For The Kudos

To our FTK community, thank you for sticking with us this past week. It’s been the toughest period we’ve faced since starting in 2022, and we don’t take your support lightly.

In our recent apology episode, we said we’d make real changes, not just talk about them. This week is the first step. We’re genuinely proud to welcome Tess Marks as a permanent host alongside Brett and Joel. Tess brings a perspective and energy that will make the show better, and that matters right now more than ever.

At the start of this episode, we address everything that’s unfolded. We’re not brushing it past or softening it, we’re owning it. What was said on our network was hurtful, and it didn’t reflect the kind of platform we want FTK to be. Brett, Joel and Tess talk through it openly, and more importantly, we outline the changes we’re making to ensure we do better. That includes a clear commitment to better represent and support women in the sport we all love.

We know FTK has a voice in the running community, and with that comes responsibility. This past week has been a hard lesson, but it’s one we’re taking seriously, and using to improve.

The rest of the episode gets back to what we love: racing, community, and the sport itself. Brett and Tess recap their half marathon efforts from the weekend, and we roll into Give Some Kudos and TWHSOITWTWATSA.

We’re still here, we’re learning, and we’re committed to being better.

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Our mission with FTK is to create an entertaining, informative and supportive space for all runners. We are incredibly disappointed in ourselves to appear as the exact opposite of this recently. We've let down the women in our sport and we are truly sorry.

This is an opportunity as men to check our privilege and do better. We didn’t live up to our standards. We have recorded a mini-episode to address this in more depth. We hope you can hear us out and whether you stick with us or not, we’ll right our wrongs.

TRAINING WEEKS

After his short trip to Sydney Brett lays down a big week of training. Back to hitting higher mileage (with Ballarat Half Mara in his sights) he claims to cheat-code Thursday threshold which allows him to fly on Saturday hills. The segment ends with Joel sharing details of his "comeback" race, something very different indeed!

FTK "Friend Of The Show" Kim Way asks a question about managing mental burnout / low-mo in running. Brett & Joel share personal stories as well as coaching guidance to answer the question.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Brett & Joel join forces to spread their kudos to the recent Sydney Backyard Ultra. They chat about a few highlight performances from the meet and discuss how they think they'd fair at something like that.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Joel isn't sure about a Kenyan runners finish at the Annecy Marathon over the weekend while Brett brings up an old Brown Cardigan upload from one of their good friends Ange Testa.

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TRAINING WEEKS

Brett takes the listeners through his slightly modified training week as he gets on top of his locked up calf. This leads to a discussion on the most painful treatments the've ever had.

FTK "Friend Of The Show" Kym asks a question on whether to focus on mileage or speed in the training block that precedes a marathon specific training block.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel sends his kudos to the Essendon Bombers for their upset over Brett's Melbourne Demons. For the third week in a row Brett sends his to Cam Myers which kick starts their mini-recap of the Australian Track & Field Championships in Sydney over the weekend.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Brett isn't sure about serial-phone-offender Ed Goddard while Joel ditches the silly videos for a more heartfelt submission that frustrated him. The episode closes out with Brett & Joel chatting through the problems that come with social media commentary before reminding the listeners of their "worm" competition.

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After Joel asks Brett what he's been up to the past week and is met with a mundane answer he assumes the floor and bangs on with several mundane stories surrounding his recent camping trip.

TRAINING WEEKS

Brett updates the listeners on how his body recovered from the Sound Running 10,000m. While he appeared to dodge any soreness in the first part of the week, his calf stiffened up which lead to a modified training week.

FTK "Friend Of The Show" Lisa Allen poses a question on how to approach a long run when you have a Sub-3 marathon goal. This leads Brett and Joel to provide advice based on multiple different factors.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Brett sends his towards Cam Myers for literally no reason before Joel and him team together to hype up Mossy (Jamie Timony) for all his recent video work. Joel then shares a long story about one of his athletes Kevin Kell choosing to race costume-mandatory events to keep things interesting.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Brett begins the segment with a story on accidental-hair-pulling from a recent race, which leads to an awkward and misdirected joke from his co-host. Joel closes out the segment and the episode with a submission from a soldier recording a Strava training run on a vessel.

