canberra 48h 15/3/19 | Nikki Wynd 317.89 km | Kerrie Williamson 305.284 km | Cheryl Symonds 284.520 km |
| 24 Hour | Coburg 24h 13/4/19 | Cheryl Symons 186.311 km | Karen Mickle 174.642 km | Kris Ryan 168.177 km |
| 50km | Canberra Ultra Marathon 14/4/19 | Corrina Black 4:03:16 | Alena Scurrah 4:14:48 | Katherine Booy 4:31:04 |
| Trail (short) | Cleland 50 9/6/19 | Hannah McRae 5:27:10 | Ina Schapiro 5:39:53 | Vicky Rounding 5:57:29 |
| Trail (long) | Hume & Hovell 12/10/19 | Karen Mickle 4:24:33 | Jodie Oborne 14:44:53 | Leah Weeden 19:29:07 |
| 100km | Ned Kelly Chase 100 26/10/19 | Rhiannon Snipe 8:09:58 | Michelle McAdam 8:15:15 | Margie Hadley 8:43:59 |
2019 National Championship Results (male)
| Title | Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Hour | Canberra 48h 15/3/19 | Mick Thwaites 389.041 km | Dan Symonds 362.213 km | David Billet 275.673 km |
| 24 Hour | Coburg 24h 13/4/19 | Kevin Muller 251.605 km | John Yoon 219.245 km | Daragh O’Loughlin 208.705 km |
| 50km | Canberra Ultra Marathon 14/4/19 | Ash Watson 2:59:40 | Brendan Davies 3:08:28 | Barry Keem 3:10:17 |
| Trail (short) | Cleland 50 9/6/19 | John Csongei 4:53:38 | Graham Tottey 6:32:05 | |
| Trail (long) | Hume & Hovell 12/10/19 | Andrew McConnell 10:11:28 | Scott Richmond 10:43:01 | Richard Storrier 10:47:14 |
| 100km | Ned Kelly Chase 100 26/10/19 | Clay Dawson 6:54:03 | Dion Finocchiaro 8:03:30 | Kyle Weise 7:53:04 |
