For The Kudos

This episode is brought to you by Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival : Our 70th episode kicks off with an announcement of our Melbourne shakeout run on October 14th at 8:45am from St Ali at Queen Vic Market. Can we beat the numbers from GC's shakeout? See you all there! Episode One of 'Chasing Paris' released on our Patreon channel, following the journeys of Andy Buchanan and Gen Gregson as they cha...

FTK is sending massive congratulations to all those that ran Sydney Marathon - what an amazing spectacle to be a part of! Brett & Joel arrive in the Melbourne studio still buzzing from the weekend. Brett shares his taper week of training before breaking down every moment of his race which saw him finish 8th overall, claiming the Australian Marathon Championship title. Joel shares his stories a...

Huzzah! Our 68th episode kicks into gear with the usual summary of what's dropped on Patreon in the past week. In preparations for a hotter than expected Sydney Marathon, Brett & Joel then share their tips and tricks to ensure those racing in Sydney can still run well, despite the weather. As far as training weeks are concerned, Brett takes us through his "windiest threshold ever" before shari...

This episode is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: With Sydney Marathon less than two weeks away, Brett and Joel engaged in an insightful and enlightening conversation with the distinguished performance psychologist, Dean Cooper about the mental aspects of running a 42.2-kilometer race. They dug into topics like mental preparation, resilience, relaxation techniques, and shared strategies that will...

Episode 67 is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: Episode #67 is an episode full of announcements. Things kick off with an announcement of an upcoming Sydney Marathon special episode with performance psychologist Dean Cooper. Brett & Joel then unveil the new Patreon-only "Chasing Paris" series hosted by Riley Wolff. "Chasing Paris" will follow the journeys of marathon athletes Gen Gregson &...

In early August Riley recorded this episode of Amateur Hour with Tim Rossi. Check out our Patreon platform for the entire Amateur Hour series (with new episodes dropping regularly), along with all our other amazing bonus content. Whether you like to learn or laugh there's truly something for everyone on our Patreon platform. Episode 4 of Amateur Hour sees Riley chat with Tim Rossi. Tim is a born a...

Straight off the back of his Australian Cross Country Championship title Jack Rayner nestles in between Brett and Joel on the FTK couch to record episode 66. We hear Jack reflect on his disappointing European season of racing and why he thinks he was able to bounce back so quickly to take the win at Stromlo over the weekend. The three guys go over their training weeks together with plenty of shit-...

Episode #65 begins with Brett & Joel thanking every listener that contributed to selling out almost all of the new FTK merch (note: cups are still available). The highlight results from World Champs are summarised before a recap on what's dropped to our patreon "Friends Of The Show". With Jess Hull left in the woman's 1500m - our Instagram competition with Runners Paradise remains alive. As fo...

Episode 64 is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: Having recently run 3:31 in the 1500m at the London Diamond League (sky-rocketing him to number 4 on the Australian all-time list), the 21 year old chats with Brett & Joel as he prepares for his first ever World Championships. You'll hear about his life as a college athlete at University of Wisconsin, his PB progression through junior ranks, how...

Episode #63 kick off with a team announcement of the Australian middle & long distance track athletes that will be racing in the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships. Whilst they seem like they're in the wars, during their training weeks you'll hear how Brett & Joel remain positive regardless of their respective setbacks. Let's just say if you're a runner that is managing an injury...

Too many female runners experience sexual harassment while running in Australia. FTK’s Elise Beacom is joined by Bianca Elencevski, Strategic Planner and Urban Designer, and Brittany De Groot, founder of Flow State Run Club to explore safety on the run from two angles: How the design of cities and our built environment influences whether a place feels safe to run (or not) How community run clubs a...

Brett throws Joel off early by arriving at the FTK studio with not only a surprise-shaved head, but with an accompanying announcement that he'd been a guest on another podcast last week. In Joel's training week he lays down a respectable Tuesday, fights the wind at Albert Park on Thursday and does his first double run in a long while. Brett spends 99% of his waking hours in the heat chamber, but s...

Episode 61 is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: At over 90mins episode #61 is jam-packed with all the content you know and love from FTK. The episode kicks off with a recap of all the amazing Australian results at the recent Diamond Leagues before Brett & Joel share news on the future of Grattan House's publication "The Blue Line. The pair sound like they've been in the wars as they take the...

