Fearnleys Running Group

Fearnleys Running Group

Monday, 15 December 2014

Zatopek:10 - Amelia Mazza-Downie


Fearnleys Running Group athlete Amelia Mazza-Downie finished off the year with a fantastic performance, clocking a World Youth Championships qualifying time of 9:29.16 in the U20 women’s 3000m at the Zatopek:10.



15-year-old Amelia, who has been training with coach Keith Fearnley for the past six years was delighted with her time and fourth place finish at Albert Park.

If Amelia manages to win the National Junior Championships in Sydney in March next year, she should then gain a place at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Columbia.

“I feel really happy that I have qualified for the World Youth Champs, I didn’t really expect it after my race at in Adelaide weekend,” said Mazza-Downie.

“I didn’t do very well, or as well as I wanted to in my previous race, so I thought that I wouldn’t do well again tonight, as usually leading up to a big race you need to have a good run beforehand to get your mind focused.”

“I didn’t think that the race was going to be like that, I thought the group would have stayed more together, it was more spread out and it was windy so I did a lot of work myself, I was always trying to find someone to sit behind.

“I had to just go with it, push through the wind and stay with anyone near me to reach the qualifying time.”

Amelia first got in to running when she was part of Little Athletics in her home town of Altona, before being recommended to join Fearnleys Running Group in order to continue her development.

Under Keith’s guidance Amelia has gone from strength to strength, with a variety of training sessions designed to bring out the best of her ability on race day.



Amelia added: “I enjoy training with Keith and his group because there are a lot of people who can push me on to a better level and he has always taught me to have fun, enjoy my running and not to drop out.”

If you would like to find out more about Fearnleys Running Group, please visit the website through the link below:

http://www.fearnleysrunninggroup.com.au/

FRG International Athlete

Fearnleys Running Group would like to welcome the first international athlete to train under Keith's guidance.....

Jonathan from Singapore


Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Runner Profile - Ramen Nayar


Name: Ramen Nayar 


Age: 12 years old

Town/Suburb:  North Melbourne

Job/Occupation:  Student

What do you enjoy about running/training?  

Running relaxes me and takes my mind off school.

Where is your favourite place to run?  Truganina park

Why did you choose to train with Keith Fearnley?  

A friend recommended Keith, I did a trial session and felt the group was right for me.  Keith makes running enjoyable and ensures I stay focused and get the most out of the sessions

What are the aims you wish to achieve by training with KF?  

I've already met my first goal, which was to qualify for Nationals, my next goal is to qualify and win a medal