Pilliga Ultra

Campbelltown Athletics Track at Campbelltown Sports Centre is the entire focus: lane, clock, crew table, repeat. The Pilliga Ultra is part of the 6th running of this track ultra, with a serious headline: the "Australian 24 Hour Track National Championship," held on "Australia's newest all weather 400m Synthetic Track." This is not a leisurely run with diversions; it is ultra running reduced to pacing, patience, and the ability to make calm decisions as the lap counter increases. The surface should be fast and consistent, but no one has an easy time in a track ultra. You see the same turns, the same straight, the same competitors, and that can either steady you or begin to affect your mindset. The field is composed of ultra runners, from the elite aiming for the "2026 Australian National 24 Hour Championships" to individuals testing themselves in the shorter events and the evening marathon, all within the same confined, open arena.