FTK's Diamond Jubilee episode kicks off with a run-down of a few big performances in international competition you might have missed over the weekend. Brett & Joel cover all the content that's dropped to our "Friends Of The Show" on Patreon before getting stuck into their training weeks. Brett battles stomach cramps in Canberra as his body adapts to a new nutrition plan, but he doesn't let tha...

Episode 59 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: Brett & Joel return to the comfort of their Melbourne studio to deliver episode 59. Expect a big race announcement from Brett early on in the episode before the two cover their training weeks. Brett recovers from his GC half-marathon win and heads to wattle park all on his lonesome, while Joel puts down a solid performance at Sandown for the...

SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos As of this month we will begin to post Best Of Patreon episodes across our main network. We believe a lot of our listeners don't know what they're missing out on so this is our chance to tease some of the amazing content that drops every month.  In our first Best Of Patreon release Brett & Joel share their learnings from four of their f...

Episode 58 is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: FTK welcomes Keira D'Amato into the Gold Coast studio hot off her new American Record run in the Half Marathon. Keira ran 66:37, taking 13 seconds off the previous record held by Emily Sisson. Keira touches on her career to date, her interesting four-week training cycle, the insane amount of mid-race water she consumes, and plenty more in this fanta...

Episode 57 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: Brett & Joel record from separate locations this week as Joel is up in Cairns for Raise The Bar - a camp supporting young indigenous athletes. Brett lays down a strong week of training but queries why he is struggling over the hills at the moment. Joel embarks on his first three-session week since pre-covid days, and fights through the heat for h...

Episode 56 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: Brett & Joel kick off episode 56 with an update on all the amazing content that has been dropping to our Patreon supporters, before covering some of the highlights of the Oslo Diamond League. As for training weeks - Brett feels the fatigue from his Launceston win in his first workout back and Joel battles through a post-race head cold. Their trai...

Episode 55 is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: Brett & Joel return from their holiday to deliver episode 55 (although it wouldn't have seemed like a holiday to our Patreon supporters). In the first episode of Season 5 the pair cover their training weeks leading up to their 10km (Brett) and Half Marathon (Joel) races in Launceston over the weekend. They breakdown each of their performances in det...

This episode is brought to you by Glósóli Sport – Post Workout Dry Shampoo Mist The final episode in the series has arrived. Izzi swaps out her host chair and becomes the guest. Elise Beacom takes charge of hosting duties, interviewing Izzi about her career to date and where she sees herself in the next few years.   Welcome to our exclusive series on Australia's best marathoners. Each of the seven...

This episode is brought to you by PREPD Hydration Welcome to our exclusive series on Australia's best marathoners. Each of the seven episodes features an in-depth conversation with Aussie running royalty - Benita Willis, Sinead Diver, Eloise Wellings, Jess Stenson, Lisa Weightman & Ellie Pashley, with all episodes hosted by rising marathon star - Izzi Batt-Doyle. We unpack their training, their ca...

This episode is brought to you by PREPD Hydration Welcome to our exclusive series on Australia's best marathoners. Each of the seven episodes features an in-depth conversation with Aussie running royalty - Benita Willis, Sinead Diver, Eloise Wellings, Jess Stenson, Lisa Weightman & Ellie Pashley, with all episodes hosted by rising marathon star - Izzi Batt-Doyle. We unpack their training, their ca...

Episode 54 is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: Brett & Joel arrive in the studio to record the final episode of Season 4. The two kick things off by going hard on Jordy Williamsz' famous fish pie before summarising all the great episodes that have dropped on Patreon the past week. Brett has a huge increase in mileage as he explains his "celebrity appearance" training week, while Joel recovers fr...

This episode is brought to you by Glósóli Sport – Post Workout Dry Shampoo Mist Welcome to our exclusive series on Australia's best marathoners. Each of the seven episodes features an in-depth conversation with Aussie running royalty - Benita Willis, Sinead Diver, Eloise Wellings, Jess Stenson, Lisa Weightman & Ellie Pashley, with all episodes hosted by rising marathon star - Izzi Batt-Doyle. We u...