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Jack takes us through his training week in the lead up to his 3rd place at the Zatopek:10 Australian 10,000m Championships. Tess lays down a solid week while Joel stays true to his brand in hurting his toes kicking a foam football.

BIG Q

"Friend Of The Show" Alex Smith asks the team for their Christmas present recommendations for runners.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Tess sends her kudos to a running show while Jack boasts about his impressive Nalgene water-bottle collection. Joel shouts out the new Halfy from Better Beer.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Tess & Jack join forces to question why on earth Stewy McSweyn was rinsing his hands with water he'd just expelled from his mouth at Zatopek. Joel closes out the episode with an Instagram reel of a bloke trying his hardest to belt out the lyrics to Bomfunk Mc's hit "Freestyler".

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Joel has a good start to the week before trailing off in the back half as he is struck down with Tess' famous lack of motivation. Tess cracks 80k for the week with a strong PTC workout. Jack lays down a strong week of training which closes out with him pacing Matilda to a massive PB.

BIG Q

Tess leads a conversation on chasing weight-loss as a runner and why it can become problematic. The crew also chat through the differences between being an elite athlete and a recreational runner are when it comes to "getting lighter".

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Jack sends his kudos to Matilda for the PB while Tess big ups an alcohol free weekend. Joel closes out the segment highlighting the 44 Flats United (see their Instagram here) initiative after the tragic passing of friend Max Ryan.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Tess isn't sure about her missing out on a Melbourne Marathon entry while Jack isn't sure about the 2XU Wellness Run coming up slightly short. Joel shines the spotlight towards his mate Dave McNeil for going off the front at the recent World XC Trials at Stromlo.

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This week the team are back together, recording from the very noisy Abbotsford studio! TRAINING WEEKS

Tess goes through her training week which consisted of a Sydney based workout (if we're calling it that) and her first threshold in a few weeks. Joel continues his progression with jogging and meets Riley up in the Dandenong Ranges to shoot the new Icebreaker range. Jack lays down a solid week of training in true Jack Rayner fashion.

BIG Q

The team cater to another anonymous caller - this time asking for them to announce how they see Valencia Marathon unfolding with regards to the Australian athletes.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Tess boosts up a recent podcast episode (not from FTK) while Jack sheds light on a "very interesting" documentary sent to him by his good friend Harry. Joel breaks up the intellectual sandwich by giving his kudos to a roasted foodstuff.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Jack isn't sure about all the "victims" of the fresh faced running results mafia page. Tess isn't sure about a certain runner "free-balling" which leads to a conversation on said topic. Joel closes out the segment and the episode by bringing up a recent video Brett filmed privately and will now (due to pressure from Jack and Tess) be shared as a reel on the FTK page.

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This episode is brought to you by Shokz You'll enjoy plenty of typical FTK antics before the team take you through their training weeks. TRAINING WEEKS

Tess has a strong start to the week leading the PTC session at Princes Park before dropping the ball due to low motivation which leads to a conversation around her future coaching choice. Jack lays down a strong week - just short of 120km and Joel continues his return to run program, while making a promise that he will share his road to fitness with his Strava followers.

BIG Q

The Big Q is answered by Brett & Joel this week - thanks to Priscilla Barrington, the guys discuss what it really means for running now that entry into most major races is through a ballot system.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel spreads his kudos across three of his favourite Melbourne based record stores in Alley Tunes, HUB 301 and Skydiver while Tess gives another running tip (she's just giving kudos to herself lately). Jack sends his Kudos to Serena's Tuna Chilli Oil Pasta.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Tess goes after Eliud's "drip" while Jack uses this segment to go after Tess and her "Give Some Kudos" last week. Joel wraps up the episode discussed a true "worlds collide" piece of footage from NY Marathon.

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This episode is brought to you by Shokz You'll enjoy plenty of typical FTK antics before the team take you through their training weeks. TRAINING WEEKS

Tess has a strong start to the week leading the PTC session at Princes Park before dropping the ball due to low motivation which leads to a conversation around her future coaching choice. Jack lays down a strong week - just short of 120km and Joel continues his return to run program, while making a promise that he will share his road to fitness with his Strava followers.

