Heartbreak leads to inspirational return Canberra Running Coach, October 22, 2023February 8, 2024 For many people, breaking a bone and three ligaments in your right leg, would be heart breaking. For FAST’s Grace York its where her comeback story begins. The unfortunate incident of a football tackle going bad, Grace was left unable to walk or run. Her football and athletic seasons over before they really began. The start of 2023 was a real bust for Grace, figuratively and literally. Abandoning her crutches and taking the tentative first steps back to walking, seemed such a long way away from pursuing her 400m sprint dream. Now over half a year later, Grace has found a spring in her step again. The return to training has bought happiness and the chance to forget about the past and focus on a new challenge. Come this December (2023), it will have been 12 months since Grace broke her personal best time at the Australian All Schools Championships in Adelaide, running 1:01.77 to finish 5th in her heat of the 400m. With a new training outlook, Grace is more determined to break the 60s barrier in the 400m in 2024. Grace is now joined by her football team mates at running training these days, as her ACT Premier League team, seek to get faster over summer, together. Grace’s story is an inspiration and a reflection on her maturity, and resilience to fight back after a serious injury. FAST for Sport FAST Track Football News FAST FemalesFootballProfileSouth CanberraSprintingWoden Athletics
FAST Kids FAST five to race at Nationals November 5, 2015October 31, 2023 The older squad members can’t take anything away from the Juniors with five members selected for National Primary Schools Championships too. We also have one associate member making that team too. Congratulations to Charlotte Rauraa, Chris Mecham, Matthew Ikoro, Austin Tetteh and Ethan Robards. Read More
Alumni Alumnus: Stephen Hunter June 23, 2013February 7, 2024 “At age 64 I joined FAST & Active to take up sprinting again for the first time in 45 years! At first I trained with a group of similar age club members relearning the basics with the Head Coach, Steve Dodt. It was great fun and a very friendly and… Read More
FAST Track 2016 Junior Nationals March 13, 2016November 2, 2023 The Australian Junior Track and Field Championships was held in Perth from 8 to 13 March 2016. FAST was well represented by 5 athletes. Matt made the final in the 400m Hurdles (7th) running a season best. Chelsea won a gold medal in the 200m and finished 5th in their… Read More