One of the goals of the Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational is to encourage records and top performances by Australian runners and others from around the world. Prize money will be awarded to athletes achieving certain performance standards, as listed below. Only the Male & Female Invitational Race winners are eligible for the “Winner” awards, all other runners in the Invitational Race are eligible for the “Non-Winner” awards. Runners meeting several performance standards are only eligible for their single greatest award amount. Prize money awarded is in AUD (Australian Dollars).
National Records set at Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational to date: 4
National Age Group Records set at Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational to date: 13
Men’s 24 Hour Prize Money
| Distance | Winner | Non Winner |
| New WR (319.614km+) | $5000 | $2500 |
| 275km+ | $2500 | $1250 |
| 260km+ | $1250 | $750 |
| <260km | $750 |
Women’s 24 Hour Prize Money
| Distance | Winner | Non Winner |
| New WR (270.116km+) | $5000 | $2500 |
| 245km+ | $2500 | $1250 |
| 230km+ | $1250 | $750 |
| <230km | $750 |
Australian runners intending on pursuing an age group or open record, are strongly recommended to get in touch with the Race Director and the AURA records officer via records@aura.asn.au ahead of their attempt.
It is up to the athlete to formally apply for an ultra running record/s to be recognized. Please submit an application along with the Race Directors Certification and all supporting documents to the AURA Records and Rankings officer.
International runners intending on pursuing international records are strongly recommended to get in touch with the Race Director ahead of their attempt.
AURA Records Criteria can be viewed here – www.aura.asn.au/records-criteria
IAU Records Criteria can be viewed here – www.iau-ultramarathon.org/rankings.html
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the records published below, there may be records pending certification or errors in the publication.
Australian Records (AURA Open Records – All Surfaces)
Men Distance Holder
303.506km Yiannis Kouros
Australian Records (AURA Open Records – All Surfaces)
Women’s – Distance Holder
238.261km Bernadette Benson
World Records Men’s Distance Holder
319.614km Sania Sorokin
Women’s Distance Holder
270.363km Miho Nakata
Data taken from the AURA website https://www.aura.asn.au/records
Records for other distances and age groups available at the above webpage
Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational Records
Men’s Distance Holder
260.401km Michael Hooker
Women’s Distance Holder
236.561km Joasia Zakrzewski
Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational Results
2020 DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics (d-u-v.org)
2021 Race cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdowns
2022 DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics (d-u-v.org) and DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics (d-u-v.org)
2023 DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics (d-u-v.org) and DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics (d-u-v.org)
