coaches
the talented expert
Nick is the brains behind run the north and has been coaching on brisbane northside, within schools and privately for over 10 years. a supremely talented junior, nick claimed multiple state & national titles, representing AUStralia at world youth and junior championships before shipping out for college in texas.
After returning home nick wanted to help the next generation of young athletes, heading up our track squad with a focus on long term athletic development. his training groups has gone from strength to strength over the past three years and continues to provide the opportunity for athletes to chase their dreams.
the running tragic
Ben teamed up with Nick to provide something for people looking to keep fit, connect to their community and possibly improve their parkrun best. an absolute lover of running, ben enjoys the positivity a good sweat sesh brings and thrives on the energy of meeting new people and bringing together a group of people. with a past working in sport participation and high performance sport, ben spent time managing athletics teams home and abroad before starting run the north with nick.
a problem solver, Ben enjoys talking shop and helping people achieve thier running goals, early morning banter and almond CROISSANTS.
the thoughtful, caring type
matt is the nicest guy in the room. the first guy to say “g’day” when you arrive at a session, matt originally ran with run club before coming on board to help coach the group. a master of SIX marathons, matt has seen it all and loves passing on his knowledge.
a qualified Group and Personal Fitness Trainer, run coach and owner of his own brokerage business, matt spends his time between fitness and finance, is a proud girl dad and is always open to hearing about peoples weeks or rolling up his sleeves and digging himself a hole with the group.