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About the Coach

Founder - Coach Kel
I’m Kel Walker — a Level 3 Athletics Australia Performance Development Coach, Australian Veteran, and Assistant Coach for the middle-distance and cross-country squads at Trinity Grammar School.

With over a decade of coaching experience and 13 marathon finishes, I specialise in building durable, high-performing athletes through structured, evidence-based training—not hype, shortcuts, or false promises.
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I’ve guided athletes from junior development through to State and National competition, helped masters runners achieve personal bests and major-marathon goals, and now lead the PEAK METHOD PROJECT—a long-term performance system focused on progression, resilience, and peaking when it matters most.
 
Whether you’re chasing your first breakthrough or your next podium, the goal is the same: sustainable performance, executed properly, over time.

Our Coaching Philosophy

How I Coach

I don’t believe in hype, shortcuts, or generic plans.
 
I believe in:
  • Long-term athlete development
  • Intelligent training load management
  • Coaching the individual — not the spreadsheet
  • Preparing athletes for years, not just races
 
Injuries, burnout, and stagnation are often signs of poor structure — not lack of effort.
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Experience & Background

  • Level 3 Athletics Australia Performance Development Coach
  • Assistant Coach – Trinity Grammar School (Middle-Distance & Cross Country)
  • Over a decade of coaching experience
  • Coached athletes to Zone, Regional, State & National Championships
  • Extensive experience across sprints, middle-distance, endurance & marathon

Why the PEAK METHOD PROJECT Was Built

I’m Kel Walker — a Level 3 Athletics Australia Performance Development Coach. I coach athletes from junior development through to State and National competition, and I also coach adult runners chasing personal bests and major goals.
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PEAK METHOD exists because too many runners are stuck repeating the same cycle:
 
Train hard → race → break down → start again.
 
This system was built to change that.
 
My focus is simple:
  • Smart progression
  • Strong fundamentals
  • Durability first
  • Peak when it matters most
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If you’re serious about your running — let’s talk.

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