Meet Nikki

Runner. Coach. Founder of North Coast Women’s Run Collective.

Hi, I’m Nikki — runner, accredited run coach and founder of North Coast Women’s Run Collective.

Running has been a huge part of my life for many years. I’ve trained for and completed marathons and ultramarathons, spent countless hours following structured training programs, and experienced first-hand what it’s like to work with a coach towards some pretty big running goals.

Being coached myself has shaped the way I want to coach others. I know the value of having someone take the guesswork out of training, explain the purpose behind a session, adjust things when life doesn’t go to plan, celebrate the good days and help put the not-so-good ones into perspective.

But I also know that running doesn’t have to be about races, PBs or big distances.

Some of the best things running has given me have nothing to do with a finish time — confidence, headspace, friendships, connection and that feeling of being part of something.

That’s a big part of why I created North Coast Women’s Run Collective.

I wanted to create something here on Perth’s northern coast where women could simply turn up and run. Somewhere you don’t need to be fast, experienced or training for a race to belong. A community where the woman working towards her first continuous 5km has every bit as much place as the woman training for her next marathon.

Alongside the social side of the Collective, I’m an accredited Recreational Running Coach through Australian Athletics and offer personalised running plans and individual coaching for women who want some extra structure and support with their running.

My coaching philosophy is pretty simple:

Your training should work with your life, not take it over.

Whether your goal is your first 5km, a half marathon, a marathon, something longer, or simply becoming a stronger and more consistent runner, I want to help you get there in a way that is realistic, sustainable and — importantly — still enjoyable.

Because there isn’t one way to be a runner.

Every Woman. Every Pace.
Run together. Grow together.

Female trail runner during the Margaret River Ultra Marathon on the Western Australian coast.
Two smiling women, one wearing a Boston Marathon poncho and medal, celebrating after a race, with a large crowd in the background.
A woman running on a trail along a coastal landscape under a clear blue sky, wearing athletic gear and a hiking backpack.