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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. THE BIG Q

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. https://www.launcestonrunningfestival.com.au/

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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. THE BIG Q

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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