Greta Truscott

Greta Truscott

Coach & athlete

Greta is an extremely well equipped coach to assist runners of all levels with her background in coaching, athletics, triathlon, sports massage and occupational therapy. She understands the balance required across all ages and stages of life. She is our head coach for the Rejoov Running groups & online running programs together with Chris, based in Centennial Park, Eastern Suburbs, Sydney. 

Greta has broad qualifications in health and fitness (including Athletics Australia Level 2) and has been strongly involved in competitive sport for 20 years. She sustains a holistic focus and utilises best practice methods in sports medicine on how to get the most out of your running performance. Methods such as sports massage, strength and stretch techniques, running training and programs and referral where appropriate.

Proud ambassador for HOKA Australia - Time to Fly.

Greta has excelled in distance running on road, track, trail, sand, swim run and triathlon having podium placings in many iconic events over the past 20yrs in Australia and over seas. She has proven to be a swim run specialist in winning both NZ's Brecca Wanaka Swim Run and Swim Run Australia. Proudly sponsored by HOKA 2017 to current and previously New Balance 2007-2016, 2XU 2021-2023 and Suunto ANZ 2021 - 2023.

Most recently in 2021, Greta completed Pat Farmer’s 1000 Miles to Light multi-day team’s ultra raising funds for Reach Out Youth Mental Health, covering 400km in powering pace and spreading the message of humanity and resilience. See here for articles & podcasts: https://rejoovrunners.com.au/publications/2021/9/5/1000-miles-to-light-with-pat-farmer

Greta knows all too well the importance of proper training, programming, maintenance and health professionals to support a runner’s ambitions through all stages of life and at all levels. After serious knee and back injuries following horse riding falls - knee surgery at 17 y.o., and tremendous physio rehab & core stability work - Greta was able to commence competitive running in her twenties.

Greta is going strong and looking forward to much more training and racing in the coming years.

Greta has been a running specialist & running program writer on the support crew for Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation (12WBT), online nutrition, exercise and mindset program from 2012-15. She has helped thousands of people learn to run and achieve marathon & ultra distances. 

Greta loves food and cooking and was a semi-finalist contestant with "Running Hot" team mate Dean Degan on the Channel 7 reality cooking show: Aussie BBQ Heroes Dec 2015: 

Episode 1, heat 1: 

https://vimeo.com/munropictures/review/146948483/4945c43d64

Semi final episode / the full run down: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aussie_Barbecue_Heroes

D & G's brekkie burger recipe: 

https://au.tv.yahoo.com/shows/bbq-heroes/r/30307333/running-hot-d-gs-steak-bacon-brekkie-burger/

Let's go team, happy running & happy cooking. 

Greta’s PBs & event highlights:

Road

• 100km debut Sydney International 2nd female 8:49 Worlds B qualifier (ranked 23rd all time Aus female). Berlin 100km IAU World Champs 2022 8:52 women’s team 11th on the world stage.

• Comrades debut 2023 Sth Africa 88km 1800m 7:43, Bill Rowan medal (not far off Silver sub 7.30), 59th female, biggest ultra in world

• 10k AA certified road distanceLaunceston Ten 36:46 8th female 2008 (special event with starter gun by Kerryn McCann who sadly passed away later that year)

• Sydney City to Surf 54:27 (best place out of 6 races - 23rd female)

• Gold Coast half marathon 1.22.59 2013

• 7 x Marathon story: Berlin Marathon debut 3.04.20 2013; Canberra Marathon 3:16 2021 during covid with Rejoov gang; then 4 marathons in 2023: Orange Marathon 3:21 1st female 2023 $750 prize & Newcastle Marathon PB 3:02:00 2023 4th female both Orange & Newy training for Comrades; Sydney Marathon heat wave 2023 3:05; Melbourne Marathon 2023 3:02:15 1st in age group; Boston Marathon (2nd star after having watched Chris get most of his)

• 2nd female outright Mothers Day Classic 4km Sydney 2013, previous years 3rd, 4th and 2nd

• 1st female outright St Peters 5k Park Run 18.46 2014; 1st Curl Curl 18.35 2015, 1st Centennial Park 18.51 2018 was the record until Belinda Martin smashed it

