Alumnus: James Nippress Canberra Running Coach, November 28, 2021February 8, 2024 James Nippress (Nipper) was coached by the great Australian Middle Distance Guru, Dick Telford (Team Telford) in the 3000m Steeple Chase. James started also working with FAST in January 2021 to improve his hurdling in his favourite event. James, Team Telford and FAST worked collaboratively together. FAST identified an area of improvement for James in regards to getting to the ground quicker. Training exercises, drills and video feedback all focused on this improvement area as part of a normal training session together. Dick Telford said that helping James achieve that outcome would be a “big plus”. Before working with FAST, James’ personal best for the 3000m Steeplechase was 8:32.59, set on 20 May 2016 in Los Angeles. In 2021, James beat that previous best time from 2016, three times and his new PB (8:30.13) was set at the 2021 Australian Championships where he won the Gold Medal. James went on to finish tenth at the 2021 Diamond League Grand Prix in Gateshead (UK) that season. Australia’s top placed finisher in the race. James was the Australian Champion in the 3000m Steeplechase on multiple occasions. He represented Australia twice at the Commonwealth Games, once at the IAAF World Championships, twice at Universiade and once at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Alumni Finalist Hurdles International Medalist News Performance CanberraInternational Athletics
FAST & Active Phoebe joins FAST Females January 2, 2024February 7, 2024 FAST Females welcomes Phoebe to its ranks with the qualified Nurse hoping to start slow to become FAST. Phoebe’s inclusion in the FASTER Masters program is designed to build an athlete who’s looking to become more active at a graduated return to sprinting. Having previously sprinted before becoming a Mum,… Read More
FAST Kids Sprinting to Success: Nine-Year-Old Dynamo Sets the Pace in Pursuit of Running Excellence March 17, 2024March 18, 2024 Since the beginning of February, Nelum Ganesalingam has been putting her best foot forward at the weekly FAST Kids training sessions with Canberra Sprint Coach, Steve Dodt. The 9-year old dynamo has shown great aptitude in learning the skills necessary for running excellence. On the weekend Nelum competed in her… Read More
Community Work experience August 19, 2017October 22, 2023 FAST aims to provide opportunities for its members not just through excellent win sport, but also chances to do good in the community. Recently an opportunity was presented to FAST to provide work experience in a number of office locations around Canberra. FAST was pleased so many members got the… Read More