FAST Track International gold win for Walters Canberra Running Coach, July 8, 2016November 1, 2023 Matt Walters now adds to his medal collection an international gold at the 2016 Oceania Championships. A fantastic accomplishment for FAST Performance athlete. Suva (Fiji) caps off a magnificent 12 month period for Matt who on top of everything else is finishing his Year 12 studies. Continue Reading
FAST Track Four National medals for Sprint Queen Canberra Running Coach, April 30, 2016February 7, 2024 FAST’s Sue Bourke continues to impress with her lead up to the World Championships in Perth with a new Season Best ranking her 5th overall in the World for 2016. The FAST sprinter won 4 medals in Adelaide’s Australian Masters Athletics Championships continuing her good National form. Sue’s times were… Continue Reading
Alumni Alumnus: Samuel Dobb Canberra Running Coach, December 17, 2015October 28, 2023 Samuel Dobb trained with FAST until the end of 2015. Sam never represented the ACT in track and field, however he used his speed and acceleration from FAST to improve his performances in swimming, rugby union, league and judo. Samuel Dobb claimed a gold medal at the ACT International Open… 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: David Grimmond Canberra Running Coach, November 15, 2011February 8, 2024 David Grimmond trained with FAST to assist his speed and acceleration for Rugby Sevens. David played for Australia from 1994 to 1997, he also was an U21 Wallabies Player, Australian Schoolboys representative (1988), and played for the ACT Kookaburras before the introduction of the Brumbies in the ACT. David played… 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
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