• 10th female Melbourne half marathon October 2014

• 1st female Maroubra Fun Run 8k 2014 & 2015

• 5th female 20.35 for 5.6k JP Morgan Corporate Challenge, Centennial Park 2014

• 1st female Sharks 10k 2015 prize $1000

• 2nd Phuket Marathon 10.5k (HOT conditions behind a Thai girl) 2016

• 1st City Mile Dash 2016 in 5.13 winning a year’s membership to Fitness First

Trail / Ultras

• 1000 Miles to Light relay style, covering 400km each (during Covid) with Aussie team Pat Farmer, Deirdre Hopkins, Justin McDonald and American team Dean Karnazes, Katie and Sam. I ran 400km in 10 days (biggest week of 280km), 5km pace ave mostly off road round Singleton Army Base.

• 2nd 30k Coastal Classic 2018, Royal National Park, from Maximum Adventure: "Katie Conlon finished over 8 minutes clear of the tight tussle for 2nd with Greta Truscott holding off Bronwyn Hager by 8 seconds… it was the quickest podium in the history of the event". 2nd again behind Steph Austen in 2021.

• 3rd 65k ultra West Mac Monster, Larapinta Trail 2021

• 4th Ultra Trail Australia Blue Mts Pace 22k 2017

• 4th Six Foot Track 45k Blue Mountains debut 2016 (missed 3rd place by 20secs!!)

• Top ten The North Face 50k Blue Mountains May 2015

• 1st female in Equaliser annual Sydney Striders trail series 2013

• 1st female in The Great Nosh Footrace, 16k annual trail race 2014

• 1st & 3rd Sydney Trail Series, Manly Dam 20k 2015

• 2nd Galston Gut Buster half marathon March 2015

• 2nd Southern Highlands Challenge 19k 2015

• 2nd in the Oceania Sky Running Champs behind Emma Rilen – Buffalo Stampede Sky26er (32k) April 2015

• 1st mixed pairs team with Chris in the 3hr Australia Day Running Wild Knapsack Challenge Aus Day 2016

Track

• 3000m 10.04 State Champs, Sydney Olympic Park

• 5000m 17.42 State Champs, Sydney Olympic Park

• 10000m 37.16 Zatopek, Melbourne

• 1st female Athletics NSW Community track 3000m 10.34 2015

Beach Sand Races

• 1st in Bondi Soft Sand Classic 4k - four times - 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 (2nd in 2015)

• 1st Bondi Soft Sand Classic 10k 2018

• 1st Bondi Freshwater 4k sand - twice - 2018 & 2020

• 1st soft sand mile Manly Splash Series April 2018

• 1st soft sand mile Bondi Splash Series Nov 2018

• 1st soft sand Pat Farmer’s Maroubra Quicksand 10k 2015

• 1st Whitehaven Beach half marathon 92mins 2019 & 2nd in 2021

• 1st female team marathon Pat Farmer’s Maroubra Quicksand 2019

Triathlon/biathlon/ocean swimming

• ITU World Age Group Championships Olympic Distance Triathlon 2009: 2:17:02, 19th out of 84 internationals

• Australian Championships Olympic Distance Triathlon 2010: 2:15:22 - Aus bronze age group

• Australian Championships Long Course Triathlon in Huskissen 2010: 4:34:38 Aus bronze age group, 2k swim / 83k bike / 20k run - qualified for World Long Course Champs in Germany

• 1st female pairs with Saorla Finucane Swim Run Australia 2017; 3rd female pairs with Marnie Cartwright 2018, 2nd mixed team with Jack McPhee 2019. 1st female pairs with Tess Aungles April 2023.

• 1st female pairs (with Kate Shedden) in Brecca Wanaka Swim Run NZ March 2017

• 2nd overall Bondi Splash n Dash 1k soft sand, 1k swim, 1k soft sand 2017

• 3rd overall female 3 points challenge North Curl Curl 2018 & 4th female overall in 2019

• 1st female outright 3 Bays Challenge x 5 www.3bayschallenge.com.au 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

• 1st female outright Andrew Boy Charlton biathlon final March 2011 & 1st Dec 2015

• 2nd female outright Coogee Run Swim 2023

Stairs

• 2nd 26-34 age gp 10.47 Triple M Centrepoint Tower stair run up 2010