Volume 17 No. 2 June 2002 Karyn Bollen looks satisfied Jane Sturzaker never with 100 miles plus in her stops smiling first 24 hour event Officialpublication of the Australian Ultra Runners' Association Inc. (Incorporated in Victoria). Registered office: 14 Cambridge Ave, North Rocks 2151, NSW ph. 02 9871 8753 email: [email protected] CONTENTS page EDITORIAL 3 ULTRA CALENDAR 4-9 ULTRARUNNER OF THE YEAR 10-11 NOTICE OF A.G.M. 12-13 -P-E-RSONALPROFILE FORM 14 RACE ADVERTISEMENTS AND ENTRY FORMS King and Queen of Mount Mee [Qld] 15-16 Hobson's Bay Ultra Gallop [Vic] 17 Victorian 6 hour and 50km Championships 18 Australian 6 Day Race, Colac [Vic] 19-20 PERSONAL PROFILE Featuring.... Ian Clarke 21-22 RACE RESULTS AND REPORTS Six foot Track Marathon 46.6km [NSW], Results and reports by Kevin Tiller and Ross Shilston 23-32 Sunbury 50km Champit>nship and 6 Hour Challenge [WA) Results and report by Mary Morgan 33-35 IAU Asia 24 hour championships featuring Yiannis Kouros 36 Australian National100km Championship [ACT] 37 Maroondah Dam Trail 50km Reesults and reports by Nigel Aylott and Kevin Cassidy 38-40 Red Rock to Coff's Harbour Great Ocean Run 45km [NSW) Results and report by Steel Beveridge 41-42 Frankston to Portsea 55km Road Run [Vic] Results and report by Kevin Cassidy 43 Frankston to Port� newspaper articles 44-45 The Simpson Desert Challenge. Results and reports by VlastikSkvaril and Kelvin Marshall 46-49 A history of the Simpson Desert Runs by Kevin Tiller 50 Coburg 24 Hour Carnival Newspaper Article 50 Coburg 6/12/24 Hour Carnival and Centurion Walk[Vic]. Results, and report by Mark Kelly 51-52 History of the Coburg 24 Hour Carnival 53 History of the Centurion Walk 54 Canberra 50km RoadRace [ACT]. Results 55 "Lest We Forget# 84.4km Ultramarathon [Qld]. Results 56 "Thin Blue Line" Fat Ass Run 88km [NSW]. Results and reports by Sean Greenhill and Nick Thorvaldson 56-59 John Forrest 40 Miler [WA). Results 60 Walhalla 50 km Trail Race [Vic]. Results and reports by Kevin Cassidy and Ian Twite 60-63 Surgeres 48 Hour Track Race [France] featuring Yiannis Kouros 64 ARTICLES Marathon Des Sables. "My Saharan Adventure" by John Lindsay 65-66 Peter Pfister, interview by Tony Rafferty 67-70 London Marathon in a deep sea diving suit!!!. Newspaper article 71 "Love Story# at the Colac 6 day race 72 "Of Ice and Men-. The incredible life of Australia's 6 time Olympian, Colin Coates 73-75 Konstantin Santalov-An historical perspective of the World's greatest 100kmrunner 76-79 35 years and counting for streak runner, Bob Ray 79 "Don't Shoot the Messenger• by Tony Rafferty 80 "George Audley at it again" Walking the Bibbulman Track 81-82 "Run 700km at Colac#. A race plan by George Audley 83 Newspaper article on Pastor Bill Sutcliffe 83 Don Maclurcan completes his Trans Australia Run 84 Newspaper articles on Ken Matchett 85 Ultra Queen, Suzi Cope 86 •sweet Talk" by Tony Rafferty 87 "North and South Pole Marathon Man• 87 TRAINING Body Basics, lower back pain ..... by Jason Hodde 88 How much should you train ..... by Kevin Setnes 89 RANKINGS 50 Mile Track [Women) 90 50 Mile Road [Women] 91 MEMBERSHIP FORM 92 Editorial June 2002 One of the questions that gets thrown up from a variety of sources every so often is "What would our top marathon runners be capable of if they stepped up to Ultra's?" An answer to this question came at the Canberra 50km event in April when one of our World Championship marathon representatives toed the line. Magnus Michelson ran a time of 3:02, welcome to the world of ultras, Magnus, and hopefully we will see more of you. Some may remember Magnus' father, Lief, who was a top marathon and 50 mile competitor during the 80's The Coburg 24 Hour Carnival in April was a huge success. Over 50 competitors had entered a variety of events that consisted of 6, 12 and 24 hours as well as the Centurion Walk. So large was the field that two separate 6 hour events had to be run during the 24 hour period. The Coburg Club has well and truly established a top class event that attracts entrants from all over Australia as well as the odd one or two from overseas. They deserve added praise for the fact that no one at the club is from an ultra background, they simply saw the need to keep the event on the calendar when it looked like dying 9 years ago. With the Coburg event going from strength to strength, it is a bit of a mystery as to why the AURA 50 mile track event has struggled to attract runners in recent times. Sadly, the event was cancelled for 2002 but organiser, John Harper, is looking at a possible date change and a few other ways to promote the event. Tony Rafferty is a regular contributor to Ultramag and he has certainly excelled in this issue with a fantastic piece of journalism featuring Peter Pfister. Peter has been running and crewing at events for almost 20 years and has rubbed shoulders with the best. Tony caught up with him upon his return from crewing in the Simpson Desert Challenge. 