Alumna: Jessy Hynes Canberra Sprint Coach, 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 enjoyed competing in regional NSW Carnivals and represented NSW at Nationals. 2018 Australian Junior Championships: U14 100m 13.53s (-0.4), 200m 29.20s 2018 NSW Junior Championships: U14 200m 27.75s 14/10/2017 – AACT Summer Series: 60m 8.73s 2016 LAACT Championships: U10 70m (1st) 10.28s, 100m (1st) 14.44s, 200m (1st) 29.30s, 60mH (1st) 11.04s, Long Jump (1st) 4.18m, Discus (2nd) 21.66m 2015 LAACT Championships: U9 70m (1st) 10.93s, 100m (1st) 15.20s, 200m (1st) 30.97s, 60mH (1st) 11.01s, Long Jump (1st) 4.07m “Steve is an amazing person, he makes training fun, he is a good trainer to everyone and makes jokes here and there. He explains everything so clearly and knows what he is doing. Every training is perfect for tall or small and surely makes everyone better and faster. I’ve seen many people become champions from Steve’s training. He is really good at giving advice and cares about everyone no matter what. Steve supports everyone and looks up to us all the time. Steve is a piece of amazing, a piece of kindness, a piece of humor and a piece of perfect and that makes an outstanding coach.” “Steve shows remarkable empathy with his athletes as well as a genuine concern for their well being and commands a respect and love from the kids that only helps them when they need a shoulder to cry or be consoled on or a friend and mentor to share the victories, triumphs and joy at achievement with. Knowledge, compassion and leadership are rarely possessed in a single person, but in Steve there is one.” Alumni FAST Kids FAST Track Hurdles News Testimonials FAST Females
FAST for Sport Running is a team sport October 22, 2023February 7, 2024 Members of FAST are warming up together as part of a team. For Daisy Nwaobi, playing on a basketball court, she’s familiar with team sports. The warm up drills for sprinting are a little unfamiliar to Daisy. But three sessions down, Daisy is picking up the basics FAST. Daisy’s new… Read More
Community Mika steps up to help Woden Little Athletes October 26, 2023February 7, 2024 Mika Peljo has been enjoying athletics since he first joined as an U10 Athlete for Weston Creek in 2016. Now some seven years later, Mika has started coaching Little Athletes on a Wednesday night at Woden Thunder Athletics Club. Mika is currently doing his Level 1 Community Athletics Coach course… Read More
FAST & Active Water Running May 30, 2016April 27, 2024 FAST Running takes its training seriously. Group or individual sessions including mobility, strength, recovery work and pool running are held at the FAST Recovery Centre. Pool training can be highly beneficial for sprinters as it provides a low-impact environment for conditioning, recovery, and technique refinement. FAST Running performs short, high-intensity… Read More