The 3000 metre steeplechase has always been Madeline Hills’ first athletics love.
It was the event she finished fourth in when she burst onto the scene at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the event she made an Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro.
However, a string of injuries saw the Shellharbour product move away from the challenging event, with Hills consigned to the 5000m and 10,000m flat races since the Olympics.
Now healthy and with a full base of winter training under her belt, Hills is returning to her preferred event.