Following in the foot steps of the Duke of Edinburgh Canberra Running 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 & Active Runner by day, Student Doctor by night January 13, 2024February 7, 2024 FAST Running’s resident 800m specialist. Jaimi-Lee is no ordinary athlete. When you don’t see her pounding the track, you’ll find Jaimi-Lee studying to complete her Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Sydney. The already qualified Physiotherapist has been combining her love of running with her studies for the last… Read More
Alumni Alumnus: Jethro Heathwood December 18, 2014October 28, 2023 Jethro Heathwood trained with FAST until the end of 2014. Jethro represented the ACT at nationals once in 2013 and was selected to compete as an Open Athlete in 2014 as part of the National Relay Challenge at the Queensland Track Classic on Saturday March 29. Teams from Hong Kong… Read More
News 2020 Australian All Schools Track & Field Championships cancelled December 1, 2020November 2, 2023 The 2020 Australian All Schools Track & Field Championships were cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Read More