Jess Trengove runs personal best time in London Marathon

COMMONWEALTH Games bronze medallist Jess Trengove has set a PB to finish 10th at the London Marathon overnight.

Jess Trengove of Australia competes during the Virgin Money London Marathon. 

COMMONWEALTH Games bronze medallist Jess Trengove has set a PB to finish 10th at the London Marathon overnight.

The 29-year-old clocked 2hrs 27mins 1sec which was 44 seconds faster than her previous best time set in Melbourne in 2015.

Trengove was one of two Australians to finish in the top 10 in London along with Lisa Weightman who ran a super-impressive 2:25:15 to place fifth.

It was Trengove’s first marathon since the Rio Olympics where she defied a nagging foot injury to finish 22nd.

Fellow South Australian Casey Wood impressed in her debut over the 42.2km distance, running 2:39:27 to finish 23rd in the elite women’s field in London.

Wood is the daughter of former Commonwealth Games and world championship representative Grenville Wood.

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