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Established in 1995, FAST is Canberra’s longest running sprints and hurdles training group.

02/11/2026

Our last Block Start Clinic with Summer Series is this Saturday at Woden - hope to see you there everyone!

02/11/2026

FAST Running took on The Canberra Times Run Canberra 2026 event with fantastic performances across the 10km, 5km and 2km events. Podium finishes to Clare (4th), Felicity (3rd), Leo (1st) and Jaxon (2nd). Special mention to sprint specialist Jungone (20th) and our pocket rocket Beau (19th).

10km

Harry 49:00
Clare Rice 52:59 (4th 12-14 years, 71st Female, 306 overall)
Jungone Kang 55:44 (20th 12-14 years, 303rd Male, 408th overall)

5km

Felicity Gribble 24:22 (3rd 8-11 years, 18th Female, 61st Overall)

Kids Dash – 2km

Leo McKinley 7:40 (1st 9-10 years, 1st Male, 1st Overall)
Jaxon Martin 08:30 (2nd 9-10 years, 4th Male, 4th Overall)
Beau Martin 12:35 (19th 5-6 years, 61st Male, 98th Overall)

02/11/2026

🇵🇰🥉 FAST MAKES HISTORY IN PAKISTAN! 🖤❤️💨

A very special moment for our FAST family!

Mohammad Zaid (Zaid Bolt) has won BRONZE in the Open Men’s 400m Hurdles at the 2026 𝗟𝗼𝗸 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝟱𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (Lok Sahaita) in Karachi!

Running 57.6 seconds for third place, Zaid has achieved two important milestones:

🥉 His first-ever Open Men’s National Championship medal.

🏆 FAST Running’s first medal at Pakistan’s National Athletics Championships!

And Zaid wasn’t finished there!

Representing KPK, he also competed in the 4 × 100m and 4 × 400m relays, finishing fourth and sixth respectively.

Fellow FAST athlete Abubakar (KPK) joined him in the 4 × 100m, while Wajid Ali represented WAPDA in the relay semifinals.

But one of our favourite moments came after the competition.

A photograph arrived from Pakistan showing Zaid’s medal alongside a celebration cake with FAST Performance Pakistan and a handwritten message to the FAST family, Coach Steve Dodt and Salman Farsi. ❤️

Thousands of kilometres separate our athletes in Canberra and Pakistan, but moments like this remind us that we’re very much one team.

We’re incredibly proud of you, Zaid! And congratulations to Abubakar, Wajid and everyone supporting our athletes in Pakistan.

👉 Read the full story of FAST’s historic first national medal on our website - https://fastrunning.com.au/fast-makes-history-in-pakistan-mohammad-zaid-wins-pakistan-national-bronze/

One FAST family. Two countries. Running Excellence grows. 🖤❤️💨

01/11/2026

From 13th at Regionals to Australian All Schools in just 12 months! 👀🖤❤️💨

Meet Ewan McElhinney.

In September 2025, Ewan finished 13th in his regional schools 200m, running 28.14 seconds.

Fast-forward twelve months and he’s the ACT U16 100m Champion, winning in 11.75 seconds into a headwind, and preparing to compete at the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth!

Not bad for a year’s work! 😁

But here’s what makes Ewan’s journey particularly interesting.

He’s played AFL with the Gungahlin Jets, basketball with the Ginninderra Rats and OzTag. Athletics hasn’t been his only sport, and that’s part of what makes his development so exciting.

His story also reinforces something we’ve been exploring through our FAST ACT Development Study, and something we’ve seen with athletes like Sam Blood.

Being the fastest at 13 or 14 doesn’t guarantee you’ll be the fastest at 16 or 17. And finishing well down the field today doesn’t mean you’ll stay there.

We’re incredibly proud of Ewan, and we’re looking forward to seeing what he can achieve in Perth!

👉 Read Ewan’s story in our latest The FAST Journey feature.

https://fastrunning.com.au/ewan-mcelhinney-from-13th-at-regionals-to-australian-all-schools/

How fast you are today is not where you finish.

Running Excellence grows. 🖤❤️💨

31/10/2026

The girls take on the triple jump at summer series

31/10/2026

Bree 32.13s and Clare 38.33s go 1-2 in the women 200m Hurdles at Summer Series. Bree breaks the Ginninderra Athletics Club Record

31/10/2026

Annabelle 27.40s (0.9w) takes 3rd in the open women 200m at Summer Series

31/10/2026

Open men 200m at summer series

31/10/2026

Annabelle (13.19s) and Bree (13.30 (0.0w) go 1-2 in the open women 100m at Summer Series

31/10/2026

Aqlan takes second in the open men 100m at Summer Series in the pouring rain

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Belconnen, ACT
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