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
News Building a strong and powerful lower body February 8, 2023May 4, 2024 The FAST Recovery Centre, located at FAST Running HQ in Belconnen, uses the BaseBench Pro by Georges St-Pierre, to aid in building a strong and powerful lower body using Nordic curls, hip thrusts, split-squats. Nordic curls are highly beneficial for sprinters as they target key muscles involved in sprinting mechanics… Read More
FAST & Active Over reaction September 3, 2024September 4, 2024 Sunday saw the members of FAST Running come together for an overspeed and reaction session at Aranda. Training started with fun and engaging warm-up games appropriate for all ages. This brought everyone together and made for an enjoyable group session. Under the guidance of Canberra Sprint Coach, Steve Dodt, the… Read More
FAST Kids Wacky weekend of winter antics July 8, 2024August 27, 2024 A monstrous and wacky weekend of winter antics took place at two of FAST’s favourite running destinations. Saturday featured Grace, Georgia, Nick, Nate, Mathias and Kos as they did Hill Sprints by the Lake. The Captain Cook Memorial Jet blasted its way into the air at the end of the… Read More