13/04/2022
**Event Update**
Thanks for your patience over the past week as we have worked with all stakeholders to determine the condition and safety of the trails on our course in the Blue Mountains. After much consultation with all stakeholders, we’ve come to the hard decision that unfortunately Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB® cannot take place from 12-15 May 2022. Thankfully we’ve managed to secure a postponement date, and the event will now take place on 27-30 October 2022.
As many of you know, there has been significant rainfall over the past weeks and months along much of the East Coast, including within the Blue Mountains National Park. The condition of the trails and roads has continued to deteriorate, causing the closure of almost all trails within the park.
This was an incredibly hard decision for our team to make, as we all wanted to be back on the trails in less than a month’s time, but ultimately the safety of our runners, support crews, the community, staff and vollies is, as always, our number one priority, and the condition of the trails at the moment are such that we cannot safely proceed with the event.
All currently registered athletes will have received an email regarding their options. If you did not receive one please contact us at info@ultratrailaustralia.com.
We know you’ll be gutted. You’ve put in the hours training, sacrificed time with family and friends, and we were tantalizingly close to being able to reap the rewards. We’re already counting down the days until we can reunite again on 27-30 October 2022. In the meantime, take time to recognise the progress you’ve achieved, refocus your training towards the new date, reunite with trail buddies when you can, and above all stay safe.
Thanks to all our runners, stakeholders, partners and crew who continue to support this awesome event. We love our trail running family and look forward to reuniting soon.
Happy trails,
Your UTA team.