This episode is brought to you by PILLAR Brett & Joel begin the episode with a chat about runner's toes before launching into training weeks. Brett lays down three impressive workouts and finally has some company at Wattle Park. Joel successfully completes his first full threshold with zero "wobbly calf". The episode closes out with TWHSOITWTWATSA.…

Audio recording from the live Spiked Up podcast at Verve Running in Bendigo. Thanks to New balance for making this happen. 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 Rose: https://www.instagram.c…

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance: A few days before this year's Melbourne Marathon, Brett & Joel visited RUN SY's activation space "Off Course" for a live Q&A recording. The episode started out with Brett & Joel discussing the five most important factors that lead to a successful marathon performance, before opening the discussi…

Brett & Joel kick things off with a recap of Noosa Bolt before shouting out Sydney Marathon for officially becoming the 7th Abbott World Major Marathon. As for training week's Brett returns to three sessions while Joel practices a two-steps-forward-one-step-back approach to his training week. The episode closes out with everyone's (except one perso…

Brett & Joel kick things off with a rundown of all the fast race results from the weekend before a recap of recent Patreon content. Sarah Billings appears for a brief cameo to promote Spiked Up's forthcoming live show at Verve before Brett & Joel get stuck into their training week's. Brett levels his training up yet again and Joel sees huge improve…

After much anticipation FTK's next special series is finally here - The Grego & Andy Show. As hyped up on the main FTK show we are lucky to have both Andy Buchanan and Ryan Gregson together for a weekly podcast in the lead up to Andy's Valencia Marathon in December. Will we see Brett's record fall? For the first couple of episodes Joel (The Black P…

Episode 30 of Spiked Up is an exciting one because Rose & Sarah announce their first live show! Listen to hear all about it. Getting into the serious stuff, Rose takes us through another solid week including a long run turned race which proved she’s in good shape. Sarah’s calf was happy this week and she got the all clear to ramp things up! Coincid…

Episode 19 kicks off with Brett & Joel informing the listeners about "The Blue Line" migrating to Patreon. The two then give a race preview of this weekend's Burnie 10 before going through their training weeks. After recovering from the NMMF Half, Joel visits Dave McNeill for help with his calf and begins hill specific training, while Brett spends …

Episode 29 of Spiked Up is brought to you by New Balance to celebrate the recent release of the 1080 v14s. The girls are back for another episode of yapping & running. Sarah reports another week of running & cross training, she has now become good friends with the elliptical. Rose takes us through a really good week of training which sees her run a…

This episode is brought to you by Shokz. This episode is a deep dive into both Brett & Joel’s half marathon races at this weekends NMMF. While they both weren’t pleased with their results they were able to find positives and are motivated to be better at the next one. Another big shout out to Alice, Jack & Tess for their unreal performances! USE CO…

Episode 28 of Spiked Up is brought to you by New Balance. This week while Sarah’s been lounging poolside in WA, Rose has been busy giving talks to everyone from school kids to corporate bosses. The girls go through their training weeks where we hear about Rose’s first full week of training & Sarah’s heat training. The episode wraps with another wee…

Brett & Joel must have been in a silly mood this week as the episode is packed full of ridiculous jokes, as well as plenty of personal attacks flying in from either side of the audio interface sitting between them. After debriefing on our live show with Nike last week, the pair take the listeners through their training weeks. Brett improves out of …

This episode is brought to you by Nike Running: This is a must listen if you're racing next weekend at NMMF! Thank you to everyone who made our live show on Thursday evening at Up There Athletics. Brett & Joel kicked off the evening by bringing elite Nike athlete Jack Rayner up on stage for a chat about his upcoming Melbourne Marathon. Brett & Joel…

The Spiked Up girls are back for season 2! To celebrate the release of the New Balance 1080 v14s this episode is brought to you by New Balance. In this episode hear all about what Rose & Sarah have been up to on and off the track and the girls announce their brand new segment to rival FTK’s infamous TWHSOITWTWATSA! New Balance 1080 V14 SIGN UP TO O…

Episode #116 kicks off with a brief discussion on everyone's (except Brett) favourite baby hippo. Brett & Joel remind the listeners about their upcoming live show with Nike in the lead up to NMMF before taking the listeners through their training weeks. Brett sees a big jump in improvement in his workout quality and Joel completes his first non sto…

This episode is brought to you by Movember: Brett & Joel kick things off with an announcement of our upcoming live show with Nike next week before they take the listeners through their training weeks. Brett makes an important decision on his racing plan for the remainder of 2024 and Joel opens up about what went wrong in his race. Joel sits down wi…

