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Nich William Walker

@theactivewalker

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Founder: @northryderunclub
⛰️ 🎌🇦🇺Mountain + distance runner
🥉 World Trail Champs
@chief.nutrition fuelled athlete

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Pushing past limits. One stride at a time. 🏃‍♂️

The grind doesn’t stop—and neither do I.

Powered by the precision and performance of the @underarmourau Velociti Elite, I’m chasing every second, every mile, every breakthrough.

Built for speed. Designed for race day. Engineered for more. 🏁

Let’s go further, faster. 🏃‍♂️💪

#velocitielite

🎥 @roman.liebich 😮‍💨

#underarmouraustralia taken in Sydney, Australia by @theactivewalker

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Happy Global Running Day! Flash back to Hawaii where I represented Australia, and placed 3rd at the World Trail Running Championships in Hawaii, 2014.
This was a life altering race as my heart stopped beating when I collapsed just after the finish line. I was fortunately bought back to life by paramedics after suffering a severe heat stroke. The fact I'm still running shows how much I love this sport! These set backs make you 10 times stronger! #happyglobalrunningday by @theactivewalker

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Your running plan could be missing a few things. Let's fix that.

Comment "BLUEPRINT" below and we'll send you the link. 👇

The Running Blueprint is a morning of practical running education with Sam Christodoulides, Veronika Larisova and Nick Walker. We'll cover training, injury prevention, and how protein and collagen fit into it all, with time for your questions at the end.

Then we put it into practice with a run around Centennial Park before heading back to VIE Market for smoothies, snacks and a Chief goodie bag to take home. Collagen coffee is on us when you arrive.

Thursday 15 October, 6am.

Event sold out - waitlist spots now open.

#running #liveeventsydney #eventbrite #sydney runadvic by @theactivewalker

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🏃‍♂️ The Running Blueprint is coming up — and I’d love to see you there!

I’m stoked to be joining The Running Blueprint as a guest alongside @sammychristo and @veronikalarisova for a morning all about running, performance, movement, nutrition and recovery.

We’ll be sharing practical strategies you can actually take into your own training — whether you’re chasing a new PB, getting back into running, looking to stay injury-free, or simply want to feel and perform at your best.

I’ll be bringing my perspective from elite running, nutrition and the running community, and there’ll be plenty of time for questions, good chats and hanging out with your running crew. 🙌

Plus, we’ll be fuelling up with @chief.nutrition collagen coffees, hot chocolate, smoothies and snacks!

📍 @vie__market + Wellness Bar, Paddington
📅 Thursday 15 October
⏰ 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM
🎟️ FREE EVENT - Link for registration in Bio.

Come along, bring a mate and kick-start your day with us before work.

Grab your free spot — link in my bio.

Hope to see you there! 👊🏃‍♂️

#TheRunningBlueprint #RunningCommunity #RunSydney #RunningNutrition taken in VIE. Market + Wellness Bar by @theactivewalker

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Big thanks to @biancaa_jl at @vibehealthandperformance for putting Nick from @northryderunclub through a strength assessment and identifying some key deficits through the glutes, hamstrings and quads.

The focus now is building strength and force production where I’m weakest to improve running mechanics, efficiency and resilience — particularly with more technical, elevation-heavy running planned for 2027 and a return to track-focused speed work.

Keen to see how the next couple of months translate into performance. 🏃‍♂️💪

#vibehealthandperformance #running #performance taken in VIBE Health and Performance by @theactivewalker

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The Ryde City Super Run Club 🏃‍♂️ hosted by @northryderunclub 🏃‍♀️

@biancaa_jl & @robbie.speranza keeping runners on track at the latest super run club event 💆🏽‍♂️

#run #club #vibe #physio #chiro taken in VIBE Health and Performance by @theactivewalker

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🇯🇵 FUELLED THROUGH JAPAN ⚡️

I had the pleasure of putting the 6 new @fuelr flavours to the test in some pretty spectacular places — from taking on Mt Fuji 🗻 to running through the beautiful green spaces surrounding Osaka Castle. 🏯🌿

🍉 Watermelon — Isotonic + Caffeinated
🍋‍🟩 Lemon Lime — Isotonic
🍏 Green Apple — Caffeinated
🍋 Lemonade — Caffeinated
🍇 Grape — Isotonic + Caffeinated
🫐 Blue Raspberry — Caffeinated

They definitely hit the spot — particularly when the legs needed a little extra! ⚡️

For runners, fuelling can make a huge difference in training and racing. The isotonic gels provide easily accessible carbohydrate to help fuel working muscles, while the caffeinated range packs 200mg of natural caffeine alongside beta-alanine and L-citrulline — designed to support focus, alertness and performance when you need it.

