For The Kudos

This episode is brought to you by Better Beer TRAINING WEEKS Jack calls Joel from Tokyo to recap his World Athletics Championships experience, while Tess, Nick and for his FTK debut, Pulse Running athlete Myles Leyden record together to recap their Berlin Marathon race. BIG Q Friend Of The Show Delaney Pratt writes in to ask our thoughts on using fuel belts for marathon races over the analog version - grabbing cups as you run past. GIVE SOME KUDOS No surprises here - Jack gives his Kudos to Mt Fuji...while Joel surprised Jack sending his kudos to...Jack (that's a difficult sentence to read). In the Berlin recording Myles sends his Kudos to Sean White, while Tess boosts up her German Pulse athlete Natalie that she met in person before the race. Nick closes out by simping to both his partner Tess and his coach Jack (two in one episode???) TWHSOITWTWATSA Jack brings up a video of the American T&F fan that documents his hatred towards the Australian sprint team, while Joel brings up a funny Strava screenshot from one of Brett's runs this week. Tess kicks off the Berlin crew's segment by calling out Trump's speech on curing autism. Nick calls out an Instagram page from an Ohio based engineer who has dug a mine in her own property (this is very on brand for FTK). Myles closes out the episode bringing it back to running related content with his submission of two famous German brothers who took the piss out of the Berlin Marathon. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_ Nick: https://www.instagram.com/_slick.rick/ Miles: https://www.instagram.com/milesleyden/  

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This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance. Episode #164 sees the FTK '25 crew all back together in the one recording for the first time in a month (Tess: "ONLY THREE WEEKS"). TRAINING WEEKS Jack takes the listeners through his training week which deviates from its normal structure as he balances Japan's summer with just enough training to keep the body in prime shape for this week's World Athletics Championships 5000m heat. After sharing her training week with partner Nick last week, Tess gets the chance to update Jack & Joel on her fitness levels before Berlin Marathon. Joel wraps up the segment with an update on how his sacrum is healing. BIG Q Due to internet connection issues Brett & Joel fill in for the crew here. They (mostly Brett) answer a question submitted anonymously on the reason behind the "disappointing" result of our men's 1500m team in Tokyo. GIVE SOME KUDOS The tech-professional Tess highlights a running app, while Jack talks up a feature of his running watch. Joel sends his big-ups in the direction of Straight At It / Mitch Dyer for his impressive work on the ground in Tokyo. TWHSOITWTWATSA Jack isn't sure about Santa narrating a video from a Kenyan athlete while Tess isn't sure about Uruguayan athlete's confusion after crossing the line in the Women's Marathon in Tokyo. Joel closes the episode out with a real-life story from one of his athletes in a recent trail race on the Surf Coast of Victoria. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_  

This episode is brought to you by Better Beer Episode #163 has Jack, Joel & Tess split up into two seperate recordings due to Jack's last minute flight changes to Tokyo. Jack & Joel record the entire episode together while Tess and her boyfriend Nick record their training weeks together as Tess gears up for Berlin marathon. TRAINING WEEKS Joel recaps his Sydney Marathon / fishing trip adventures before Jack takes the listeners through his recent 3000m race. No rest for the wicked as Jack jumps straight into a nighttime k reps session post-race. On the other side of the world, Tess and Nick keep each other honest during their training week, full of banter, bickering and shockingly some support for each other. GIVE SOME KUDOS Jack gives Kudos to Tokyo Airlines while Joel sends his to Sydney Japanese restaurant Gogyo which then leads to a discussion on how fantastic bench seating is at restaurants (not for more than three people though). BIG Q This week Jack and Joel take the listeners through how they program their athletes training weeks post goal marathon race. Is it better to take a full week off? Should you jog? When should you return to workouts? All this and (not much more) is answered. TWHSOITWTWATSA Jack isn't sure about a certain somebody's need to research instructions before setting up a sent while Joel isn't sure about a certain somebody's posed photograph inside a record store. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Jude: https://www.instagram.com/judeethomas Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_  

Spiked Up Episode 58 👯‍♀️ Rose & Sarah have been busy bees over the last two weeks. In this episode they both go through their Diamond League Final races and their final preparations for the 2025 World Championships.  The World Championships kick off this Saturday 13 September. Keep an eye out on FTK stories for details on their race times.

