Alumna: Tori Hopkins Canberra Running Coach, May 29, 2015February 8, 2024 Victoria Hopkins (Tori) trained with FAST until the end of the 2014-15 season. Tori was a multi-talented athlete who also enjoyed playing Football (Soccer). Tori represented the ACT on three occasions in for separate individual events. Sport injuries cruelled Tori’s later seasons with Athletics. Tori was a Club Captain with Ginninderra Athletics and an inaugural Junior Coach. 2017 LAACT Championships: U17 Shot Put (2nd) 9.43m, Discus (2nd) 25.36m, Javelin (3rd) 19.89m 2015 LAACT Championships: U15 Triple Jump (3rd) 9.76m, Discus (2nd) 26.67m 2014 Australian All Schools Championships: U16 200m (20th) 28.36s, Triple Jump (16th) 9.93m 2013 LAACT Championships: U13 Long Jump (8th) 4.21m, Triple Jump (4th) 9.10m 2012 LAACT Championships: U12 100m (4th) 14.16s, 200m (2nd) 30.01s 2010, 12 Years and Under Track & Field Championship: 11G Discus (14th) 18.57m 2009, 12 Years and Under Track & Field Championship: 10G High Jump (10th) 1.15m Alumni Community FAST for Sport FAST Track Finalist Football Jumps News FAST FemalesFootballGinninderra Athletics
FAST for Sport Ava versus bike March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 On the weekend, Ava went looking for a hard training session, and she found it at Governor-General’s Hill. The uphill sprint session requires greater force production than running on flat terrain. This helps to improve speed, acceleration, and explosive power, which can translate to better performance on the pitch or… Read More
FAST Track Sue’s a winner April 8, 2013February 7, 2024 FAST’s Sue Bourke has added a bronze medal to her National collection from the 2013 AMA championships last weekend. Great weekend of competition with running 6 races in 2 days. A big feast of high quality sprinting by our golden girl of the track. Read More
Community West is best November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 Charnwood Oval in Belconnen has been a favourite training location for FAST Running. The 400m grass field, the only track of its size in West Belconnen, has a prevailing tailwind for the sprinters in much the same way as Australia’s fastest track, the AIS does. The home of Ginninderra Athletics… Read More