With the Sydney Marathon announcing the Australian Elite Athlete Program-featuring $135,000 in prize money exclusively for Australian athletes-Brett and Joel catch up with Ben St Lawrence, who is leading the program and supporting athletes in the lead-up to the race.

Brett and Ben also share their experiences at Major Marathons and discuss what this initiative means for Australia’s rising marathon talent.

Spiked Up Episode 47 - World Indoor Recap!

Sarah goes through her week where she lived many lives. First we hear a recap of her national 3km race then we hear all about her experience in Nanjing competing at the World Indoor Championships. 

Rose goes through her training week which included impressive track sessions and skateboarding pacers. The girl is fit. We look forward to seeing both girls compete on Saturday 29 March at the Maurie Plant meet. 

Rose & Sarah would also like to give a big shout out to friend of the show Georgia Griffith for finishing 4th in the 1500m at the World Indoor Championships 💘

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For the first time in a while all three FTK hosts had solid training weeks, while Jack enters race week for the Maurie Plant Meet 5000m.

THE BIG Q

The team discusses a question from one of Tess’ athletes, Brad Sawyer, about whether shorter or longer rest during speed sessions is more effective.

GIVE SOME KUDOS 

Jack gives kudos to a special piece of gym equipment, Tess is loving Pilates from Alice Bacquie’s Forerunners app, and Joel is loving pho.

 TWHSOITWTWATSA 

Tess isn’t sure about Nicola McDermott’s pre-jump rituals, Joel isn’t sure about Jakob’s recent hype video for the World Indoor Champs, and Jack isn’t sure about a mysterious Facebook thread.

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Welcome back, FTK listeners, to episode 138, recorded at the Richmond studio.

TRAINING WEEKS 

Jack and Tess have relatively normal weeks, while Joel is riddled with a mystery pain picked up on his travels (thankfully he ends up being fine)…

THE BIG Q 

The team discuss a listener question about whether to run with a pace group or go solo in a marathon.

GIVE SOME KUDOS 

Jack and Tess give kudos to their respective pets, Hank and Affy, before Joel gives kudos to pretty much the entire east coast of Australia, which he traveled down last week on his road trip.

TWHSOITWTWATSA 

Joel isn’t sure about IV hydration and recovery ads, Jack isn’t sure about the post-interview with the baton-wielding track athlete, and Tess isn’t sure about some communication between Charles Leclerc and his race engineer during the recent F1.

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Spiked Up Episode 46 - Leanne Pompeani Special!

In Part 1 Rose & Sarah go through their training weeks before getting into part 2 where they welcome now marathoner Leanne Pompeani to the Spiked Up Studio. Leanne takes us through her race week in Japan and what it was like to run her debut marathon (which was the fastest by Australian woman ever)!

Leanne also answers some listener questions including if we’ll see her on the track again soon.

The episode ends with TWSOITWASA 💅

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Special guest Jude Thomas joins Jack and Tess for episode 137.

TRAINING WEEKS 

Jack and Jude go through their training weeks, ticking off some big sessions throughout the week. Tess on the other hand has a down week.

THE BIG Q

The team chat through a listener question around training paces for k reps- Jude, Tess and Jack deliberate if Jack/ Jude could do their k reps at 5k race pace or if Tess is just training way too hard.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

 Jack and Tess give kudos to their respective music festivals they attended over the weekend. Jude says thanks to his training partner Tomo.

This week Jude isn’t sure about a rather aggressive relay race. Jack isn’t sure about a gnarly blister from housemate Nathan Pearce and Ed Goddard’s interesting threshold through Sydney streets. Tess isn’t sure about FTK’s friend of the show Izzi Batt-Doyle’s recap on her Nagoya marathon.

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It’s Pisces season ♓️ recording on Sarah’s birthday, Episode 45 of Spiked Up just dropped.

This week Rose gains reassurance that her cross training was working as she completes two great sessions and a big week of running. In her last week as a 26 year old, Sarah puts down another solid week of training including a race practice session with kick downs. 

Celebrity marathoners and Cyclone Alfred provide some entertaining TWSOITWASA.

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The crew are back together in the Richmond studio this week, with both Joel and Tess having raced throughout the week.

TRAINING WEEKS 

Jack quickly transitions back into the swing of training, while Joel & Tess race the Pulse 5000m and Hobart Run The Bridge respectively. Tess laid down a solid performance in her track race, while Joel finished second in his tassie 10km.

THE BIG Q

The team answer a fantastic question about how best to approach two back to back marathons (Sydney and Berlin). Jack, Joel & Tess all share their different approaches on which one to target and which to run for fun.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel gives a shout-out to the DoDay Hobart Run The Bridge while Jack sends his kudos to the new Nike Vomero. Tess highlights the importance of sauna for recovery as well as the fitness gains that come with extra heat training.

Jack sheds light on a hilarious "dash for cash" type running race on an oval in NZ. Tess submits Mondo Duplantis' latest song release (yes you read that right - song). Closing off episode #136 Joel submits something strange from Sinead Diver's Wikipedia page.

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Episode 44 of Spiked Up is out now 😍

Rose and Sarah go through their training weeks as per usual. Sarah got that dog back in her for the Tuesday session and Rose slayed her first session back.

The episode ends with TWSOITWASA and the girls call for listener input for next week.

It’s a big week in the Brunswick East recording studios for episode 135, featuring Jack, our newly crowned Australian record holder for the indoor 5000m. In this episode, we break down his race and training week before diving into our usual segments.

TRAINING WEEKS 

Jack kicks things off by sharing his training week, followed by a breakdown of his race at the BU Terrier DMR Challenge, where he set the new Australian record in the 5000m. Tess and Joel also had strong training weeks as they prepare for their upcoming races.

THE BIG Q

The team discusses a question sent in by an FTK listener - Aaron Bark. Aaron wants to know whether it’s better to split his double-run days by running more in the morning or evening as he transitions into marathon training.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel gives a shout-out to friend of the show, Logan, and his new haircut. Tess recommends visiting Paul, aka The Balanced Runner, to improve your running technique, and Jack gives kudos to indoor tracks.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Joel kicks things off with a post from his favorite Instagram page. Jack isn’t sure about a track team using olive oil to keep warm, and Tess is skeptical about the recent 3k record set by an 11-year-old—accidentally.

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