FAST Kids 2013 LAACT Championship results Canberra Running Coach, March 23, 2013November 2, 2023 ACT State Championships have been a happy hunting ground for the FAST Squad today… Lamin Gold in the 400mJack Davidson Gold in the 100m, Silver in the 400mEloise O’Brien Gold in the 100mMolly Sturgiss Gold in the 100mLauren Robards Gold in the Long Jump Yanke got bronze in shot put… Continue Reading
FAST Kids Northside qualifiers make 2013 ACT Championships Canberra Running Coach, March 7, 2013November 2, 2023 Congrats to David Power (3rd, 2nd, 3rd),Jack Davidson (2nd, 1st, 2nd),Mackenzie Smith (4th, 5th),Tori Hopkins (2nd),Yanke Liddiard (3rd, 3rd, 3rd),Samuel Dobb (4th),Karla Dodt (4th),Lamin Koroma (1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd) andMolly Sturgiss (1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 3rd) Maja Dodt…60mH 3rd400m 1st200m 4th Lauren Robards…LJ 1st60mH 2ndJav 1stTJ 2ndSP 2nd800m… 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
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