This episode is brought to you by Movember: Episode #114 sees a very tired Brett & Joel duo record from Melbourne after a very hectic weekend at the Sydney Marathon. Together, the two recap the successful weekend before taking the listeners through their training weeks. They discuss some of the highlights from both Sydney Marathon & City Bay 12k be…

Interview with Olympic Champion Nina Kennedy! This week the Spiked Up girls are joined by Nina Kennedy in an exclusive post Olympic interview. From pre comp thoughts to post race highs the girls discuss it all. Episode 26 wraps with confession session, what will the Olympic Champion confess? SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos…

Another World Champs Qualifier for Spiked Up host Sarah Billings! In episode 25 hear all about Sarah’s big week of racing including her 1:58.94 800m run. We also get to hear about Rose’s week which included lots of 60min runs and hair cut. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Fac…

Brett and Joel kick things off with their usual banter before recapping the medal highlights from our Paralympic track stars. There's plenty of FTK housekeeping before the pair go through their training weeks. Brett introduces some efforts into his training while Joel has a shocker of a Tuesday workout. The episode closes out with some strange acti…

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance: Brett & Joel have gathered all their key marathon training advice from the past 100 or so episodes and packed it together tightly for this hour-long live show from Up There Athletics. They split the show into 5 key segments: Macro-nutrition, Micro-nutrition, Training, Psychology & Recovery. The …

This episode is brought to you by Shokz Brett and Joel settle back into the rhythm of recording together in person with plenty of ridiculous laughs. As for training week's Brett begins to find consistency with 60min jogs and takes us through his current gym program. Joel recaps a solid week, finishing with a recap of his Sunday 2 hour run as part o…

Episode 24 of Spiked Up just dropped! After returning to Newcastle, Rose updates us on life at home including familiar running loops, sunrise viewing & cat hunting. Sarah runs us through another week of training ahead of her last week of racing in Europe. The episode wraps with a little q&a. Who will be crowned the better boss Brett or Joel ?…

In response to the feedback of our recent Patreon survey we have been busy planning our next special Patreon-only series. We asked, you answered and here we are - trying something new. Introducing "Race 2 The G", a weekly podcast following the journey of three very unique runners with three vastly different goals at Melbourne Marathon 2024. With Jo…

This week the Spiked Up girls are joined by friend of the show, Georgia Griffith! Fresh of their diamond league pursuits Sarah & Georgia go through their races and training weeks. We also get to hear about Rose’s recent return from her well deserved break. The episode concludes with confessions from the girl squad.…

Brett & Joel finally return to the studio together to bring you episode #111. Brett continues to progress his running and Joel returns to workouts, battling the biggest crowds The Tan has ever seen. Brett shares a hilarious story regarding a letter he received from a local politician and Joel bangs on about his "Peep Show" obsession (the television…

Join us for a special episode of FTK as we look at the just announced Sydney Marathon elite fields. Brett and Riley give us their early tips for the winners, and speculate on who else might be added to the list.द्वारा For The Kudos

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance: Things kick off with plenty of exciting housekeeping announcements (make sure you mark all the dates in your calendar!) Brett brings the listeners up to speed on where he's at with his running, as the two venture off topic to talk about the psychological impact that comes with managing injuries.…

PARIS OLYMPICS RECAP! In episode 22 of Spiked Up, Rose shares her Olympic experience. We get to hear all about the days leading up to her heat, her recovery days between rounds and of course her race recaps. Rose also answers your questions and Sarah’s question, did Rose meet Snoop Dog? The episode wraps with a run down of Sarah’s training week.…

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance Brett and Andy record from Paris as the 2024 Paris Olympics come to a close. They go over Andy's unusual taper week, travel to Paris and life in the village before going into an in-depth recap of Andy's including K splits and elevation stats. Brett completes some runs around Paris while also bein…

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance: Joel takes on solo hosting duties, chatting to soon-to-be-Olympian Andy Buchanan as he makes his final preparations for this weekends Men's Marathon in Paris. In typical FTK fashion Andy & Joel divert from training talk, embarking on many side-quest conversations before Andy answer's a bunch of …

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance: Joel takes on hosting duties as he is joined by both Brett & Andy Buchanan for episode #107. After the heartbreaking news of Brett withdrawing from the 2024 Olympic Marathon due to injury, Andy was given the call up (literally by Brett himself) and was on the next flight to France. This episode …

Episode 21 of Spiked Up is here! 5 days out from her Olympic heat, Rose talks about her excitement for her second Olympic Games while Sarah banks a big week of training. Women’s 5000m Heat - Saturday 3rd August 2:10am AESTद्वारा For The Kudos

