Sydney Ultra Marathons
2024 RECAP
THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who ran the inaugural Sydney Ultra Marathon. It was wonderful to see you all smile as you crossed the finish line!
This race wouldn’t be possible without the help of a lot of people and we thank all of them for allowing 180 Cadence to put on this event ❤️
We can’t wait to see all the faces in the trails in 2025!
2024 PODIUMS
SUM 30: FEMALE
🥇 Melissa Hauschildt - 2:36:23
🥈 Tia Bool - 3:01:42
🥉 Kara Terlich-Khoo - 3:21:31
SUM 30: MALE
🥇 Sean Murphy - 2:42:11
🥈Louie Minnett - 2:44:11
🥉Duncan Mckechnie - 2:51:27
SUM 50: FEMALE
🥇 Beth McKenzie - 4:43:26
🥈Monica Grayling - 5:29:36
🥉Kate Cush - 5:39:29
SUM 50: MALE
🥇 Josef Mcgrath - 4:11:40
🥈 Oliver Ruse - 4:20:13
🥉 Blake Schimanski - 4:26:13
2024 RESULTS
THE POWER BEHIND THE AID STATIONS
The Sydney Ultra Marathons couldn’t happen without the support of the following groups who powered the aid stations and course.
We can’t thank Delta Running Project, North Shore Running Club & TRT Running enough who generously volunteered their time to ensure you had an amazing race.
Näak Ultra Energy™️
Aid Station Fuel
We hope you enjoyed the Näak Ultra Energy™️ on course. You can purchase Näak below.
THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
We can’t thank the Volunteers enough for their help on race day! Without them, the race couldn't have happened.
Thank you to Adrian, Alex , Andrew , Sree, Andy , Caitlin, Cassandra, David, Dave, Andy, Dave, Deb, Cassandra, Manami, Jade, Gary, Harry, Jacob, Jason, Jenny, Jess, Jessica, Julie, Lachlan, Georgina, Auralea, Chris, Joshua, Jess, Adrian, Lauren, Jeff, Louie, Manami, Margaret, Mish, Myles, Andy, Jessica, Nick, Ron, Danielle, Tom, and William
We acknowledge the Darramuragal, Darug, and Guringai people, Traditional Custodians of the lands where the Sydney Ultra Marathon takes place, encompassing both Ku-Ring-Gai National Park and Garigal National Park.
As we journey through these sacred spaces, we are constantly reminded of their immense cultural, historical, and spiritual importance to the Aboriginal community. We are grateful for the chance to engage with and appreciate these remarkable landscapes and commit ourselves to preserving their natural and cultural integrity for future generations.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging, and recognise their profound and ongoing connection to this land.
SPECIAL THANKS TO…
We’d like to thank Event Safety Services for ensuring that all runners had a safe race.
Huge thank you to Sophie Lane & Dave Stewart who were your MCs for the Sydney Ultra Marathons.
Thank you very much to Red Bull for giving everyone wings pre and post-race. Your support of the event is much appreciated.
We thank the Ku-Ring-Gai Council for allowing us to host the first Sydney Ultra Marathon at the wonderful St Ives Showground. We thank them for all their ongoing support.
A massive thank you to NSW National Parks for welcoming us to host the inagural Sydney Ultra Marathon at the beautiful Ku-Ring-Gai Chase and Garigal National Park.
THANK YOU TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Thank you to Ted, Rob, Sophie & Luke who were our on-course photographers. They did a wonderful job capturing all the faces in the trails
YOUR NEXT RACE!
We’d love for you to join us at another 180 Cadence event. There are two more remaining for 2024. Sydney’s Backyard Ultra & The Sydney Trail Half Marathon. More information can be found on their websites
WANT TO RUN SUM IN 2025?
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