Welcome to the big leagues, boys.

For those new to TFG, each episode begins with a "cold open"... meaning we hit record as soon as we jump on the call! So please stick with us through the first few minutes of awkwardness and planning until we get warmed up and the show officially starts. Think of it like the first k on your recovery jog.

Jack Rayner give the boys plenty to talk about after his NR in the Half Marathon on Sunday, The Australian domestic season is underway with the Perth Track Classic and it's race week for Brett.

TRAINING WEEKS

Brett lays down another big week of training which sees a shock return to Victoria's much loved racing course - Caulfield. Joel battles sickness but manages one weekend run as he confidently assumes he'll still manage the 9:00min 3000m at the Pulse 5000m on 25/2. THE BIG Q

Joel's athlete Sam Friend asks his coach a question on when exactly to tackle a HM race in a M block. This leads to a lengthy conversation from Brett and Joel, speaking as both athletes and coaches on when and how to place a 21.1km distance race as you're peaking for a full distance competition.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Brett kicks off this segment by shouting out his Japanese training partners who are back in Melbourne training with MTC. Jude sends his kudos to fellow Queenslander Liam Boudin on his recent Marugame HM result. Joel closes out the segment with someonerunning related, in Jimmy Gressier.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Joel isn't sure about a typical Sydney-sider runfluencer run club. Brett takes down fellow FTK co-hosts Grego & Joel while Jude turns detective to shed light on Jimmy Whelan's recent signing with Salomon. This leads to an agreement between the hosts on the certain social media rules (restrictions) that Jimmy must follow if he is to feature on the FTK main show.

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Brett & Joel record over zoom this week as Brett doesn't want to risk catching whatever Joel has.

TRAINING WEEKS

Joel kicks the segment off with his big Sunday run that featured 500m at 2:55/k pace (stress-fracture incoming?). Brett starts the serious running with another three solid weeks, culminating in his first laps + hills workout at Wattle in over 12 months.

THE BIG Q

"Friend Of The Show" Frankie poses a question primarily to elite runners, which leads to a lengthy conversation on the harsh self-evaluations runners make on their race performances.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Brett swaps the running shoes for cycling cleats this week to talk all things carbo-loading. Joel swaps carbs for crustaceans as he promotes oyster-loading to the listeners.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Brett has plenty of questions for a particularly talented FTK listener while Joel highlights an absolutely cooked reel of a woman channeling Kanye West (just you wait until you see this). Joel closes out the episode throwing in a bonus video for the listeners.

PULSE 5000M:

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Like it or not but the Fall Guys are sticking to their cold open and clicking record as soon as the zoom call starts. Who knows what listeners are going to get in those first few minutes.

Cam Myers!!!! What can't he do! A super Impressive 7.27 3000m at the New Balance Indoor games in Boston while easily dominating a quality field. Linden Hall and Sarah Billings both open up their season well while Jess Hull with a very rare sub par performance.

Boston and Tokyo Marathon fields are out and its marathon season again for the Australians!

If Cam Myers wins AOTW the award will be renamed in his honour.

Brett and Joel decide to switch up the energy for their second week back on the airwaves - this time relaxing into "sleuth" mode on Brett's 100m long couch.

TRAINING WEEKS

Brett officially puts his niggle behind him as he pushes the envelope in his Tuesday workout, cruises through a threshold on gravel and backs it up with a solid hit out at Wattle Park. Joel has plenty of questions for Brett surrounding his current fitness level and the benefits of switching to three weekly workouts. Keeping with the trend of "three" - Joel banks 3x runs for the week while surviving a fall in his new favourite sport.

Interview with Ashley Campbell - The Running Footwear Expert Product Line Manager at Nike.

Last week Joel sat down with Ashley, calling in from Nike HQ to chat all things footwear - specifically the fresh Nike Vomero range which includes the Plus & Premium models, as well as a deep-dive on the Nike Structure Plus. This one is for all the shoe heads!

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Brett sends his segment towards the direction of an underground talent - Cam Myers (his first award on the FTK network?) while Joel congratulates an old friend of his and FTK's.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

After an early stumble Brett finds his feet and goes after the runners that cut the course in the recent Valencia 10k (or was it the HM?). Joel closes out the episode with a recap of a recreational road race overseas that saw a podium-promise "yeeted" into a nearby field.

PULSE 5000M:

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Brett and Joel sincerely apologise (no we don't) for the dB-meter-breaking laughs that are audible throughout this episode (recorded earlier today). They're obviously very excited to be back in the studio after a 12 month hiatus.

TRAINING WEEK

Brett takes the listeners through his training week while shedding light on a recent glute-scare (previously only known to "FTK Friends of the Show) that (thankfully) is all but fully healed. Joel asks him why he chose not to head up the mountain to Falls Creek to join his training partners which leads to a long conversation on training smart and peaking at the right time of the year. To contradict training smart - Joel updates the listeners on where he's at and announces a high-pressure pacing gig for the end of Feb.

BIG Q

With the Pulse 5000m next month Brett & Joel answer a question that was asked at Tuesday evening's PTC workout regarding goal-time-strategy for the 12.5 laps of the track.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Trying out a new personality in 2026, Joel decides to take the piss for the first GSK (don't sue us GlaxoSmithKline) of the year. Brett holds up the integrity of the segment by highlighting the upcoming Pulse 5000m.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Joel kicks off the segment with a reel from a bloke completing a 5000m Strava run on the top of his fridge while Brett gets absolutely punk'd by his co-host in repeating a submission from last week.

PULSE 5000M:

ENTER HERE It's fantastic to be back on the airwaves - see you all next week :)

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The Fall Guys return for their first episode of 2026 feeling refreshed and putting 2025 behind them. Brett is embracing being a track runner once again, Ryan has temporarily relocated south for some cooler conditions and Riley is still deciding what running path to take in 2026.

Lots of fast times over the weekend from Houston and Valencia but most importantly Australia are the World Champs at World XC!

Jack, Joel & Tess jump online together for one last episode before we see another change up (return?) in 2026 programming (any guesses?) The episode begins with a long recap of what the crew got up to over their breaks before semi-regular programming begins. Note: This episode was recorded late last week as a "Goodbye" episode so if you're looking for a World XC Results summary then you won't find it here (let's be real - the main FTK show is not where you find deep dives on World Athletics results). Jack, Joel and Tess thank you all sincerely for the immense support throughout 2025 - our FTK Patreon community especially. Let's bring on 2026 <3 SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos

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