{"id":34808,"date":"2019-05-22T16:52:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T06:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/?p=34808"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T03:09:18","slug":"the-2019-leonora-golden-gift-elite-field-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/the-2019-leonora-golden-gift-elite-field-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2019 Leonora Golden Gift &#8211; Elite Field Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Leonora Golden Gift is famous for attracting the best of the best. Every year the small mining town plays host to the most talented runners in the country as they fight for the coveted road mile title and a piece of the $50,000 prize purse. This year is no exception with the blue riband event boasting the most illustrious fields ever assembled, including both the male and female national mile champions, four Commonwealth Games representatives, and two Paralympians. With the largest field in the event\u2019s seventeen-year history \u2013 and welcoming its first international contingent \u2013 this year\u2019s race promises to be one for the ages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63913 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/03-TD-1.jpg\" alt=\"Advertisement: Tarkine Trail Devil\" width=\"504\" height=\"504\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headlining the men\u2019s field is Stewart McSweyn. After placing fifth in the Commonwealth Games, the King Island athlete rose to stardom by running the second quickest 5000m in Australian history, clocking 13:05.23. With his sights set on running in the Olympic final in 2020, the Golden Gift presents him with an opportunity to fine-tune his craft.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29936\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/GettyImages-943258254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/GettyImages-943258254.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/GettyImages-943258254-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/GettyImages-943258254-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/GettyImages-943258254-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/GettyImages-943258254-696x458.jpg 696w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/GettyImages-943258254-638x420.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA &#8211; APRIL 08: Stewart McSweyn of Australia competes in the Men&#8217;s 5000 metres final on day four of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium on April 8, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWinning Leonora would mean a lot. It would be a great lead-in for the European track season,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge community event, so to be able to put in a big performance for the people of Leonora would make it a pretty special moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The local hopes will rest on the shoulders of rising-star Matt Ramsden. Regarded as one of the toughest runners on the racing, he is determined to bring the title back home to Western Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27266\" style=\"width: 1229px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Matthew-Ramsden_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1229\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Matthew-Ramsden_002.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Matthew-Ramsden_002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Matthew-Ramsden_002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Matthew-Ramsden_002-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Matthew-Ramsden_002-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Matthew-Ramsden_002-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Matthew-Ramsden_002-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1229px) 100vw, 1229px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Australian National Championships 2018: Photo by Ewa Facioni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBeing a West Aussie, any win I get at home is good for me because I\u2019m both setting an example for other WA runners and defending the state from Easterners stealing our victories,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The favourite in the women\u2019s field is Commonwealth Games finalist Georgia Griffith. Her impeccable form continued in Shanghai last week, where she recorded a world championship qualifying time over 1500m. Now, with her sights set on pursuing her dreams overseas, victory in Leonora means more than merely winning.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30178\" style=\"width: 826px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Runners-Linden-Hall-Georgia-Griffith-congratulate-each-other.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Runners-Linden-Hall-Georgia-Griffith-congratulate-each-other.jpg 645w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Runners-Linden-Hall-Georgia-Griffith-congratulate-each-other-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Runners-Linden-Hall-Georgia-Griffith-congratulate-each-other-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Runners-Linden-Hall-Georgia-Griffith-congratulate-each-other-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Runners-Linden-Hall-Georgia-Griffith-congratulate-each-other-696x863.jpg 696w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Runners-Linden-Hall-Georgia-Griffith-congratulate-each-other-339x420.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linden Hall &amp; Georgia Griffith congratulate each other at 2018 Commonwealth Games 1500m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve heard really amazing things about Leonora, and the prize money is a bonus. If I were to place, the prize money would make a huge difference with being able to train and race overseas this year,\u201d she said. \u201cHaving a little pressure lifted off financially would potentially save me from having to busk my way around Europe, which is a worry because I don\u2019t have any particularly good performing tricks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The national mile champion, Whitney Sharpe, will also be looking to take victory down the main street of town. Her relatively surprising victory instilled a powerful self-belief that she hopes will serve her well on race day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tarkine.com\/collections\/auto-pilot\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Autopilot-landscape.jpg\" alt=\"Advertisement image for tarkine.com\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI will be going in with confidence because if the Australian mile taught me anything, it was to believe in yourself and trust your ability,\u201d she said. \u201cBut having said that, I know from last year that all the turns at Leonora make it a super difficult and tactical race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fields also contain 2018 Commonwealth Games representatives Keely Small and James Nipperess, Paralympians Michael Roeger and Jaryd Clifford, as well as Australian 1500m\/mile medallists such as Rory Hunter, Bernadette Williams and Rose Davies.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22668\" style=\"width: 1178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Philo-Saunders_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1178\" height=\"1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Philo-Saunders_001.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Philo-Saunders_001-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Philo-Saunders_001-768x1038.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Philo-Saunders_001-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Philo-Saunders_001-696x941.jpg 696w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Philo-Saunders_001-1068x1443.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Philo-Saunders_001-311x420.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philo training with the crew including world record holder Michael Roeger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mile races will run down the main street of Leonora on June 1-2. This year\u2019s major races will be live streamed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeonoraGift\/\">Leonora Golden Gift Facebook page.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Written by Jaryd Clifford &#8211; Leonora Golden Gift<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>For more information visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leonoragoldengift.com\">http:\/\/www.leonoragoldengift.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Leonora Golden Gift is famous for attracting the best of the best. Every year the small mining town plays host to the most talented runners in the country as they fight for the coveted road mile title and a piece of the $50,000 prize purse. 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