Commonwealth Games long distances runners Madeline Hills and Victoria Mitchell head the seeds heading into this weekends Southern Cross University 10km Run.
The 10km run, which is part of the Gold Coast Marathon race weekend, will see Hills and Mitchell compete for the AUD $1,000 prize money.
Hills finished eighth in the 10,000m final at the Commonwealth Games in April before taking a break to recover and recharge her body.
“I took a decent holiday after the Commonwealth Games including a few weeks off running completely," she said.
“Usually this time of year I am competing overseas but, with no major championships now for the remainder of the year, I have the opportunity to do some fun runs and cross country races in Australia," Hills said.
Over the past couple of weeks, Hills has competed in races across Australia including a mile in Perth then the Victorian cross country championships