Alumni 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… Continue Reading
FAST Track FAST in action at 2015 Junior Nationals Canberra Running Coach, March 15, 2015November 2, 2023 FAST have been in action all week at Junior Nationals in Sydney. Strong head winds on Sunday have robbed all competitors of a great time, but the squad have performed fantastically regardless! Eden 7th in the 200m, 6th in the 400m, and 9th in the 100m. Matt 6th in the… Continue Reading
Alumni Alumna: Lauren Robards Canberra Running Coach, December 18, 2014October 28, 2023 Lauren Robards trained with FAST until the end of 2014. Lauren was a multi event talented athlete who excelled in most events. Lauren represented the ACT at 4 National Championships (more if you count Cross Country) and had a best placing of 4th in the Multi Event in 2011. Lauren… Continue Reading
FAST Track More National titles for Sprint Queen Canberra Running Coach, October 14, 2013February 7, 2024 FAST’s sprint queen Sue Bourke collected another two National Titles on the weekend, dominating the 2013 Australian Masters Championships with gold in the 60m and 100m, and silver in the 200m and 400m. Continue Reading
FAST Track Sue’s a winner Canberra Running Coach, April 8, 2013February 7, 2024 FAST’s Sue Bourke has added a bronze medal to her National collection from the 2013 AMA championships last weekend. Great weekend of competition with running 6 races in 2 days. A big feast of high quality sprinting by our golden girl of the track. Continue Reading
Alumni Alumnus: Craig Sconce Canberra Running Coach, July 16, 2012November 16, 2023 Craig ran 10.47s in Perth (2003) in the final of the men’s 100m at the Telstra A-Series event. Craig’s fastest 200m time was also set in 2003 at Campbelltown clocking 21.14s. Craig was a member of Australia’s 4x100m Relay team at the Santiago de Chile IAAF World Junior Championships (2000)…. Continue Reading
Alumni Alumnus: Jack Laurence Canberra Running Coach, December 29, 1997October 29, 2023 Jack Laurence trained with FAST as a promising athlete from Vanuatu until the end of 1997. Jack went on to represent Vanuatu in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur running the 100m (11.25s) and 200m (22.32s). Continue Reading
Alumni Alumna: Natasha Martin Canberra Running Coach, March 14, 1997February 8, 2024 Natasha trained with FAST until the end of the 1996-97 season. At the Australian Junior Track & Field Championships of that year, Natasha became FAST’s first Australian Medalist, finishing in third (bronze) behind Rebecca Murphy and Sonia Britto. Natasha’s personal best of 11.9s for the 100m remains the squad’s fastest… Continue Reading
Alumni Legends of FAST Canberra Running Coach, October 29, 1996November 25, 2023 The inaugural members of FAST were all friends of Head Coach, Steve Dodt. The squad competed at the Arafura Games, the Northern Territory Athletics Championships, the South Australian Athletics Championships, and the Australian Athletics Championships. Friends of friends later joined and the squad enjoyed much local and national success. Natasha… Continue Reading
Finalist Dual international bronze medalist Canberra Sprint Coach, May 8, 1995February 8, 2024 The Arafura Games is a multi-sport event where athletes with a disability compete in the same program as able-bodied athletes. Called a “meeting of Sporting Neighbours”, the Arafura Games takes its name from the Arafura Sea, which lies between northern Australia and Southeast Asia. Nations along the Arafura Sea originally formed the basis of… Continue Reading