Spiked Up turns 20! After both girls ran PBs in Italy, Rose returns to Hoyos for another week of training and Sarah goes on a racing tour of Finland. The episode wraps with some listener questions & confession session.द्वारा For The Kudos

Brett & Joel open with a discussion surrounding Brett's recent haircut (in response to Joel calling him a "block-head" in last week's episode). They spend a fair while doing what they do best - rabbiting on about nonsense, before they get stuck into training weeks. Joel battles a hip niggle but closes out the week with a 10th place in the Victorian…

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance: Episode 105 kicks off with Brett suggesting that all future Australian Track & Field prospects should be forced into 8 years of solitary confinement training camps in the lead up to Brisbane 2032. They spend the early parts of the episode talking a lot of other nonsense before Brett reflects on …

In Episode 19 of Spiked Up the girls celebrate Rose’s recent Olympic selection as well as Sarah’s 800m win in Karlstad. Rose clocks her first ever 100 mile week leaving her a little bit tired and grumpy while Sezzy enjoys a staycay in Madrid. Stay tuned to hear who won the confession session challenge!…

This episode is brought to you by Shokz Brett is back as co-host for his first time this season, dialling in from Font-Romeu. Brett & Joel discuss the success of their Pulse Running athletes at Gold Coast Marathon weekend before a run down of some amazing recent results. Before training weeks Brett updates the listeners on where he's at running wis…

Spiked Up returns for Episode 18! In this week's episode hear all about Rose’s Portuguese pacing adventure while Sarah returns to a normal training week up at Hoyos. The confession session looks a little different this week. The entire Australian contingent up in Hoyos have submitted confessions anonymously. Which listener can match the most confes…

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance: FTK returns to the airwaves for Season 7. While Brett awaits some important news, rising star Logan Janetzki fills in as co-host for episode 103. Logan takes the listeners through his junior career and how he's managing his transition to the senior ranks as a Puma athlete. Logy and Joel discuss …

A big week of racing for the Spiked Up girls. Listen to episode 17 to hear all about their performances and travel in between. Rose has been a good girl with nothing to confess while Sarah has two confessions to get off her chest.द्वारा For The Kudos

We had plenty of our loyal Patreon supporters ask us to release this episode from behind the pay wall. No other episodes within this series will be released on our "Free To Listen" network. The first episode gets straight into the topics you want to hear about: how Sinead, Gen & Jess found out they were on the team, the appeals process, the online …

The girls are back for episode 16 of Spikes Up. Hear about Sarah’s win after a rollercoaster week as Rose banks another 150k week in Hoyos. The confession session is a little different this week as the girls have a bone to pick with their rival podcast FTK.द्वारा For The Kudos

This episode is brought to you by Pillar Performance: Brett and Joel record from different time zones once again (although this will be the last week with poor audio quality) - Brett having just woken up and Joel from the warmth of Coffs Harbour. In Brett's training week we hear how the long travel has affected his training and in Joel's week he ke…

Long time listener, first time guest Izzi Batt-Doyle joins the Spiked Up podcast for episode 15! The girls discuss their reunion in Hoyos, Izzi’s thoughts on the marathon selection & her 30:23 10km win on the road. Izzi provides multiple confessions and stay tuned to hear which MTC member sends in a confession. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.pat…

This episode is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: Brett & Joel kick the episode off by rallying the listeners that missed out on a race entry, to attend Sydney Marathon's September race as a supporter. There's a big discussion on the much anticipated "En Route To Paris" series and Brett & Joel address some of the toxicity surrounding not only the …

Spiked Up welcomes special guest and friend of the show Georgia Griffith back for Episode 14. Fresh off her win & Australian record at Oslo Diamond League, Georgia takes us through her show stopping week. Rose and Sarah also go through their weeks and finish with some juicy confessions.द्वारा For The Kudos

We are still buzzing from this amazing night, having new and old fans join us in celebrating our 100th episode. Brett & Joel swapped the studio for a stage, taking the listeners through their training weeks. They were joined by Elise & Riley mid way through for a special feature before the night finished with a Q&A from the crowd. Add in the amazin…

Spiked Up returns for episode 13! The girls have been separated again, Sarah recaps her training week from Norway and Rose tells us about her week from London. We also hear their answers to some listener questions then the episode wraps up with confession session. Listen to find out which girly pop spends too much time in the bath. SIGN UP TO OUR P…

This episode is brought to you by Shokz Brett & Joel kick things off with a reminder about next week's live show celebrating our 100th episode at Up There Athletics in Melbourne's CBD. We've got drinks thanks to Better Beer, food thanks to Fishbowl and plenty of exciting giveaways on the night. At the time of writing this there are 3 tickets left s…