For The Kudos

For The Kudos hits double digits, with our tenth instalment welcoming Jude Thomas. The '2021 Athletics Australia Junior Athlete Of The Year' tells of his journey from school sport to high performance running. Jude talks us through his training, strongly defending his unusually slow easy runs, and reveals how he has had to comprehend rubbing shoulders with the fastest guys in Australia, instead of...

Q&A Session Five has Brett and Joel discuss sleep, training gear, favourite places to train, funniest things said on a race start line and more! 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

Episode #09: Brett discovers he hasn't packed appropriately for the freezing Philadelphia weather, and Joel finds focus in the pool as he ramps up the cross-training leading into this weekend's Australian 5000m championships. Ky Robinson, 20 y/o 13:20 5000m runner, jumps in an interview with Brett to chat about college life at Stanford University, finding consistency in training, avoiding the stee...

Q&A Session Four uncovers the worst unsolicited advice the boys have ever received, who the most dramatic race finisher is, who has the biggest difference in social media to real-life personality, and weird things people take to competitions.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett: https://www.instagram.com/brett_robinson23 Joel: http...

Pat Tiernan joins the now-international FTK studios, recording from New York to bring Episode #08 to life. Kicking off the series of unfortunate events, Joel tells of his big brave battle with tonsillitis and a lingering knee niggle, before Brett and Pat share disappointment over their New York Half-Marathon results. Pat delves into his equally upsetting Olympic 10000m final, but reflects with pos...

After a seriously rocky introduction, Q&A Session Three finds its groove tackling topics such as fuelling for long runs, notorious half-steppers, strength & conditioning, choccy milk and road ultra's. 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

Hana Basic, 100m icon and fourth-fastest Australian of all time, joins FTK as the first sprinter on the show. Listeners can expect a change of pace as we chat through differences in training weeks and what it takes to be a pure fast-twitch-fibre athlete. We discuss the highs, lows and lessons learnt from her breakthrough season and hear about what’s next for Hana following her debut Olympics.   In...

FTK's second Q&A session delves deep into race tactics, cross training, nutrition and much more. As always there is plenty of valuable advice as well as a few laughs - especially when the boys are asked what they would change about each others physical appearance.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos Brett: https://www.instagram.com/bret...

Australian 800m record holder (1.44.11) Peter Bol joins FTK this week, taking us through his training and reflecting on a massive 2021. Brett and Joel marvel at his training splits and embarrass themselves by comparing strength & conditioning programs. We discuss the contrast between domestic and international competition, and compare tips and tricks to stay motivated and keep improving our runnin...

FTK arrives with the first Q&A session: a weekly opportunity for the listeners to ask anything they'd like. This week the boys discuss how they approach their easy runs, Brett explains the experience of being a pace captain at the Ineos 1:59 challenge, they reflect on biggest race blow ups, favourite marathon workout and much more!   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https...

Welcome to the fifth instalment of season one. Brett & Joel take us through their training weeks in the lead up to the 10km “Run The Bridge” road race in Hobart where Brett took the win and Joel finished 3rd. Brett reflects on a very embarrassing story from “Burnie 10k” a few years ago, the guys take a softer approach to TWHSOITWTWATSA™ after last week’s double homicide and the episode closes out...

Episode four peers into the iron-clad secret identity of the Instagram account @heapsgoodrunners and reveals never-before-heard information into who is behind it. Joel interviews the mastermind responsible for making a mockery of some of Australia’s best athletes, and listeners hear about how the page has risen the ranks with its satirical posts. Brett banks another big week and explains his reaso...

The FTK studio welcomes British Marathon star Charlotte Purdue to Episode Three. Charlotte holds the third fastest Women’s Marathon time in the UK, achieving this feat in the London Marathon following a controversial absence from the UK Olympic team. Charlotte conveniently “forgot” her submission to our infamous social media segment, but was quickly forgiven by providing a very in-depth insight in...

Three-time Olympian Dave McNeill joins the roaming FTK Studio (this week's recording is brought to you by Joel's sister's boyfriend's family's dining table… wrap your head around that!) to bring a whole lot of running knowledge, passion and previously unforeseen levels of maturity to the show. Brett and Joel are left embarrassed after realising they have been mispronouncing the name of their own p...

The FTK Studio (currently Brett’s girlfriend Saskia’s kitchen table) welcomes Tokyo 2020 Olympian and Australian 10000m Champion Rose Davies to this week’s episode. We delve into the Zatopek: 10, hearing first-hand how Rose captured the win and her inside perspective on the lead pack of the Women’s race. Joel provides a run-down on his race, with some fantastic insight into the men’s front-pack (b...

For The Kudos is a running podcast by Australian elite distance runners Brett Robinson and Joel Tobin-White. Expect professional athlete training insights, race predictions and recaps, and a star studded guest list - all done with plenty of humility, banter, and piss taking that will keep you riveted and coming back each week for more.