01/06/2026
LAUNCESTON 10K β THE GREAT ADELAIDE MILERS TASSIE INVASION π¦πΊβοΈπββοΈππΊ
For years, individual Adelaide Milers members have made the trip to Launceston for what has become Australiaβs premier road 10km race.
This year was a little different.
For the first time, we headed south in force, with a big group making the journey together in search of fast times, good company and a weekend away that was hopefully not going to end with eleven blokes getting kicked out of an Airbnb.
The itinerary was simple:
βοΈ Fly to Tassie.
π Cram eleven boys into one house.
π
Visit a Tassie Tiger.
π Wander around Cataract Gorge pretending to be tourists.
π Eat pre-race pizza at Du Cane Brewery.
π Race.
πΊ Celebrate at James Boagβs Brewery.
Repeat next year.
Launceston has become famous in recent years for producing ideal racing conditions and plenty of PBs. Naturally, the year Adelaide Milers arrives with a decent-sized squad, we get a headwind on the way out.
Fortunately, the turnaround delivered a tailwind home, which helped produce some fast closing kilometres and a lot of very happy athletes crossing the finish line.
The result?
10 PBs from 16 athletes.
10km Results
π₯ Arron Nitschke β 29:45 PB (10th)
π Casey Atkinson - 29:55 (15th)
β‘ Cooper Giles β 30:24 (21st)
ποΈ Tom Beard β 31:16 (30th)
π₯ Harry McGregor β 31:15 PB (31st)
π₯ Joe Cross β 31:26 PB (34th)
π₯ Tom Kavanagh β 31:27 PB (35th)
π₯ Gavin Sim β 31:30 PB (36th)
π¨βπ« Coach Michael Nitschke β 32:19 (44th)
β‘ Harrison Wade β 32:41 (45th)
π Noah Chandla β 34:18 PB & debut (66th)
π₯ Pia Marschall β 35:50 PB (10th female)
π― Bailey Giles β 35:56 (various pacing duties and general mischief)
π₯ Stella Benger β 37:14 PB (15th female)
π₯ Coach Jess Ireland β 44:02 PB (40th female)
Half Marathon
π₯ Angus Lenneke β 72:21 PB (45th)
One of the highlights of the weekend was seeing so many Adelaide Milers athletes racing together in the same event, working through packs, chasing goals and then catching up afterwards to compare race storiesβwhich, as always, got faster as the afternoon went on.