BIG Q

The Big Q is answered by Brett & Joel this week - thanks to Priscilla Barrington, the guys discuss what it really means for running now that entry into most major races is through a ballot system.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel spreads his kudos across three of his favourite Melbourne based record stores in Alley Tunes, HUB 301 and Skydiver while Tess gives another running tip (she's just giving kudos to herself lately). Jack sends his Kudos to Serena's Tuna Chilli Oil Pasta.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Tess goes after Eliud's "drip" while Jack uses this segment to go after Tess and her "Give Some Kudos" last week. Joel wraps up the episode discussed a true "worlds collide" piece of footage from NY Marathon.

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Apologies for the delay in posting this episode guys - for the first time in three years of podcasting the online audio files were corrupted so it took a big effort to pull this together. If Jack's voice sounds strange in the back half of the episode you can choose to either blame the audio or his hay fever. TRAINING WEEKS

Tess goes first with her training week which leads to a good discussion on not overreaching in threshold's. Jack returns to training with a very impressive Tuesday workout but swiftly humbled come the Friday workout. Joel's return to run program is well underway as he battles with a severely high HR.

BIG Q

The team answer what they believe to be their number one recovery tool to ensure they can back up day-to-day with their training.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel keeps the music theme going by giving his kudos to an impressive show from the Gallagher brothers. Tess swaps kudos for a recommendation to all dog owners out there, while Jack boasts about his latest two-wheeled purchase.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Tess isn't sure about the GOAT's long-sleeve choice in New York while Jack isn't sure about the recent "Treadmill World Championships". Joel decides to swap out his Instagram segment by updating the listeners on Jimmy Whelan's patreon-status (if you're a patreon and check the comments section this will be old news).

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The team record online this week due to scheduling difficulties to bring you a very typical FTK episode. Some deep chats, a bunch of very shallow chats...oh and some running too. TRAINING WEEKS

Tess sees improvement week to week in her workouts on her road back to race fitness. Jack enjoys the last week of his relaxed scheduled before knuckling back down next week...oh and finally Joel goes for a run.

BIG Q

The team answer what their death row meal would be!

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel sends his kudos to two bands he saw during the week - Acopia and These New South Whales (funnily enough the lead signers Kate and Jamie have been dating for many moons). This leads to a story later on in TWHSOITWTWATSA on Nick (Tess's partner) discovering FTK for the first time via the The These New South Whales podcast. Jack is giving his kudos to downtime and relaxing post major races. Tess introduces a new way of thinking with the "five minute method".

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Tess isn't sure about an orchestra playing for a group of runners traversing through a museum in Amsterdam. Jack follows up on the news of a recent doping violation as said athlete blamed her housemate for swallowing a mystery pill. Sam Maurer (who sends FTK 70000 videos per week) finally gets his video brought up on the episode.

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This episode is brought to you by Movember. Episode #169 sees Jack, Joel & Tess record from the Brunswick studio. After their training week's you'll hear an interview with Keegan Hipgrave. A Movember ambassador, ex-NRL player and owner/host of the Keegan & Company podcast - Keegs sits down with Joel to chat about his involvement with Movember and sheds light on the huge task he's embarking on in 2026. TRAINING WEEKS

Tess holds up the training week's segment while Jack is still in recovery mode post Melbourne. At the time of recording Joel still hasn't run yet however he got the greenlight to start his return to run program.

BIG Q

As our "Friends Of The Show" missed the opportunity to ask Jack questions last week, we moved those to this episode.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel sends his kudos to friend and freshly crowned ITU World Triathlon Champion - Matt Hauser while Jack boosts up his discovery of bioluminescent mushrooms in Bambra. Tess absolutely cooks the delivery of her submission and receives plenty of laughs from the boys.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Joel isn't sure about a group run in TN's while Tess has some questions for the Cape Town Marathon that was cancelled due to "strong winds". Jack closes out the segment and the episode by congratulating Australian Athletics' sweetheart couple on their recent engagement but states he's unsure about collab-posting with a news agency.

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