For The Kudos

Q&A Session Twenty-Three has Brett & Joel discuss topics such as long run fuelling, hot yoga, spending time away from home, 50km runs in a marathon training block, beer miles, the use of super-shoes, dealing with bad patches in races and much more! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett: https://www.instagram.com/brett_robinson23 Joel:...

Brett & Joel thank everyone for signing up to Grattan House’s new publication ‘The Blue Line’ - if you haven't done so yet, please ignore the thank you message; it wasn't for you. Brett and Joel return to hard workouts this week with varying degrees of success and Joel reveals details of the new mentoring program he is undertaking with Dave McNeil. As usual, the Instagram segment reveals a couple...

Q&A Session Twenty-Two sees the return of the question and answer format for Season 3. The episode begins with Joel asking Brett a bunch of Marathon related queries before unpacking a controversial question surrounding trail running. Plenty of time is spent answering a deep question on the success of Australian Track & Field meets before the mood is lightened with some less serious responses. Inst...

FTK is back from holiday to bring you an even bigger and better season 3 (massive things are coming!) We kick things off with a recap of Pat Tiernan's marathon debut in Chicago before announcing Grattan House's upcoming publication - " The Blue Line ". Brett takes us through his London Marathon recovery while Joel takes us through his Covid Marathon recovery. We have a special guest interview with...

Brett & Joel return for another special episode before Season 3 kicks off next week. In this special episode Brett takes us through his entire London Marathon race where he ran a big PB time of 2:09:52 to run the fastest time by an Australian since 2003. Joel swaps his swearing from last week's special to coughs in this week's as he is struck down with his second bout of Covid-19. Lastly thanks to...

In this unannounced special episode Brett & Joel return to the airwaves for a brief summary of FTK's Second Season. Brett gives the listeners an insight into his final preparations for this weekend's London marathon and the second ever FTK Group Shakeout run (see details below) is announced for Melbourne Marathon, also on this weekend. Disclaimer: Joel has let holiday mode get the better of him as...

Q&A Session Twenty-One is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: For this Special Q&A Session Joel is joined by accredited Sports Performance Dietician and former World Number One ranked professional triathlete Pip Taylor. The entire episode is dedicated to micronutrition and sees Pip answer questions from both Joel, Brett and our listeners. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook...

Episode 27 is brought to you by ATLAS EVENTS: The final episode of FTK's second season welcomes Australian marathon record holder, Robert de Castella. This very special interview sees Rob take us through many moments of his incredible career, from humble beginnings to his 2:07:51 1986 Boston Marathon win, the Australian Record to this day. We are lucky enough to hear Rob's typical training week as...

FTK apologises for the ungodly buzz coming out of Brett's microphone - the London studio he is recording from must double as a Plasma Globe shop. Q&A Session Twenty begins with Brett & Joel talking about the part-time jobs they had when they were young athletes. They revisit the topic of bone stress injuries and phantom pain before giving advice to older athletes struggling to break PB's later in...

Episode 26 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: FTK swaps a live audience for a video call as Joel records from home in Melbourne, Australia and Brett from Teddington, UK. Brett reveals he has miraculously avoided jet-lag, getting his European training stint underway while Joel introduces an additional hard workout to his training week. TWHSOITWTWATSA uncovers a couple of shockers and the epis...

Episode 25 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: For The Kudos records their debut live show out of Up There Athletics in Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Brett & Joel swap their studio mics for the hand-held variety to navigate their usual FTK program in front of a live audience. Thanks again to everyone for coming. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/f...

Our 19th Q&A Session has Brett & Joel spend most of the episode discussing the smartest & safest tips to increase mileage, and when is the right time for a recreation runner to tackle the marathon distance. The boys also unpack the pros and cons of treadmill running, their favourite & least favourite workouts, and how to enhance confidence before goal races. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fo...