Easy to take on the move, some seriously good new flavours, and perfect companions for a few Japanese running adventures. 🇯🇵🏃‍♂️

Now the hard part… choosing a favourite! 👀

📸 @parencreates

#FUELR #RunningFuel #FuelYourRun taken in Osaka Castle by @theactivewalker

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A great morning racing at the Run For The Hills XC — a beautiful, undulating course with plenty of hills, grass and just the right amount of trail thrown in! ⛰️🏃‍♂️

Really happy to come away with the win, averaging 3:30/km, and even happier that the body is feeling strong and holding up well.

A big thank you to Rotary Castle Hill for putting on such a wonderful community event, and more importantly, a run with real purpose — raising funds and awareness for youth mental health. ❤️

As a secondary school educator working in the cocurricular space, supporting the wellbeing of young people is something that means a great deal to me, which made being part of this event even more special.

Grateful to be able to run, race and support such an important cause. by @theactivewalker

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❤️ THIS IS COMMUNITY. THIS IS RYDE. ❤️

What a morning! 🔥 A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our second Ryde City Super Run Club.

Seeing runners, families, local businesses and run clubs come together is exactly what this is all about — community, connection, health and supporting local.

Firstly, to our amazing run club community - we are so GRATEFUL for you!

🏃 @meadowrunclub
🏃‍♀️ @sydneymuslimrunclub
🏃 @ryderunning
🏃 @therunco

Secondly, a massive thank you to our incredible North Ryde Run Club partners who gave their time and voluntarily supported our community:

❤️ @vibehealthandperformance
🥤 @chief.nutrition
⚡ @sundaysaltau
💆‍♀️ @revivetherapeuticmassage
🧘 @calmbar_
🍫 @heyitsondo
💧 @elitesuppstopryde
🎧 @rogsyd

A big thanks to @leafcafeco_northryde for their generosity and allowing us to use their space and for their hospitality. 🫶

Special thanks to @leo_runs_sydney for helping with our last-minute course change, our sweepers Maiko, Matt, Huang and Jordan, and @jeromelaxale and @jordanlaneryde for getting our 10K and 5K underway! 🙌

Different clubs. Different people. One community. ❤️

And most importantly — thank you, Ryde! You showed up BIG and made this one epic. 🔥

Next up 👀

🔥 3rd Ryde City Super Run Club
📅 17 October
📍 Wentworth Point
🤝 Hosted by @sydneymuslimrunclub

Let’s go Ryde! ❤️🏃‍♂️🔥

📸 the amazing @solution_sportographyyy

#RydeCitySuperRunClub #NorthRydeRunClub #RydeCommunity taken in North Ryde by @theactivewalker

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A humbling weekend at National XC in Ballarat. 🇦🇺

The course was easily the hardest XC course I’ve ever run on — relentless from start to finish and the kind of race that really tests you physically and mentally... this run was a battle of the strongest runner, combined with speed.

These are the races that make you tougher. The ones where you have to dig deep, embrace the discomfort and keep pushing when everything hurts.

Really happy with a top 5 finish and proud to back it up with a strong run in the relay. A tough course, a tough weekend, and plenty to be proud of. 🏃‍♂️💪

Cheers to @run_crew coach @benny_saintgram for the training program and check ins and to @garyhoward800 for the spikes which literally saved me in the run from slipping!

#NationalXC #CrossCountry #Ballarat #XC #Running by @theactivewalker

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🤝 NEW PARTNERSHIP: NORTH RYDE RUN CLUB x CALMBAR 🧘‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with @calmbar_ Rozelle, kicking things off with the amazing @_annapham_ joining us at North Ryde Run Club on Thursday 27 August for our Excursion Week session!

In this reel, Anna and Nick chat about CalmBar, running, mindfulness and why recovery matters — particularly the importance of creating contrast between the stress we place on our bodies through training and the time we give ourselves to slow down, reset and recover.

For Nick, running has always been about more than kilometres and pace. It’s a chance to clear the mind, be present, connect with others and create some space in our week. Our partnership with CalmBar is an opportunity to build on that philosophy by exploring how breathwork, mobility, mindfulness and recovery practices can complement the physical and mental benefits we already get from running.

To kick things off, Anna will be taking us through a pre-run Yin Yoga session as part of our warm-up, followed by breathwork and deactivation post-run to help us transition from running into recovery.

And this is just the beginning! 🙌

We’re also planning NRRC social sessions at CalmBar in Rozelle, where we’ll get to experience:

🧘 Yin Yoga
🌬️ Breathwork
🎶 Sound Healing
🔥 Infrared Sauna
🧊 Ice Baths
🤝 Recovery + connection

It’s about finding that balance between effort and recovery, movement and stillness, pushing ourselves and knowing when to slow down — all while continuing to build the community and connection that makes running so special.

📍 North Ryde Run Club
📅 Thursday 27 August
⏰ 5:50am
☕ Maggio’s, North Ryde

We can’t wait to kick off this partnership with Anna and the CalmBar team!

🎥 Watch the reel to hear Anna and I chat more about CalmBar, our new partnership and why recovery and mindfulness can be such an important part of running.

#NorthRydeRunClub #CalmBar #RunClub #RunningRecovery #Breathwork taken in North Ryde by @theactivewalker

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