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.Oleh 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 AESTOleh 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.Oleh 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.Oleh 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.Oleh 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.Oleh 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…

Fresh off their wins in Tokyo Rose and Sarah record episode 12 of Spiked up! In this episode hear all about how Rose became the new Australian 5000m record holder and the week that lead up to it. Sarah got her first international win of the season and goes through how the race went down. The episode wraps up with the kuties confessing to some post …

Episode 98 kicks off with Brett and Joel announcing their upcoming 100th episode live show before shedding some light on the huge patreon-only special series that is coming very soon. As for training week's Joel struggles to get back to his previous form but finishes the week with his longest run for the year at the Sydney Marathon x FTK x Mad Rabb…

Sarah and Rose return to regular programming as you hear about the highs and lows of their training week. Aside from running, will Sarah prove herself in the kitchen and debunk the myth that she “can’t cook?” As for Rose, has she managed the crack the code to her laptop? All will be revealed. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudo…

Brett & Joel return from a very successful Tuna fishing trip in Portland, Victoria to bring you our 97th episode. As promised there's plenty of fishing chat to expect, with little bits of running scattered throughout. In training weeks Brett visits a breath work studio and Joel returns to a full week of running. The pair chat about a live talk they…

Spiked Up welcomes special guest Claudia Hollingsworth! At only 19 years of age Claudia became the 800m National Champion & U20 National record holder a few weeks ago, securing her ticket to Paris. In episode 10 Claudia goes through her training week & plans in the lead up to the Olympics and World U20 Championships. We learn about her running jour…

This episode is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: Brett & Joel are finally back in their Hawthorn studio after a long hiatus. They kick things off in typical FTK fashion by taking the piss out of each other before slowly transitioning into a summary of what's been happening in the running world. Brett takes us through his Gifu Half Marathon result…

Another week, another Olympic Qualifier for Spiked up!! Co-host Rose Davies ran an Olympic qualifier & personal best in the 5000m in China on Saturday! Episode 9 covers Rose’s race recap and training week in the lead up to China. Sarah goes through what her training looked like in between diamond leagues and we get to hear what the running culture …

Brett & Joel record from seperate locations this week as Joel's sickness lingers longer than expected. Brett heads to the track for his Tuesday workout and fits in a 10 hour video shoot in his training week. Unfortunately Joel returns to running too early and is struck down with a fever. We hear about Brett's final preparation and his expectations …

Episode 8.5 Bonus Race Recap!!! Last night co-host Sarah Billings ran a 1500m Olympic Qualifier in Xiamen, China! Rose calls an emergency race recap for Spiked Up listeners to be the first to hear Sarah’s post race thoughts! SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthekudos Facebook: https://…

Nationals Recap!! In Episode 8 of Spiked Up we get to hear race weeks from Rose & Sarah. We get the inside scoop into their preparations, thoughts & feelings pre & post race. The girls also answer some of your questions and submit their confessions. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forth…

Joel is back on co-hosting duties this week as he records from Magnetic Island. After blaming his strange voice on both the microphone and his current virus, Brett and Joel shift the topic of conversation to a more positive note - The Australian Track and Field Championships in Adelaide. We had Riley, Elise & Fraser on the ground over the weekend p…

FTK welcomes special fill in host Ryan Gregson into this week's episode. Brett and Ryan go through Ryan’s career from being a star junior, struggling with years of injuries before making the 2016 Olympic 1500m final. Ryan is now less than 3 weeks away from Hamburg marathon so takes listeners through his week of marathon training (with a dew point o…

As usual, the girls run through their training weeks, stacking another solid week of altitude training. Then they catch up with their good friend and international training partner Brian Fay. We get an insight into his running journey including his collegiate story. We also get to hear two confessions from the patriotic Irishman. SIGN UP TO OUR PAT…

This episode is brought to you by Sydney Marathon: Brett & Joel jump into episode #92 with the usual Patreon "Friend Of The Show" run-down as well an off-brand chat about easter "choccy" consumption. They remind the listeners about our For The Kudos team in Sydney Marathon and this weekend's FTK Sydney Mara long run. As for training week's Brett ch…

Coming to you live from Falls Creek for Episode 6; the girls go through their training weeks including race run downs at the Australian 3,000m Championships! We get to hear about Alpine living and their relative screen times, forcing Rose to face the music! SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos Instagram: https://www.instagram.c…