PURPOSE
Community
HEALTH
Community
HEALTH
A purpose driven social enterprise empowering collaboration across charity sectors by engaging communities through health and wellbeing initiatives to deliver meaningful impact.
The Y in STRYDE4 represents your WHY. We’re here to AMPLIFY it!
Welcome to STRYDE4
In 2007, Geoff Coombes OAM co-founded cancer charity Tour de Cure (TdC). A community that started with just 29 people in year 1 and grew to over 15,000 participants each year, TdC has raised over $120 Million and contributed to more than 150 scientific cancer research breakthroughs. Geoff’s stewardship fostered an unparalleled and geographically dispersed sense of community, whilst developing and maintaining decade long significant corporate partnerships with iconic Australian brands.
Geoff is motivated by the power of community to come together and support those in need, encouraging individuals to be the best versions of themselves. He believes that our health is our greatest asset and connections to like-minded people, who share in each other’s joys and struggles, and who are committed to supporting worthy causes are crucial to building strong communities.
Recognising this ongoing need inspired Geoff to create STRYDE4, an organisation that delivers a unique opportunity for Australian charities, corporates and communities to come together and collaborate for greater good through a variety of community based health programs, partnerships and events.
There's great joy in witnessing individuals discover their community, supporting each other to become their authentic selves, all while extending a helping hand to those in need.
Why STRYDE4 Is Needed
Health
Mental health & wellbeing is presenting as the new pandemic.
Burnout
Employee engagement is near an all time low whilst burnout is on the rise.
Work / Life Balance
The hybrid work environment challenges work / life balance.
Culture & Values
Organisations have limited opportunities to drive positive company culture & values.
Talent
Recruiting talent has never been so competitive. Employers need to differentiate.
ESG Plans
A growing number of employees expect their employer to have an ESG plan they can actively support.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Consumers expect companies to have a positive social impact and are choosing those that do.
Social Impact
Organisations have charity partners yet struggle to create a meaningful connection and measurable social impact.
Meet the team
Our Vision for the Future
As we look ahead, our three-year vision includes expanding to key cities across Australia:
2024: STRYDE4 DAY in Sydney
2025: STRYDE4 Corporate Challenge in Sydney
2025: STRYDE4 DAY in Sydney
2026: STRYDE4 DAY Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
2026: STRYDE4 Corporate Challenge in Melbourne and Brisbane
Working closely with
Helping us deliver an evidence-based physical and psychological wellbeing programs for all levels of the organisation.
Inck Merchandise are our proud merchandise partner for STRYDE4 Day.
Be Challenged are our event partner bringing to life an incredible digital scavenger hunt that will take place along the 10km and 21km walk routes on STRYDE4 Day.
Star Outdoor are thrilled to be on board as event partner supplying all outdoor signage.
Body Science are an event partner providing on-course sports nutrition to keep all our athletes fueled to do their best and have fun!
Helping us deliver an evidence-based physical and psychological wellbeing program that will:
- LIVE LIFE
- Track progress
- Share growth content
- Provide executive reporting against key measures post event.
This will be available to STRYDE4 participants at certain sponsorship levels.
Bonnie Hancock
Position33-year-old Bonnie Hancock recently broke the Guinness World Record for fastest person to circumnavigate mainland Australia by paddle.
Growing up in the small NSW town of Sawtell, Bonnie was primarily a board paddler and swimmer and as a late bloomer on the ski, didn’t pick up a paddle until the age of 17.
After a move to the Gold Coast at 17, Bonnie managed to grab a spot in the Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series and would complete 7 years on the professional circuit.
After a two-year layoff finishing her Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics Degree at Griffith University, Bonnie decided to focus on ski paddling, medalling at Queensland State and Australian Championships in her first year of doing so.
In 2020, Bonnie read a book about a previous circumnavigation of Australia by paddle. Two years later, she set off from Mermaid Beach on her surf ski and after 254 days, finished a clockwise loop around the country. Bonnie broke the previous World Record by over 2 months. She also holds the record for the furthest distance paddled in 24 hours (open ocean) by a female, completing 235 kms on her surf ski at Airlie Beach, just two weeks after returning from her paddle around Australia.
Outline of Achievements:
- Fastest person to circumnavigate Australia by paddle (12,700km in 254 days).
- Youngest person to circumnavigate Australia by paddle (32 years old).
- First Australian Woman to complete circumnavigation of mainland Australia by paddle.
- Longest distance paddled in 24 hours open ocean by a female (235 kilometres).
- 14 Australian Championship Gold Medals.
- 3rd Coolangatta Gold 2012.
STRYDE4 Ambassadors
Our remarkable ambassadors embody the very essence of community spirit, teamwork, and inclusivity. Their tireless efforts remind us, that every act of kindness, every gesture of support, and every hand extended in friendship can ripple into something extraordinary.
Drew Ginn OAM
Bonnie Hancock
Jake Bailey
Explore LiveLife Score
LiveLife Score
Aggregates the Biological Age and Mental Fitness Gauge to provide an indicator to measure overall change. LiveLife takes less than 5 mins to complete.
Biological Age
Measures physiological capacity to meet demands of everyday life and the ability to spend and restore energy.
While date of birth tells how old you are chronologically, Biological Age indicates how well your body is functioning right now. Biological Age calculates physical fitness, nutrition, metabolic health and lifestyle factors that have been identified in scientific studies as major contributors to morbidity (chronic disease) and longevity. The Biological Age assessment ranks you against expected values (adjusted for age and sex), based on the best available scientific evidence.
Mental Fitness Gauge
Measures the ability to manage stress, think clearly and make better decisions. Mental fitness enables people to respond to the domains of everyday life, fully engage in work and in life with a high sense of achievement and have an emotional buffer/capacity to deal with change.
Individual Dashboard & Executive Reporting.
Personalised individual reports that benchmark change over time.
Individual
Users receives a confidential summary of their peronalised results with recommendations and next steps. Individual reports provide concrete measures of where employees are in real-time, and tracks changes.
Biological Age
Measures physiological capacity to meet demands of everyday life and the ability to spend and restore energy.
While date of birth tells how old you are chronologically, Biological Age indicates how well your body is functioning right now. Biological Age calculates physical fitness, nutrition, metabolic health and lifestyle factors that have been identified in scientific studies as major contributors to morbidity (chronic disease) and longevity. The Biological Age assessment ranks you against expected values (adjusted for age and sex), based on the best available scientific evidence.
Executive Summary
Team leaders and organisations receive an Executive Summary including aggregated summaries of results and future program recommendations with specific strategies to enhance physical and psychological wellbeing, productivity and employee engagement.
