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Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB 2023

May 12, 2023 abichal27Blue Mountains National Park, Brooke Thomas, Jessica Collins, Lucy Bartholomew, Mike Carroll, Ronnie Sparke, Tarawera Ultramarathon, trail community, Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB 2023, ultramarathons, ultrarunner, UTA1000 comment

TOP ELITE RUNNERS GUNNING FOR 100KM TITLE AT ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA BY UTMB The 100km races at the 2023 Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB are set to be closely contested as the event returns for a historic 15th year. Former UTA100 winner Lucy Bartholomew heads into the race as the top ranked female after a great start to 2023, winning the 100-mile race at the Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB in February. Bartholomew claimed victory in the UTA100 in 2017 on the same day she celebrated her 21st birthday – a race that…

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Ultra-Trail Australia 2023 – A Look Back

April 19, 2023April 18, 2023 abichal27David Austin, festival of trail running, multiday, multiday festival, second largest trail running event, trail running, Ultra-Trail Australia 2023, ultramarathon, ultrarunner, ultrarunning, UTA, UTA100, UTMB® Mont-Blanc, UTMB® World Series0 comment

ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA FOUNDING RUNNER REMINISCES 15 YEARS OF HISTORY From 11-14 May 2023, Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB will celebrate its 15th anniversary, growing from humble beginnings to becoming the second largest trail running event in the world. Ultra-Trail Australia (UTA) began in 2008 as a single distance ultramarathon. 157 athletes took on 100 kilometres of spectacular trails through the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains. Fast forward 15 years, UTA has become a mainstay of the global ultrarunning calendar. It now attracts around 7,000 athletes each year to the now multiday festival…

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Pellow and Mattas Win Ultra-Trail Australia 100

May 16, 2021August 29, 2021 abichal27Cecilia Mattas, Matthew Pellow, Michael Dimuantes, Sarah Ludowici, Sophie Brown, Trail runners, trail running, Ultra-Trail® Australia, UTA100, Vajin Armstrong0 comment

In the second event of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour 2021 Pellow and Mattas Win Ultra-Trail Australia 100 Top honours at the 2021 Ultra-Trail Australia have gone to Matthew Pellow and Cecilia Mattas, winners of the male and female UTA100 titles. The pair were both first time winners at Australia’s largest trail running festival, coming out on top after 100km around the stunning Blue Mountains course. Wollongong based runner Pellow crossed the line in 9:51:32, almost 13 minutes ahead of second place finisher Kiwi Vajin Armstrong, with Michael Dimuantes a further…

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The Contenders – Vlad Shatrov Ready For Ultra-Trail Australia

May 9, 2021August 29, 2021 abichal27100km, Tarawera Ultramarathon 100-Mile, trail running, Ultra-Trail® Australia, UTA100, Vlad Shatrov0 comment

Vlad Shatrov Ready For The Challenge Of The 2021 Ultra-Trail Australia Newcastle-based runner Vlad Shatrov Ready For Ultra-Trail Australia and heads to the Blue Mountains as one of the favourites to claim the win across the 100km event. Shatrov will line up against Australia’s top trail runners in Saturday’s UTA100, with runners set to be tested as they make their way around one of the premier events on the ultra calendar.

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Ultra-Trail Australia – The Contenders – Ruth Croft Prepares For New Challenge At Ultra-Trail Australia 2021

May 5, 2021August 29, 2021 abichal27Ruth Croft, Tarawera Ultramarathon, trail runner, Ultra-Trail® Australia, UTA1000 comment

Leading New Zealand trail runner Ruth Croft is turning her attention to the other side of the ditch as she prepares for this month’s Ultra-Trail Australia. Croft will be taking on Australia’s top trail runners in the 50km UTA50 in the Blue Mountains on Saturday 15 May after making history in February when she won New Zealand’s Tarawera Ultramarathon 102km race outright and she’s now looking forward to the challenge of Australia’s largest trail running event. “I’m really looking forward to it, I’ve never been able to make it work…