{"id":808862,"date":"2026-07-18T20:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T20:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/808862\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T20:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T20:29:12","slug":"hobart-to-host-australias-first-combined-trail-running-titles-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/808862\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobart to host Australia\u2019s first combined trail running titles in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia\u2019s five national trail running championships will be decided at a single event for the first time in 2027, on the slopes of Hobart\u2019s Kunanyi\/Mount Wellington.<\/p>\n

The Kunanyi Mountain Run will host the long course trail, short course trail, uphill, downhill and vertical running titles across one three-day festival in March.<\/p>\n

KMR won the hosting rights after a competitive bid process overseen by the Australian Ultra and Trail Running Association and Australian Athletics.<\/p>\n

The event will run from March 19 to 21, 2027.<\/p>\n

AUTRA president John Claridge said the decision was a significant milestone for one of the country\u2019s fastest-growing sports.<\/p>\n

\"\"The championships will be held on the slopes of Hobart\u2019s Kunanyi\/Mt Wellington. Image \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the first time that we\u2019ve ever had an event like this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said only a handful of Australian events could host all the disciplines and Mount Wellington stood out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorld-class trails, proven event management and a passionate community. It provides the perfect stage for Australia\u2019s first combined National Trail Championships,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The championships will also help athletes qualify for the 2027 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Claridge said the course was one of the toughest in the country and resembled the European-style terrain used at the world titles.<\/p>\n

KMR founder and director Lincoln Quilliam said organisers had worked with Athletics Australia and AUTRA for several years to secure the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so honoured to be hosting the first ever combined Australian mountain and trail running champs at Kunanyi Mountain Run,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The three-day festival drew about 1,300 runners in 2026 and organisers expect 1,500 in 2027, rising further once the elite field arrives.<\/p>\n

Quilliam said a new ultra course of about 84 kilometres with 4,800 metres of elevation gain would be added as the Australian Long Trail Running Championships event.<\/p>\n

\"\"The championships will be held on the slopes of Hobart\u2019s Kunanyi\/Mt Wellington. Image \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

The 2026 edition brought $4 million into the Tasmanian economy and generated more than 8,000 bed nights across the state.<\/p>\n

Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said the championships would boost the visitor economy and lift Tasmania\u2019s international profile.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such an exciting announcement and a really great opportunity to put us on the trail running map internationally,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s five national trail running championships will be decided at a single event for the first time in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":808863,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-808862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}