Training

Sprint, middle distance and distance running sessions are available within the Moore Park and Centennial Park precincts with our coaches as follows:

• Monday 6.00pm @ ES Marks athletics field | exclusive free access for SUAC members (all)
• Tuesday 5.45pm @ Mackay Oval Centennial Park (sprinters)
• Wednesday 6.00 pm @ Fairland Pavilion Centennial Park (middle distance & distance)
• Thursday 6.00 pm @ ES Marks (sprinters)
• Saturday 8.10 am @ Fairland Pavilion Centennial Park (middle distance & distance)
• Saturday 9.00am @ Centennial Park or Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre (sprinters)

Athletics is a competitive sport with both training and competing essential for success. Training is for those who can commit to at least 2 sessions per week with our coaches.  If you are interested in finding out more about these sessions, please stipulate in the Expression of Interest form (see below) your interest in these sessions.  Profiles of our coaches Josh Tassell, Alex Talbot and Guillaume ‘Gilly’ Boglioni Beaulieu can be found below. Please note times and locations above are subject to change.

Strength & conditioning sessions are available for established and registered SUAC athletes at the David Mortimer High Performance gym on Wednesday and Friday mornings with SUACs strength & conditioning coach. Further information available upon registration.

It is expected athletes commit to at least 2 sessions with our coaches per week. Minimum age is 16 years for training sessions. Training fees do apply (which are entirely separate to Registration fees and available directly from coaches) so please fill out our Expression of Interest form to find out more about training.

Coaches

Josh Tassell is an accredited Athletics Australia coach, a state medallist over both 200m & 400m, club record holder and highly experienced strength & conditioning trainer. Josh has coached school age, juniors and adults for over 10 years and coaches SUAC sprinters up to and including 400 metres in the Moore Park and Centennial Park precincts in his Assert Dominance Sprint squad.

Alex Talbot has had a successful track and cross country coaching career to date with his alma mater Waverley College under World Cross Country Championships and Commonwealth Games representative Jeremy Roff. He has made multiple NSW Championship and UniSport Nationals finals and has PBs of sub 1:52 for 800m and sub 3:50 for 1500m. In April 2026 Alex took over the middle distance and distance and cross country coaching role from Guillame Boglioni Beaulieu. Alex is a qualifed Australian Athletics coach. Alex is supported by long time SUAC distance athlete Ludovic Lew.

Please use our Expression of Interest form if you are interested in training.

Director of Athletics

Josh Tasell is a graduate of Sydney Boys High School and the University of Sydney as well as a highly distinguished former SUAC athlete and executive club committee member. Josh was previously SUACs Acting Director of Athletics with skills across the whole range of track and field from high performance through to partcipation level and sports administration. He has been awarded a University Gold for services to athletics at the University of Sydney. Josh commenced in the full time role of SUAC Director of Athletics in July 2026 after a successful period at Macquarie University Sport.