Heartbreak leads to inspirational return Canberra Running Coach, October 22, 2023February 8, 2024 For many people, breaking a bone and three ligaments in your right leg, would be heart breaking. For FAST’s Grace York its where her comeback story begins. The unfortunate incident of a football tackle going bad, Grace was left unable to walk or run. Her football and athletic seasons over before they really began. The start of 2023 was a real bust for Grace, figuratively and literally. Abandoning her crutches and taking the tentative first steps back to walking, seemed such a long way away from pursuing her 400m sprint dream. Now over half a year later, Grace has found a spring in her step again. The return to training has bought happiness and the chance to forget about the past and focus on a new challenge. Come this December (2023), it will have been 12 months since Grace broke her personal best time at the Australian All Schools Championships in Adelaide, running 1:01.77 to finish 5th in her heat of the 400m. With a new training outlook, Grace is more determined to break the 60s barrier in the 400m in 2024. Grace is now joined by her football team mates at running training these days, as her ACT Premier League team, seek to get faster over summer, together. Grace’s story is an inspiration and a reflection on her maturity, and resilience to fight back after a serious injury. FAST for Sport FAST Track Football News FAST FemalesFootballProfileSouth CanberraSprintingWoden Athletics
Alumni Alumna: Jessy Hynes July 23, 2021October 28, 2023 Jessy Hynes began training with FAST as a six-year old. from an early age Jessy showed signs of being a genuine force in sprinting for the years to come. For the next ten years, Jessy won all competitions she entered from the 100 – 200m as well as hurdles. Jessy… Read More
FAST & Active Soft sand workout May 7, 2024August 29, 2024 With the cooler weather now set in and winter fast approaching, sessions are adapting to the new training phase and FAST Running has returned to one of its favourite locations in North Canberra at the Lyneham Beach Volleyball Centre. The training adaption on the body by running in soft sand… Read More
Alumni Alumnus: Mitchell Foster April 15, 2016February 8, 2024 Mitch trained with FAST until the end of the 2015-16 Season. Mitch was both a talented 400m runner and a Hurdler. Mitch competed at the 2016 Australian All Schools Championships in the 200m Hurdles. Mitch was a multi talented athlete who also played Australian Rules Football (AFL). Mitch was a… Read More