Our Why!

Helping our runners to achieve their running best

At My Run Team we want to provide you with effective run coaching and guidance through a personalised program designed for your specific running goals in a supportive and passionate manner.

Our Story

Coach Kel Walker, the founder of My Run Team, had a natural talent for most sports growing up in Queensland, including rugby league, rugby union, cricket, tennis, golf, and squash.

In 2016, Kel completed the Athletics Australia Level 2 Recreational Running Coaches course and the beginnings of My Run Team were formed.

Throughout COVID-19, Kel's coaching started to increase, and by early 2022, he left his full-time job as a Sports Administrator to focus on coaching his clients, hoping to pass on his knowledge and skills to help them achieve their running goals.

In 2023, Kel successfully finished the Level 3 Performance Development Coaches program offered by Athletics Australia. He remains committed to ongoing education, consistently updating his knowledge on the most current training and racing practices for our athletes.

Throughout his coaching career, Kel has helped numerous athletes achieve their running goals such as:

Run a Sub 2 hour Half Marathon
Run a Sub 4 hour Marathon
Complete their first endurance event (half and full marathon)
Achieve many PBs over various distances from 800m to the Marathon
Helped athletes qualify for Zone, Regional, State and National Track and Field Championships and cross-country championships.

After many years of training, research and study, Kel believes he can provide his clients with the most up-to-date information.

Kel has the following accreditations:

Level 1 Athletics Australia Community Athletics Coach
Level 2 Athletics Australia Recreational Running Coach
Level 3 Athletics Australia Performance Development Coach (Day 1 & 2)
Level 3 Athletics Australia Performance Development Coach (Day 3 & 4) Middle and Long Distance
ALTIS Coaching the Short Sprints Course
Athletics Australia Run Active Upskilling
Athletics Australia Sporting Schools Upskilling
Level 1 Officiating - Track

Kel has also undertaken a number of other courses so that he can pass on to you the most current knowledge to give you the absolute best opportunity to achieve your running goals. Some of these courses are:

Australian Strength & Conditioning Association - Intro to S&C
Athletics Australia - Athlete Wellbeing & Mental Health
Athletics Australia - Becoming a better coach next season - Lessons from High-Performance Sport Conference
Athletics Australia - Better Sleep for Health & Athletics Performance
Athletics Australia - Coaching Better Every Season - Module 1: Coaching Purpose and Values
Athletics Australia - Coaching Female Athletes
Athletics Australia - Introduction to Coaching Athletes with a Disability
Athletics Australia - Play By The Rules (PBTR): Child Protection & Safeguarding
Athletics Australia - PBTR: Harassment & Discrimination
Athletics Australia - Speed Masterclass
Athletics Australia - New Sprinting Drills
Jonas Dodoo (SpeedWorks) Workshop

Kel has a current Working With Children Check - WWC2089900E Exp: 16/04/2026

So why not take your running to the next level and join My Run Team!

Meet The Team

Kel Walker

Founder

I am an Athletics Australia Level 3 Performance Development Coach specialising in Middle and Long Distance Events with an excellent track record of working with athletes of various ages and abilities.

Since becoming a recreational running coach in 2016, I have worked with numerous age groups and masters athletes with their endurance event training. Most of these athletes have achieved amazing results including sub 2 hour Half Marathons, Sub 4 hour Marathons and various other PBs.

Since the start of COVID-19 back in 2020, I started working with more schools and school-age children to keep them moving and improve their performances on the Track and at Cross-Country to reach Zone, Regional, State, National or International Championships.

At present I assist at Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School (SCEGGS) as their cross-country and middle-distance coach; Trinity Grammar at Summer Hills as their middle-distance, Emerging Athlete Program (EAP) Head Coach and cross-country; and train athletes for upcoming charity events with The Can Too Foundation.

Since I started coaching, I have participated in 10 marathons (including the New York Marathon), 8 half marathons, 10 City2Surf races, and more than 157 parkrun events and also competed on the Track in the 100m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m events as a Master's athlete. I have Spent 20+ years in Defence and Law Enforcement in Australia and have been a Sports Administrator for 10+ years. In April 2022 I commenced coaching on a professional basis.

I focus on helping you to get your body and mind focused on your goal even and prepare you to achieve your physical best.

If you are ready to run and achieve your best running and success in sport and life, then join us and let's see how far we can go together!