Abbottās Morning Circuit Run Club
Role: Strategy Lead (Vinyl Media)
Developed the strategic platform and creative concept, connecting Abbott's Bakery with Australia's growing run club movement through editorial, experience and community.
Cultural Insight
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Experience Strategy
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Community Building
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Brand Integration
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Cultural Insight ā³ļø Experience Strategy ā³ļø Community Building ā³ļø Brand Integration ā³ļø
Putting Bread Back On The Wellness Menu
The rise of run clubs has turned running into one of Sydney's defining cultural movements, built as much around community and ritual as it is around fitness.
Rather than creating another branded fitness event, we built The Morning Circuit by bringing together the people and places already shaping that culture. Local run clubs drove participation, Concrete Playground, Rolling Stone and Refinery29 amplified the movement, while Kosta's Takeaway hosted the post-run gathering over gourmet Abbott's sandwiches, coffee and music. Abbott's didn't interrupt the culture; it connected it.
The result: Abbott's showed up naturally within one of Australia's fastest-growing cultural movements, reframing its high-protein and lower-carb range as fuel for a modern, wellness-driven lifestyle.