News The sun sets on summer Canberra Sprint Coach, April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 With the summer competition period now at a close, FAST Running turns to one of its favourite training cycles, Winter. The general preparation (period) is crucial in building foundation, address weaknesses or imbalances, work on technical development, recover both physical and mentally from the competitive season, and establish good training… Continue Reading
Community Southside speed clinic sets the pace Canberra Sprint Coach, April 23, 2024April 24, 2024 The South Canberra Accelerate: Canberra Sprint & Agility Clinic, was an outstanding success for the children aged 6 to 18 years who attended. Working with renown Canberra Sprint Coach, Steve Dodt, the Woden session at Curtin was the second Accelerate clinic held over the April School Holidays, with the first… Continue Reading
FAST & Active FAST50: Its a long “run” to the top Canberra Sprint Coach, March 18, 2024March 22, 2024 The journey back to running is a long one for Steve. Pain in the knees 12 years ago, forced an early retirement from all forms of running. The prognosis was double knee replacement due to the absence of cartilage. There was no FAST40 story for Steve. For most of the… 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
Community Getting ready for School Athletics Canberra Sprint Coach, March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 March is here and schools are already organising their Athletics Carnival. The FAST Kids program is designed to help primary school aged children prepare for their upcoming tracks and field carnival at school. Sessions feature small group numbers to ensure everyone is getting the attention that they deserve. All sessions… 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 for Sport Behind the scenes: Core workout Canberra Sprint Coach, March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 FAST Running strength and conditioning sessions are held three days a week from our HQ in Belconnen. The Core Workout is a team favourite and this week we captured some of the shenanigans that goes on behind the scenes, which make our training so much fun! For more information on… Continue Reading
FAST Track Down the hill we go Canberra Sprint Coach, February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 The athletes in FAST Running enjoy sprinting up hills but they love to run down the hill even more. Overspeed training helps to recruit and activate muscle fibers more effectively, leading to improvements in speed and power output. Stromlo Forest Park is our training venue of choice when it comes… Continue Reading
FAST Track You can’t make an Omelette without breaking some eggs Canberra Sprint Coach, February 25, 2024February 25, 2024 Canberra’s hardest hill session has again proven it lives up to its motto with another gruelling day out for the sprinters from FAST Running. One-by-one, with Brendan and Nate the exceptions, came crashing to their knees at the end of the program, following what had been high quality uphill sprinting…. Continue Reading