Sprinting to Success: Nine-Year-Old Dynamo Sets the Pace in Pursuit of Running Excellence Canberra Sprint Coach, March 17, 2024March 18, 2024 Since the beginning of February, Nelum Ganesalingam has been putting her best foot forward at the weekly FAST Kids training sessions with Canberra Sprint Coach, Steve Dodt. The 9-year old dynamo has shown great aptitude in learning the skills necessary for running excellence. On the weekend Nelum competed in her first Capital Athletics State Championships. For a kid, who in August last year finished 15th at her first School Sport Regionals Carnival in the 70m, just competing in the State Championships was a phenomenal testament to Nelum’s growing confidence as a sprinter. Nelum competed in the 70m, 100m, and 200m. Her competitors included the reigning ACT Primary Schools medalists and a host of others who made the finals at the School Championships in September last year. With her fast twitch ignited from recent explosive starts training, Nelum lifted to a new level in all three events. Not only did Nelum perform better than she did at the School Championships, but she made the final in all three races, the only girl in her age group who managed that accomplishment, finishing 7th, 5th, and 6th respectively. Nelum’s 70m time however really stood out, with the youngster running half a second faster (12.03s vs 12.53s) than she did in August last year. The only girl again in her age group to record such a significant improvement. With 5 months until the next School Championships, all eyes will be on Nelum’s continued journey as she eyes greater performances and success with FAST Running. FAST Kids News FAST FemalesProfileResultsSouth CanberraSprintingWoden Athletics
FAST Track 2022 Australian All Schools Track & Field Championships December 11, 2022November 2, 2023 The Australian All Schools Track & Field Championships were held in Adelaide from 9 – 11 December 2022. Both Daniel and Siena made finals in the 100m and 200m respectively, whilst Josh and Daniel just missed a medal in the 4x100m Relay. Nate in the Para Mens won the Shot… Read More
FAST Track 2016 Australian Little Athletics Championships April 24, 2016November 1, 2023 The Australian Little Athletics Championships were held in Adelaide on 24 April 2016. FAST was represented by 4 athletes. Chelsea, Jeremy and Nick all placing in the top 8 of Australia. Jermey won a silver medal in the 100m. Read More
Alumni Alumnus: Jaydon Page March 31, 2019November 1, 2023 Jaydon Page trained with FAST until the end of the 2018-19 season. Before joining FAST, Jaydon had been racing exclusively against able bodied athletes and not represented the ACT. He competed in both able-bodied and para classifications at the 2019 Championships winning two silver medals. Jaydon has gone on to… Read More