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance. Episode #162 brings a shake-up! Tess takes the hosting seat with Jack and Jude by her side. The trio kick things off with a Sydney Marathon recap and a little Europe catch-up. TRAINING WEEKS Jude and Jack are back at it with near-identical sessions and a monster 160k week. Tess? Let’s just say her lead-up to the Berlin Marathon is more fast and loose than structured… GIVE SOME KUDOS Zero running kudos this week- yep, you heard that right. Instead: Jude’s shouting out a local burrito legend, Tess is all about Greek pharmacies, and Jack’s got a sneaky Lime bike/scooter hack you’ll want to steal. BIG Q The crew helps Tess settle a dinner-table debate she’s been having with Nick while abroad. TWHSOITWTWATSA Jude can’t quite figure out a viral Bob Katter interview, Jack’s baffled by Sifan Hassan’s cap antics before Sydney Marathon, and Tess is side-eyeing a US Open blunder. ...and to top it all off, one of our co-hosts drops a special announcement you’ll definitely want to hear SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Jude: https://www.instagram.com/judeethomas Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_ From last week's episode - Bang On Projects: https://www.instagram.com/bangonprojects_  

This episode is brought to you by Better Beer. FTK will be at Tarpeian Lawn, Botanic Gardens post Sydney Marathon at approx 10:30am. Could this be our longest episode ever? (Possibly but we've been too busy this week to check). Also FTK apologises for the delayed release of this episode. I know he hasn't been contacted in quite some time but Jordy Williamsz is still accepting any complaints. TRAINING WEEKS
 Jude steps in to replace Tess for this week's episode. Both Jack and Jude recap their race and pacing jobs respectively while leaving plenty of time for non-running-related discussions, as the trio constantly find themselves in fits of laughter.  JESS STENSON INTERVIEW Brett & Riley hear what Jess Stenson has been up to recently in their chat. They talk about the huge international stars she'll be lining up against while also discussing about the "race within a race" among the Aussie elite contingent. GIVE SOME KUDOS 
 Jack shoots his kudos to Linden Hall after her amazing performance, Joel sends his towards Cronulla hosts Kevin, Jaimie and their dog Steve while Jude moves the attention away from human beings and highlights the effort put into the course for Australian Cross Country Championships in Ballarat. TWHSOITWTWATSA
 No athlete is safe this week as we close out the episode with Jack questionining a certain Australian athlete's testing of "the solo table theory". Jude is unsure of the winner of a Victorian Cross Country Championship race and Joel isn't sure why Brett had to highlight his calf muscles in a recent story upload. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Jude: https://www.instagram.com/judeethomas Jess: https://www.instagram.com/jess_tren Bang On Projects: https://www.instagram.com/bangonprojects_  

Episode 57 of Spiked Up 🫂 Rose goes through an impressive fortnight of training leading up to Silesia Diamond League. She takes the listeners through her race which saw her finish 4th in what turned into a tactical affair. Where as Sarah battled through the last fortnight in a series of unfortunate events. Luckily for you guys she lived to tell the tale 🧚

This episode is brought to you by Shokz The episode kicks off with plenty of random life updates from the three hosts before Joel takes the listeners on a deeper dive into exactly what FTK has planned while they're up in Sydney. TRAINING WEEKS
 Tess training week is interrupted constantly by Jack and Joel, yet many of their questions are left unanswered. Despite all the travel Tess manages to get some decent training in as she prepares for Berlin Marathon. Jack takes us through his last week in Hoyos as altitude/cabin fever has well and truly set in. For the first time this year we decide to leave one of Jack's audio drop-outs in so the listeners can understand the chaos that happens behind the scenes. Joel closes out the segment updating the listeners on where he's at with his stress fracture and shares a very frustrating health-insurance related story. HAFTU STRINTZOS INTERVIEW As explained on the episode we decided to skip The Big Q this week as we didn't want our conversation with Haftu to be lost in a sea of typical FTK ridiculousness. Brett and Joel chat with Haftu about his disappointing last marathon attempt, returning from injury and he shares the changes he's made for this marathon block to give him the best chance of success on race-day. Oh and did we mention he does all his training solo? Not too many world class runners train that way. GIVE SOME KUDOS 
 Tess gives her kudos to one of the most absurd things she's ever chosen which leads to plenty of laughs from Jack and Joel. Jack boasts about his newfound love for porridge which leads to a lengthy and unnecessary yarn from Joel about how he hates breakfast food. To close out the segment Joel gives his kudos to the elusive FTK hoodie that will be dropping soon. The hoodie we released two years ago sold like hotcakes (if they're considered breakfast food Joel wouldn't like them), so we are convinced these will move just as fast. TWHSOITWTWATSA
 Tess uncovers an upload from the Trail Kings Podcast while Jack throws shade towards a track produced in support of / in honour of / in protest of (we aren't sure) Fred Kerley. Joel closes out the segment and one of our longest episodes ever with a hilarious video of an AI martian that a man befriends in his apartment using virtual reality (you have to see it to believe it). SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_ Haftu: https://www.instagram.com/haftustrintz  