Episode #24: The boys chat about their upcoming live show, and brag that it sold out very quickly (if you missed out on tickets, complain to Jordy Williamsz). Brett takes us through his training week in the lead up to another big win at the Australian Half Marathon Championships in Sunshine Coast on the weekend. Joel slowly rebuilds his weekly mileage which included an hour Sunday run with some fr...

For this Special Q&A Session Brett and Joel sit down with running technique expert Paul MacKinnon, otherwise known as "The Balanced Runner". The episode begins with Paul telling his story of how he came to work in this field before giving the listeners an inside scoop of his recent travels to America.  Here he explains what it was like to work with groups like Bowerman Track Club and athletes such...

Episode 23 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: FTK gain access into our Commonwealth Games Athletics team for the second week running, with Izzi Batt-Doyle joining from Birmingham. After missing out on the World Championships last month, Izzi turned things around at the Comm Games with two top-eight finishes in the 5000m & 10,000m . We hear her training week and race insights as well as an in...

Q&A Session Seventeen kicks off with Brett & Joel imagining a world in which a Mixed Ekiden Relay is the pinnacle event of the World Athletics Championships. The boys discuss the effectiveness of double threshold days before sharing their personal experiences on returning to training after Covid-19.  The episode closes out with Brett being thrown a hypothetical question around his upcoming London...

Episode 22 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: Hot off his 7th place in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Andy Buchanan sits down for an extended chat with FTK. Andy takes us through every detail of his debut Australian team and race, following his first attempt at the 42.2 km in April . Episode 22 sees Brett deep-dive into his own marathon preparation and Joel returns to...

For The Kudos returns to normal programming after the successful coverage of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Brett & Joel revert to their regular laid-back approach to programming, leaving the excitement and formality of the World Champs behind. Brett takes us through his training week in the lead up to Sydney Harbour 10km and recaps his win on the slippery course. Joel become...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics   Expect the following from Episode #11: Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins the men’s 5000m final after his 1500m  disappointment.   Athing Mu holds off a fast finishing Keely Hodgkinson to take out the women’s 800m final.   Interview with Jess Hull.   Thank you & farewell. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos F...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics   Expect the following from Episode #10: Luke Mathews takes over co-hosting duties.   Korir wins the men’s 800m final.   Tsegay wins the women’s 5000m final.   Preview of men’s 5000m final and women’s 800m final. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics   Expect the following from Episode #9: Kelsey-Lee Barber is the women’s javelin world champion.   Sydney McLaughlin breaks the world 400m hurdles record to win in spectacular fashion.   All the action of the women’s 800m semi-finals.   Preview of men’s 800m final (good luck to Peter Bol) and women’s 5000m final....

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics   Expect the following from Episode #8: Cat Bisset falls in her 800m heat but is put through to the semis.   Action packed men’s 5000m heats with Ky Robinson and Matt Ramsden missing out on the final.   Peter Bol progresses to the 800m final.    Interview with Jack Rayner. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/for...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics   Expect the following from Episode #7: Peter Bol cruises through to the 800m semi-finals.   Norah Jeruto (Joel’s tip) wins the thrilling women’s steeplechase world championship final.   Preview of Matt Ramsden and Ky Robinson’s 5000m heats (Jack Rayner withdraws).   Preview of Peter Bol’s 800m semi and Cat Bisse...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics   Expect the following from Episode #6: Eleanor Patterson is the women’s high-jump world champion. Jake Wightman defeats favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the men’s 1500m. Stewy McSweyn finishes 9th. Preview of Rose Davies and Nat Rule’s 5000m heats (Jess Hull withdraws). Preview of Peter Bol’s 800m heat (Joseph De...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics Expect the following from Episode #5: Sarah Klein finishes 14th in the women’s marathon that was won by Ethiopia’s Gebreslase.   El Bakkali (Brett’s pick) beats Girma (Joel’s pick) to win the men’s 3000m steeple.   Jess finishes 7th and Georgia finishes 9th after a rapid first lap caused carnage in the women’s 15...