FAST Running has a World Champion.
John Lamb has won the M75 300m Hurdles at the 2026 World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, crossing the line in 53.78 seconds to claim the world title for Australia.
It was the culmination of an extraordinary Championships for John, who had already stood on the podium after winning bronze in the M75 80m Hurdles.
Two events. Two World Championship medals.
And one of them gold.
From Canberra to a World Championship
John travelled to Daegu after months of preparation with FAST focused specifically on performing at the World Masters Championships.
Hurdling is an unforgiving event at any age. It requires speed, rhythm, mobility, coordination and the ability to reproduce technical positions while moving at speed. Preparing for a major championship adds another challenge: the athlete needs to arrive ready to perform when it matters rather than simply produce good performances in training.
Throughout John’s preparation, we worked on his approach to the first hurdle, rhythm between hurdles, hurdle attack and the speed required to carry that pattern through a race.
Training provided encouraging signs.
Competition provided the proof.
John opened his World Championships by racing his way onto the podium in the 80m Hurdles, earning a bronze medal against the best Masters athletes in his age group from around the world.
It was already an outstanding achievement.
But his Championships weren’t finished.
One More Race
John returned for the 300m Hurdles knowing there was another opportunity ahead of him.
This time he didn’t just reach the podium.
He won.
Racing from lane eight, John completed the 300m Hurdles in 53.78, finishing almost two seconds ahead of Japan’s Aiba in second place and the USA’s Wilson in third.
The result made John Lamb the 2026 M75 300m Hurdles World Champion.
For an athlete and coach, there are very few sentences better than that one.
More Than a Medal
It would be easy to tell John’s story simply through the medals.
🥇 300m Hurdles — World Champion
🥉 80m Hurdles — World Championship bronze
But those medals represent considerably more than two races in Daegu.
They represent the training sessions when things worked and those when they didn’t. Technical changes repeated until they became familiar. The constant search for fractions of seconds. Managing training load and recovery. Learning from races. Adjusting the plan. And continuing to believe that improvement remained possible.
That last point matters.
Masters athletics provides one of the clearest demonstrations of something we believe strongly at FAST: athletic development doesn’t have an expiry date.
The goals may change. The training may need to change. Recovery certainly changes. But athletes can continue to learn, improve, compete and pursue extraordinary performances.
John didn’t travel to a World Championships simply to participate.
He went there to compete.
Running Excellence at Every Age
At FAST, Running Excellence has never meant everyone chasing the same time, competing in the same event or being at the same stage of their athletics journey.
It means helping each athlete explore what they are capable of.
For some of our youngest athletes, that might mean learning how to accelerate properly for the first time.
For our developing athletes, it might mean qualifying for their first championship or setting a new personal best.
For an experienced Masters athlete like John, the goal can be considerably bigger.
Becoming the best in the world.
John’s performances in Daegu are something everyone within FAST can celebrate. Our athletes span generations, events and very different ambitions, but they share the same fundamental process: train, prepare, compete, learn and keep moving forward.
John has demonstrated just how far that process can take you.
From all of us at FAST Running, congratulations John.
World Championship bronze medallist. World Champion.
That one is going to take some beating.
Running Excellence. 🖤❤️
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