FAST for Sport Thomas and Lewin set for National Stage Canberra Sprint Coach, March 31, 2024March 31, 2024 FAST Running is proud to announce that both Lewin Ainsworth (Gungahlin Little Athletics) and Thomas Madigan (Woden Athletics) have both been selected for the upcoming Australian Little Athletics and the Athletics Australia National Championships respectively. Lewin has been selected in the 400m, 800m, Discus and Long Jump events for ALAC…. Continue Reading
FAST for Sport School record smashed Canberra Sprint Coach, March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 FAST Females 200-400m dynamo, Grace York, has recently competed in the Canberra Girls Grammar School Athletics Carnival. Grace enjoyed comfortable wins in both the 200m and the 400m, but it was her 200m that everyone has been talking about. Grace went into the carnival having not competed over the shorter… Continue Reading
Community Accelerating Success: Empowering Female Athletes to Reach Their Full Potential Through Mentorship Canberra Running Coach, March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Up and coming athletes in the FAST Females program encompasses a range of activities and support mechanisms tailored to their needs and aspirations. The program is lead by the mentorship and support of Dr Marijke Welvaert, Physiotherapist Jaimi-Lee Summers, and World Championship Silver Medalist Sue Bourke. The FAST Running Mentors… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport Ava versus bike Canberra Sprint Coach, 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… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport Behind the scenes: Core workout Canberra Sprint Coach, March 4, 2024May 7, 2024 FAST Running strength and conditioning sessions are held three days a week from the FAST Recovery Centre in Belconnen. The Core Workout is a team favourite and this week we captured some of the shenanigans that goes on behind the scenes, which make our training so much fun! For more… Continue Reading
Community Do you have all the pieces to run FAST? Canberra Sprint Coach, February 24, 2024February 24, 2024 Learning to run FAST is more than high intensity interval training and a great strength workout in the gym. Members of FAST Running joined forces through the guidance of Canberra Sprint Coach, Steve Dodt, to explore each element of the puzzle in a speed workshop at FAST Running HQ in… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport Three minutes with Georgia Canberra Running Coach, February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 The next interview in our athlete profiles is with Georgia Reilly. We heard earlier from Sophie Porter in how FAST for Sport training has improved her speed, fitness and confidence. Georgia plays Netball and Football. Recently her coaches and team mates have noticed her transition over the summer into one… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport High tech tools for the digital Sprinter Canberra Sprint Coach, February 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Increasingly elite athletes are being subjected to decisions backed by data. The outcome could be if they are selected to compete or made to watch from the fence. FAST Running employs high tech tools from Catapult, FreeLap, JAWKU, Junsd, Canon, Apple, Google, and more to empower the athlete. Data driven… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport Proctor Park Challenge tournament Bathurst Canberra Sprint Coach, February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 FAST Females members Siena, Grace, Georgia, Sophie, and Annie are this weekend playing in the Proctor Park Challenge for the West Canberra Wanderers. The Proctor Park Challenge is for teams in Under 12 Girls and Under 14/15/16 Girls from Girls Youth League, Association Representative, Association Club Teams to play shortened… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport Up up and away… Canberra Sprint Coach, January 25, 2024February 8, 2024 Annie Hassall has just recently joined FAST Running. Annie is an accomplished jumper having competed at the 2022 Australian All Schools in the High Jump (1.45m), Triple Jump (9.94m), and the 4x100m Relay, with her FAST Team Mate Siena Towndrow. Annie is the 2022 ACT Schools champion (14 years) in… Continue Reading