Ultra Running Hub Airlie Beach, QLD, Australia · Sunday, September 13, 2026
Whitsunday Trail Fest 58km
What the course asks
DUV results for the 2025 edition (58km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.
Typical conditions, September
Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 55 m. Not a forecast.
Results history
| Year | Race | Finishers | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58km | 39 | Bertrand Abela · 05:30:27 | Ruth Eagles · 06:11:35 |
| 2024 | 58km | 32 | Cristian Smith · 05:22:25 | Demi Caldwell · 05:50:35 |
| 2023 | 57km | 25 | Cristian Smith · 05:56:41 | Sarah Parkins · 06:35:46 |
| 2022 | 57km | 13 | Dale Cameron · 05:52:17 | Sonja Schonfeldt-Roy · 06:34:59 |
| 2021 | 57km | 22 | Oliver Camara · 06:16:16 | Sonja Schonfeldt-Roy · 06:28:07 |
| 2019 | 57km | 18 | Sam Heames · 06:06:14 | Sonja Schonfeldt-Roy · 06:31:00 |
| 2018 | 57km | 15 | Luke Pryor · 06:06:20 | Dominique Ryan · 06:32:42 |
| 2016 | 57km | 25 | Brendan Davies · 04:54:16 | Saskia Jurriaans · 06:40:14 |
The field grew 22% between 2024 (32) and 2025 (39). 28% of the 2025 field were women.
DUV results for the 2025 edition (58km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.
Course notes
- terrain This is a rolling course. Expect fast, runnable sections where rhythm is key.
- gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.
Gear for this race
Chosen for 58 km of trail with 1,822 m of ascent.
- Trail Running Shoes 31 m of climb per kilometre — grip and rock protection before cushioning.
- Race Nutrition 58 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
- Hydration Vests Pole attachment and chest-strap stability on steep ground.
- Trekking Poles 1,822 m of ascent to walk up.
- GPS Watches Battery life first — a 58 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
Overview
The Whitsunday Trail Fest 58km, held in Airlie Beach, QLD, Australia, offered a challenging 58km trail race with 1822 meters of elevation gain, equating to 31.4 meters of climb per kilometer. This made for a demanding course over varying track surfaces in North Queensland rainforest.
With a time limit of 8 hours, the race's cutoff pace of 8.3 minutes per kilometer was tighter than 96% of 50k cut-offs, leaving little margin for error. The field size was bigger than 51% of 50k fields and smaller than 48%.
The Whitsunday Running Club Inc organized this fixed-format event, which has been run 8 times since 2016, with the most recent edition in 2025 seeing 39 finishers.
Similar races
Other 50K trail ultras, closest in distance first.