FAST for Sport Who’s got your back Canberra Sprint Coach, April 21, 2024April 21, 2024 Jess Mitchell the Centre Back (CB) for Womens National Premier League team Tuggeranong United knows a thing or two about defensive prowess, leadership, physicality, versatility, and teamwork. Jess is the latest member of FAST Females and FAST for Sport program, where she hopes to build speed to further enhance her… Continue Reading
FAST Kids 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… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport School record smashed Canberra Sprint Coach, March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 FAST Females 200-400m dynamo, Grace York, has recently competed in the Canberra Girls Grammar School Athletics Carnival. Grace enjoyed comfortable wins in both the 200m and the 400m, but it was her 200m that everyone has been talking about. Grace went into the carnival having not competed over the shorter… Continue Reading
Community Accelerating Success: Empowering Female Athletes to Reach Their Full Potential Through Mentorship Canberra Sprint Coach, March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Up and coming athletes in the FAST Females program encompasses a range of activities and support mechanisms tailored to their needs and aspirations. The program is lead by the mentorship and support of Dr Marijke Welvaert, Physiotherapist Jaimi-Lee Summers, and World Championship Silver Medalist Sue Bourke. The FAST Running Mentors… Continue Reading
FAST & Active Rediscovering the Track: A Journey of Strength, Speed, and Self-Discovery Canberra Sprint Coach, March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 FAST & Active welcomes Madi Duberal on her journey of strength, speed, and self-discovery. Madi was introduced to FAST Running by her good friend Jaimi-Lee. Madi, a UC Graduate, hopes to train regularly and improve her fitness over middle distance events including the 800m. Recently she has been training on… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport Ava versus bike Canberra Sprint Coach, March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 On the weekend, Ava went looking for a hard training session, and she found it at Governor-General’s Hill. The uphill sprint session requires greater force production than running on flat terrain. This helps to improve speed, acceleration, and explosive power, which can translate to better performance on the pitch or… Continue Reading
FAST Track Back in Stride: Revived, Recharged, Ready to Race! Canberra Sprint Coach, February 27, 2024March 7, 2024 FAST Running is super excited to welcome back to the track Rose Cajetan. The very popular Papua Guinean Sprinter is now studying at the University of Canberra, having gone home, she’s now back and following her dream, she’s super excited to once again be part of the FAST Running team…. Continue Reading
FAST for Sport Three minutes with Georgia Canberra Sprint Coach, February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 The next interview in our athlete profiles is with Georgia Reilly. We heard earlier from Sophie Porter in how FAST for Sport training has improved her speed, fitness and confidence. Georgia plays Netball and Football. Recently her coaches and team mates have noticed her transition over the summer into one… Continue Reading
FAST Track Transitioning to more regular training Canberra Sprint Coach, February 20, 2024 Sanjna has been training regularly with FAST Kids since December 2021. This week she has begun her transition to more regular sprint training with FAST Track. The change provides her with more sessions each week to improve her running, whilst consolidating what she’s learned previously, as she applies more complex… Continue Reading
FAST for Sport Proctor Park Challenge tournament Bathurst Canberra Sprint Coach, February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 FAST Females members Siena, Grace, Georgia, Sophie, and Annie are this weekend playing in the Proctor Park Challenge for the West Canberra Wanderers. The Proctor Park Challenge is for teams in Under 12 Girls and Under 14/15/16 Girls from Girls Youth League, Association Representative, Association Club Teams to play shortened… Continue Reading