This episode is brought to you by Better Beer TRAINING WEEKS
 Joel shares some heartbreaking news with the listeners but tries his best to shed a positive light on a bad situation. Tess does another strange week of running which leads to a discussion on her self-coached choices. Jack continues his progress in Spain as he prepared for a big 5000m. THE BIG Q
 Friend Of The Show Cal Christopher sends in a question about racing season vs off season and how each period should be approached differently. GIVE SOME KUDOS 
 Joel sends his Kudos to Melbourne's best Osteo while Jack shouts out the freshly faced FTK youtube channel (he wasn't paid to say this). Tess sends hers to another running product (maybe she is getting paid to say this). TWHSOITWTWATSA
 Joel isn't sure about an Ibiza Final Boss with a Toad-like haircut. Jack sends hate towards a pregnancy reveal of a running couple and Tess closes out the segment with an indoor shopping centre marathon. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_

Spiked Up Episode 56 The episode kicks off with Rose and Sarah in stitches as they retell a prank one of the MTC members played on Sarah.  In between watching scary movies and trips to the water hole the girls complete two big weeks of training.

This episode is brought to you by the Shokz x FTK post Sydney Marathon celebrations. TRAINING WEEKS
 Tess is back in Europe and returning to training as she discusses her Berlin Marathon goals with the listeners. Jack returns to three sessions and Joel completes his best workout in a long time...which should be happy news. THE BIG Q
 The team discuss how to approach training for a marathon when your goal finishing time is around 4 hours. GIVE SOME KUDOS 
 Tess gives Kudos to a book she's reading, Jack sends his to a show (something running related - can you believe it?), while Joel shouts out a Melbourne restaurant. TWHSOITWTWATSA
 Joel isn't sure about a social media story from the Sunshine Coast Marathon while Tess questions a recent post from Andy Buchanan. Jack isn't sure about a recent 5000m performance from "you know who" and the episode closes out with a story of disaster from Joel's weekend. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_

This episode is brought to you by Better Beer. TRAINING WEEKS
 Joel completes another week of marathon training unscathed, which includes his longest ever run. Jack then takes the listeners through a play-by-play recap of his 10x 1.1km lap race in Sicily where he finished just off the podium. THE BIG Q
 Friend of the show Mike J C writes in with a question on recovery boots. GIVE SOME KUDOS 
 FTK swaps running (not that we were ever solely about running) for a foodie focus this week. Jack sends his kudos to Sicilian Granita while Joel shines a light on pancakes - with a very strict set of specifications. TWHSOITWTWATSA
 Jack isn't sure about Josh Kerr's fashion choices while Joel changes up the segment rule to submit a photo of a young Australian running star on a podium that you might not expect. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_

SEE YOU ALL ON THE 2ND OF AUGUST AT ST ALI, SOUTH MELBOURNE! TRAINING WEEKS
 Jack kicks things off with a solid week of training after his slightly disappointing 3000m race. He lays down a big Tuesday workout and follows it up with 16km of k on, k off with Sondre Moen. Tess does plenty of "interesting" running while away on TDF camp and Joel's marathon training is FINALLY underway (not like him to cram things). THE BIG Q
 Joel's athlete Miles Leyden sends him a text while the team are recording. He gets permission from Miles to ask Tess and Jack their thoughts on the issue. GIVE SOME KUDOS 
 In perfect Jack Rayner style, Jack gives his Kudos to a body of water post-run, while Joel sends his towards an early 2000's cycling documentary. Tess closes out the segment by highlighting the Col du Tourmalet. TWHSOITWTWATSA
 To wrap up episode #156 Tess throws shade towards people that upload their sleep scores on Strava. Jack isn't sure about the press photos of Kenyan athletes signing college contracts and Joel highlights a funny video that he's been laughing at far too much. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthekudos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthekudos Jack: https://www.instagram.com/jackrayner7 Joel: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobinblack Tess: https://www.instagram.com/tesssicaa_

14:31.45 🤯 Spiked Up co-host Rose Davies drops 10 seconds off her own national 5,000m record, running 14:31.45! Listen to episode 55 to hear all about Rose’s race. Sarah also recaps her 800m at the London Diamond League. Then the girls go through their two weeks leading up to London which included Monaco and Brescia 🤝