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TRAINING WEEKS

Brett recaps his recent 10,000m performance and talks honestly about why he was disappointed with his race. Joel prompts him to reflect on races earlier on his career that he was disappointed with, which leads to a great conversation on exactly why he's temporarily focusing on the track.

Joel takes on the roll of a "Friend Of The Show" this week, asking Brett how long he thinks a runner is allowed to feel disappointed after a poor performance. Brett gives an insightful answer which also addresses how long a runner should feel elated for, after a fantastic performance.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Brett sends his towards Cam Myers for what the guys say is one of the most incredible runs they've ever seen. Joel sends his to an exciting new furniture design studio.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Before they submit their victims for this week's segment Joel sheds light on an exciting competition from our mates at Better Beer, which will see the winner have their rent or mortgage paid for (for the rest of the year). Moving onto the segment Brett isn't sure about a certain comment found on social media regarding the Men's 3000m at Maurie Plant Meet. Joel closes out the segment and the episode with a video of a very unusual cheer squad during a collegiate 4x 400m relay.

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Joel and Riley are joined by newly crowned men’s 800m champion Luke Boyes to break down the standout moments from Saturday night (at least from a distance running perspective!!!).

Before unpacking the evening through the FTK lens, they chat with Luke about his race-winning performance, look ahead to the Australian Championships, and discuss how it all shapes his upcoming European season. At just 22, Luke brings a grounded mix of maturity and humility to the conversation as he reflects on his journey in the sport.

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The episode kicks off with Brett & Joel previewing the highlight meets of this weekend's Maurie Plant Meet.

TRAINING WEEKS

Joel begins by explaining to the listeners he'll be swapping out his (boring) training week's for an upcoming "coaches corner" segment. Brett takes the listeners through his training week which begins with some rapid Monday strides in spikes. Tuesday's workout sees Brian and Brett decide to run faster than the prescribed paces to prepare for the Sound Running 10,000m in America before closing out the week with a solid threshold and an easier long run.

One of Joel's athletes poses a question on targeting the City 2 Surf three weeks out from a major 2026 race goal at Sydney Marathon. Brett & Joel put their coaches hat on (Joel's is permanently on with his shift to focus on coaching) in order to answer this best.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Brett & Joel send their kudos to some of the highlight performances from our Australian stars at the recent World Athletics Indoor Championships.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Brett (possibly for the second time in two weeks) brings up a hilarious image from Joel's recent house purchase. Joel swaps Instagram for Facebook Messenger to share a ridiculously funny message that was sent to him on Wednesday.

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After an introduction filled with plenty of laughs, Joel gets his training week out of the way swiftly. Brett takes the listeners through his training week post Nagoya City Half. He battles fatigue throughout the week but defies the odds in his Thursday threshold.

This week "Friend Of The Show" Bek McAlinden submits a question on how we, as coaches would approach the programming of an athlete diagnosed with REDS.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Brett sends his kudos towards the recent news of Melbourne Marathon hosting the GOAT in 2026. Joel, true to brand, sends his to hearing live music on a big system (did he already submit this in 2025?)

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Brett takes no prisoners with questions towards Andy Buchanan's recent Instagram post. Joel closes out the segment and the show with his third race submission in three weeks.

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TRAINING WEEKS

We hear Brett's training in the lead up to his Half Marathon win in Japan. That's three races in three weeks from the fossil - two wins and one second. Joel completes four runs in a week for the first time in a long while.

This week "Friend Of The Show" Cam McEwan (who was also supporting the FTK family on the sidelines of Nagoya) submits a question surrounding forced heat training, particularly when you're preparing for a winter marathon.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Two athletes receive the coveted Kudos award this week. Any guesses who?

TWHSOITWTWATSA

For the second week in a row the guys have submissions from big international races.

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