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
News Australia’s fastest track Canberra Running Coach, September 17, 1995April 21, 2024 The Australian Institute of Sport Athletics Track in Bruce (Belconnen) is widely regarded as Australia’s fastest athletics track. The favourable weather conditions, the directional positioning (layout) of the track and its world class surface, makes the AIS, Australia’s favourite All-Weather running venue. FAST has been training at the AIS since… 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