For The Kudos

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics Expect the following from Episode #4: Tola produces a crazy negative split to take the men’s marathon gold.   Cheptegei wins the men’s 10,000m in what was to be a tough day on the track for Jack Rayner.   Stewy advances to the 1500m final.   Jamaica goes 1-2-3 in the women’s 100m final with Shelly-Ann    Fraser-P...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics Expect the following from Episode #3: Jess Hull and Georgia Griffith make it through to the 1500m final while Stewy McSweyn and Olli Hoare progress to the 1500m semis. Amy Cashin runs a 6 second PB in her heat (now fourth fastest Australian of all time) to narrowly miss the 3000m SC final. Kerley is the 2022 Worl...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics Expect the following from Episode #2: Girma and El Bakkali cruise through their 3000m SC heats while Ben Buckingham and Ed Trippas display gutsy efforts. Jess, Georgia and Linden progress through to the 1500m semi-finals. Men’s 100m heat recap - Brett &  Joel’s tips win their respective heats. Breaking down Stewy...

The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics Expect the following from Episode #1: Nijel Amos provisionally suspended and Francine Niyonsaba withdraws due to injury (we found the latter out post-recording - Joel's tips are off to a shocking start). Brett is over confident with his tipping choices and Joel defends his rogue selections. Lock and upset predict...

Q&A Session Sixteen is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: For this Special Q&A Session Brett and Joel are welcomed by dual Olympian Ben St Lawrence. The episode begins with Benny reflecting on his break-through performance at the 2011 Melbourne Track Classic, before sharing with the listeners the most valuable running advice he would give his younger self. The guys discuss the advancements in n...

Brett goes over his training week as he recovers from his Gold Coast Half Marathon win, and Joel surprises Brett by phoning a friend in place of his regular training week, given he is still recovering from injury. This friend has some pretty important races coming up so tune in to find out who it is! The episode closes out with TWHSOITWTWATSA and an in-depth overview of the upcoming FTK World Cham...

Q&A Session Fifteen begins with Brett and Joel revealing the most annoying messages they receive in the lead up to races. Next they address topics such as running through pain, racing without a watch and hypnosis before finally addressing the topic that everyone has been asking - sponsorship and how we make money. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...

Episode 19 welcomes Australian Record Holder across seven events - Jess Hull. At the time of the interview, Jess she hadn’t yet clocked the Australian record for the Mile - but, she managed to beat it at the same time Brett & Joel were recording their post-interview chat (massive congrats!) Jess breaks down a typical training week under coach Pete Julian of Union Athletics Club and tells what it’s...

Q&A Session Fourteen sees Brett & Joel spend time discussing how best to approach races with poor weather forecasts (attention: those racing on the Gold Coast this weekend). Other topics discussed are running with headphones, early morning races & the myths surrounding the clean-eating-athlete-influencer.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthek...

Episode 18 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: Australian mile record holder Olli Hoare joins FTK for Episode 18. Olli takes us through his transition from University of Wisconsin to joining ON Athletics Club (OAC) under coach Dathan Ritzenhein. He gives an inside scoop on a typical training week with the OAC team, and opens up on how gaining more professional experience has seen him improve...

Q&A Session 13 is a special episode with Jess Rothwell. Jess works for the Victorian Institute of Sport with Athletics and is the National High Performance Nutrition Lead for Athletics Australia. Below are just some of the key points you can expect to hear discussed throughout the special episode: Pre-race nutrition/hydration planning/carbohydrate loading with low fibre intake Pre-race meal Caffei...

Episode 17 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE: Listeners may have heard, seen or otherwise encountered “Grattan House”, the media network behind FTK’s weekly podcast and Q&A episodes. This week in Episode 17, the hosts reveal what it is all about. The boys move back to the usual program, discussing the impressive results our Aussie runners have recently achieved in the international arena. Br...

The twelfth installment of Q&A Sessions covers topics such as mental exercises to combat race pain, fuelling strategies for half-marathons, living with other athletes, the experience of competing in big international road races and much more!   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett: https://www.instagram.com/brett_robinson23 Joel: htt...

Sinead Diver joins the boys in the FTK studio this week as the first co-host of season two. Fresh off their races in the Launceston Half Marathon, Brett, Joel & Sinead sit down for a recap of how the day played out. In addition to the usual training week discussion, Sinead breaks down her preparation for the Commonwealth Games Marathon in Birmingham and her plans for the remainder of 2022. Instagr...

Brett & Joel embark on an extended Q&A Session this week (to compensate for the shorter main episode). They chat all things chronic pain, rest days, career length, race mindset and training through illness. They then go into deeper territory: how the boys got into running and why they still run.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett...

Brett & Joel swap jet-lag stories and discuss the difficulty of adjusting to different time-zones when training or racing overseas. Brett recommences training with Joel and MTC at a very wet and slippery Caulfield racecourse, and we hear how his body readjusts to coming off altitude. The boys revisit last week’s discussion on their mental approach to training before giving a preview of their plans...

The first Q&A Session for Season Two begins with the boys announcing the experts they plan to have on throughout the season. This will include physiotherapists, psychologists, dieticians and more! Brett & Joel then reveal the best advice they have been given over the years, pacing tips for recreational athletes, and the importance of having interests outside running.   Instagram: https://www.insta...

For The Kudos returns from its brief holiday to bring you an even better second season. Brett kicks things off recapping his recent stint in USA which included the Sound Running 10,000m and the Prefontaine Classic 5,000m, before revealing his road racing plans for the remainder of 2022. Joel opens up to the listeners about his recent awakening and how he plans to improve his mental approach to run...

The last Q&A Session for Season One is a special episode with Sinead Diver. Thank you to everyone for sending in your questions - don't sleep on this one! See you all in Season Two! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett: https://www.instagram.com/brett_robinson23 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Sinead: https://www.insta...

Episode 13 marks the close of a successful Season One. Brett & Joel review their training weeks before reflecting on FTK's debut season as a whole. Moving through each episode, the boys chat about the highs, lows and key learnings that will hopefully lead to an even bigger and better Season Two. To all our listeners, followers, question askers, TWHSOITWTWATSA submitters and targets, fans, friends...

Brett and Joel break down their warm up routines, discuss training to heart rate, bouncing back from DNF's, their opinions on carbon plate shoes for easy runs and much more in Q&A Session Eight.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett: https://www.instagram.com/brett_robinson23 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack

FTK returns to normal this week, with Joel gratefully accepting Brett’s offer to return as co-host. Joel returns to running post-injury, and Brett completes 174km for his second week of altitude training in Flagstaff, Arizona. A long list of people make it onto everyone’s favourite social media segment and the episode closes out with Brett and Joel answering some light-hearted listener questions t...

Q&A Session Seven sees Brett and Joel discuss the Australian marathon greats and how they compare to our current talent, preparation for night races, cross training and more for this Good Friday Q&A release. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett: https://www.instagram.com/brett_robinson23 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack

This week on episode 11, Molly Seidel replaces Joel, joining Brett as co-host. After our successful social-media campaign to lure her on the show (thanks everyone!) the Olympic Marathon bronze medallist finally gave in and agreed to come on board to give listeners an insight into her life and career. Molly talks about her mental shift from college running to professional running, and how she overc...

Q&A Session Six is a Strength & Conditioning special episode with the High Performance Manager of Box Hill Hawks - Dylan Vizzarri. Over the past few years Dylan has worked privately with both professional and recreational runners to help his athletes improve performance and remain injury free. In this Strength & Conditioning special episode Dylan answers all the questions our listeners have asked...