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/
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