Following in the foot steps of the Duke of Edinburgh Canberra Sprint Coach, March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 The former Duke of Edinburgh, founded a program for boys and girls in the 1950s to encourage them to learn more about their own individual courage, strength and compassion, in the pursuit of the good of those young people and the communities in which they lived. This year FAST Track members Vish Vijayakumar and Siena Towndrow are both enrolled in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), the world’s leading youth achievement award. The DofE and its mission to encourage personal discovery, self-reliance and responsibility in an environment of social interaction and team work has remained unchanged through the course of over 60 years. The program takes between one and four years to complete, allowing participants to progress through levels to achieve Bronze, Silver or Gold DofE Awards. Participants can select and set objectives in each of the following areas: Volunteering – service to others or the community over a period of 12 months Physical – achieving a certain standard of health and fitness over 12 or 6 months Skills – developing practical skills and nurturing personal interests and talents (12 or 6 months depending on timescale for physical) Expeditions – completion of an outdoor challenge over the course of 4 days/3 nights Residential – at Gold Level, participants must undertake an additional section which involves shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days/4 nights Canberra Sprint Coach, Steve Dodt, is a strong supporter of community engagement within FAST Running and has also volunteered his time for this DofE program’s intake. Steve will work alongside Participants, to assess activities that contribute to the completion of their Duke of Ed Award, including: Helping set an achievable goal Offering support and motivation towards achieving the goal Confirming the goal has been achieved For more information on how to get involved in FAST Running’s community endeavours, please contact us. Vish Siena Community News Athletics CoachCanberraProfileWoden Athletics
FAST Kids Monster Jump at Temora December 30, 2017February 7, 2024 FAST’s Jess Hynes pulled off the jump of the season from Temora Zone Champs where her winning Long Jump mark would have given her the gold medal in that event at Nationals just two weeks ago. Jess who is focused on Athletics Australia Junior U14 Nationals also competed in the… Read More
FAST Track Canberra’s hardest hill session October 11, 2023February 7, 2024 Conor Pratt, UC Athletics Academy Graduate and ACT Athletics representative, knows a thing or two about training hard. His favourite training session is at Governor-General’s Hill and FAST is set to train on Canberra’s hardest hill on 24th October. If racing Road Bikes for the glory of “there can only… Read More
FAST & Active Cross training November 24, 2023February 7, 2024 Running is the fundamental element of sport. Getting fit, learning to improve acceleration or hoping to hit top speed, training is essential in preparing the body for what is required. A FAST training plan takes into account your “training age” and may contain elements of Cross Training. The focus of… Read More