5 As per usual, a swag of Australians are heading to the Comrades Marathon in South Africa and on June 21 \ the 100km World Cup will be held in Torhout, Belgium where Australia will be represented by Tim Sloan, Adam Barron and Warren Holst. Good luck to all. Meanwhile, this issue is a little earlier than usual.......... Well, basically, a cold Melbourne winter is knocking on the door and I am running away to a more northerly climate for a few weeks. Kevin Cassidy Current Australian UltraMarathon Calendar An Official publication of the Australian Ultra Runners' Association Inc. (Incorporated in Victoria). 1 11 1. Many 1Ultras in Australia are low key with few entrants. Therefore you should contact the race organiser to confirm the details listed here, as they are liable to change. 11 2. For races with a month listed but no day, generally listed as 11 ?? this indicates that the run was on in that month LAST year, and THIS years date is not known. 3. All updates and additions gratefully accepted by Kevin Tiller at email [email protected] or phone 0419-244-406. JUNIE 2002 9 MT MEE CLASSIC, QLD 50km (starts 6am), 25km (starts 7am) and 10km (starts 8:30am) from Mt Mee Hall, Woodford Road, Mt Mee, Queensland. 50km, 25km, and 10km events on formed roads from Mt Mee Hall to Wamuran and back, twice for 50km. Contact Gary Parsons, PO Box 1664 Caboolture,4510 or phone 0407-629-002 or email [email protected] 15 POOR MAN'S COMRADES - FAT ASS RUN A 96km road run, held as close to the racedate of the originalComrades Marathon as possible. This is a hilly route from the steps of the Sydney Opera House, along the old Pacific Highway and other backroads and finishing at Gosford Railway Station. No Fees, No Awards, No Aid, No Wimps ! Check Fat Ass webpage www.fotassworld.com/poormans for more info or email Kevin Tiller on [email protected] or phone 0419-244-406. July 2002 19-21 BRIBIE ISLAND CLASSIC 24HOUR AND 48HOUR Australian 48hr Track Championship & Qld 24hr Track Championships. Bribie Island is approx one hour drive north of Brisbane. Starts from Bribie Island Sportsground, First Avenue, Bongaree Bribie Island, QLD. 48hour event starts 9am 19/7/2002. 24hour event starts 9am 20/7/2002. Entry details (from 2001) available at http:/ /www.ultraoz.50megs.com/bribie48hr.htm. Contact Geoff Williams via email [email protected] phone/fax (07) 5497-0309 or mobile 0412-789-741 or Charlie Hall (07) 5496-4310. For accomodation please email [email protected]. ?? TAMBORINE TREK, GOLD COAST 62kms out and back course & 3 person relay. Contact: Contact: Eric Markham, Gold Coast Runners, PO Box 6529 GCMC 4217, QLD. Phone (07) 5520-3676 (h), (07) 5564-0640 (w) or email [email protected]. Entry form at at www.ultraoz.com/tamborine.jpg August 2002 10 12 FOOT TRACK - FAT ASS RUN A 93km bush run - the Six Foot Track from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves AND BACK! Needless to say this is tough and likely to finish in the dark. No Fees, No Awards, No Aid, No Wimps! Check fat Ass webpage www.fatassworld.com for more info or email Kevin Tiller on [email protected] or phone 0419-244-406. September 2002 7-8 NORTHERN BEACHES FIT FOR UFE RELAY 24 Hours. From Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen. Contact Cancer Council via email [email protected] or Website www.cancercouncil.com.au 14-15 BANKSTOWN FIT FOR UFE RELAY 24 Hours. From The Crest Athletics Centre, Georges Hall. Contact Cancer Council via email [email protected] or Website www.cancercouncil.com.au 21-22 QLD CANCER FUND - RELAY FOR UFE 18 hour relay for teams for 10 to 15 people to run, walk or jog. Starts 4 pm Saturday 21st September to 10 am Sunday 22nd September at Nambour Show Grounds. Contact the Relay for Life office on 1300-656-585 or email or www.qldcancer.com.au Website 28-29 GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS TRAIL RUNS 160km, 80km and 55km on looped course. Contact Ian Javes for further information, 25 Fortune Esplanade, Caboolture, QLD. Phone (07) 5495-4334 or email [email protected]. More info at the webpage www.coolrunning.com.au/ultra/glasshouse ?? NZ 100km CHAMPIONSHIP - ROTORUA 1 11 Starts 5am.