Athletics Australia – News – ATHLETE UPDATE: Trengove ready to run in Launceston

The best distance runners from around the country have descended on Tasmania for the Australian 10km Road Running Championship to be held as part of the 2013 B&E Launceston Ten this Sunday 16 June.

Beginning in 2007 and set to welcome more than 2000 people, the B&E Launceston Ten has established itself as a key race on the national road running calendar due to it's lightning fast course that has regularly delivered the fastest times in Australia each year. Combined with over $25,000 in prize money, time bonuses and athlete travel funding, the B&E Launceston Ten has been a favourite race for many of Australia's elite distance runners.

Competing in her first 10km road race since setting her personal best of 33:14 at the Sydney Harbour 10km in July last year, Jess Trengove (SA), who will compete in the marathon at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, will face stiff competition from the likes of Lisa Weightman (Vic), Nikki Chapple (Vic) and Lara Tamsett (Vic) in the women’s elite race.

Trengove’s start will be her second last before heading overseas for the Australian Flame team camp at the Tonbridge School in Kent on July 28.

“I have this race in Launceston and the Gold Coast Half Marathon ahead of me before I head to Europe. This weekend will actually be my first 10 kilometre road race for almost a year so it will be good to get out there and test myself against what is a very strong Australian field,” Trengove said.

“With a field as tough and talented as this you are given a great chance to try and get the most out of yourself and you have every chance of running a PB. I feel stronger physically from the speed work and strength and conditioning elements that I have added to my training program and fingers crossed that will translate to a strong result.”

Trengove’s selection for the IAAF World Championships is her second consecutive Australian Flame hit-out after crossing 39th in 2:31:17 in the women’s marathon at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The time was just 15 seconds shy of her personal best.

“I was thrilled to be selected for the Australian Flame team again. It’s a great team with people like Benita (Willis) and Nikki in the mix and I am so excited to be running with them all. Nikki was with me at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning, my first Australian team, and I can’t wait to be out there with her again,” Trengove added.

“Tonbridge in the lead up is ideal for me as well. I am confident and comfortable heading there because I have experienced it all before, the town and community that live there are so accommodating of us when we are around and there are plenty of trails in and around the school grounds where you can go running with your teammates. It’s a great chance to acclimatise and a great place for us to come together as a team to prepare for the World Championships.”

“It’s hard to put a pass mark on my performance in Moscow. I have been told that the conditions could be quite tough with an afternoon race in heat and humidity and to be honest at this stage my aim is to come away from the race in a better position than I went into it. Any chance you have to run at a major international event is another chance to improve as a marathon runner before big races at events like the Commonwealth and Olympic Games come around again.”

The B&E Launceston Ten this weekend headlines domestic athletics action, before an Australian Under 20 Squad compete at the Baden-Wurttemberg Meeting in Karlsruhe (GER) and the Bauhaus Junioren Gala in Mannheim (GER) later this month.

Athletes from 19 countries will join the squad of nine in Mannheim, with the event hosted annually by the German Athletics Federation for nations from across Europe and the globe. Australia has been invited to compete annually since 2011.

June 13: IAAF Diamond League (Round 6) – Oslo (NOR)
Mile: Ryan Gregson (NSW)

June 16: Paavo Nurmi Games – Turku (FIN)
1500m: James Kaan (NSW), Zoe Buckman (ACT)
5000m: Cameron Page (NSW), Brett Robinson (ACT)

June 16: B&E Launceston Ten – Launceston (Tas)
10km: Jess Trengove (SA), Lisa Weightman (Vic), Lara Tamsett (NSW), Nikki Chapple (Vic), Ben St Lawrence (NSW), Martin Dent (ACT), Lee Troop (Vic), Liam Adams (Vic)

June 21: Reunion Internaciaonal de Atletismo Villa de Bilbao – Bilbao (ESP)
1500m: Cameron Page (NSW)

June 22/23: Baden-Wurttemberg Meeting – Karlsruhe (GER)
100m: Abbie Taddeo (NSW), David Brock (Vic), Angus Gould (ACT), Anthony Collins (Qld)
400m: David Brock (Vic)
3000m: Jenny Blundell (NSW)
100m hurdles: Abbie Taddeo (NSW)
110m hurdles: David Brock (Vic)
400m hurdles: Chloe Jamieson (NSW)
Long jump: Angus Gould (ACT), David Brock (Vic)
High jump: David Brock (Vic)
Shot put: Nathan Krepp (Vic), Cruz Hogan (WA)
Discus throw: Nathan Krepp (Vic)
Javelin: William White (Qld), Cruz Hogan (WA)

June 27: 52nd Golden Spike – Ostrava (CZE)
1500m: Zoe Buckman (ACT)

June 29: 27th Meeting International EAP de Nivelles – Nivelles (BEL)
100m: Melissa Breen (ACT)
400m hurdles: Lauren Boden (ACT)

June 29/30: Bauhaus Junioren Gala – Mannheim (GER)
1500m: Jenny Blundell (NSW)
100m hurdles: Abbie Taddeo (NSW)
110m hurdles: David Brock (Vic), Anthony Collins (WA)
400m hurdles: Chloe Jamieson (NSW)
Long jump: David Brock (Vic), Angus Gould (ACT)
High jump: David Brock (Vic)
Pole vault: Liz Parnov (WA), Nina Kennedy (WA), Emma Phillippe (WA), Henri Brown (WA)
Discus throw: Nathan Krepp (Vic)
Javelin: William White (Qld), Cruz Hogan (WA)

June 30: IAAF Diamond League (Round 7) – Birmingham (GBR)
5000m: Collis Birmingham (Vic)
Long jump: Mitchell Watt (Qld)
Pole vault: Alana Boyd (Qld)
Discus throw: Dani Samuels (NSW)

 

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