Jack Rayner

After a brief hiatus 2025 OG FTK cast-member Jack Rayner is back in the (Brunswick) studio to record our 143rd episode with Joel & Tess.

TRAINING WEEKS 

Jack brings the listeners up to date with his hefty cross training schedule, including his alter-g escapades while Tess clocks her last big week of work before the taper into Ballarat Half Marathon. Unfortunately for Joel he battles fatigue through the week and ends up with a boo-boo in his foot (pending scan results).

THE BIG Q

Jack, Joel & Tess steal a listener question meant for the Izzi & Andy show - they answer who they'd like as their dream marathon-pacing team to give them the best chance of running a PB.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Jack gives kudos to his favourite bakery (we are talking pure bread loaves here, not the fancy buns and scrolls), Tess encourages the listeners to go on more weekend getaways to reset the mind and Joel closes it out recommending his latest favourite streaming show binge - Top Boy. TWHSOITWTWATSA

Jack isn't sure about Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce absolutely feeding the parents of her child's school-friends over a grass 100m, Tess isn't sure about flat-lays and Joel brings attention to a very crook set of twins that were interviewed on a Queensland news channel recently.

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It’s a big week in the Brunswick East recording studios for episode 135, featuring Jack, our newly crowned Australian record holder for the indoor 5000m. In this episode, we break down his race and training week before diving into our usual segments.

TRAINING WEEKS 

Jack kicks things off by sharing his training week, followed by a breakdown of his race at the BU Terrier DMR Challenge, where he set the new Australian record in the 5000m. Tess and Joel also had strong training weeks as they prepare for their upcoming races.

THE BIG Q

The team discusses a question sent in by an FTK listener - Aaron Bark. Aaron wants to know whether it’s better to split his double-run days by running more in the morning or evening as he transitions into marathon training.

GIVE SOME KUDOS

Joel gives a shout-out to friend of the show, Logan, and his new haircut. Tess recommends visiting Paul, aka The Balanced Runner, to improve your running technique, and Jack gives kudos to indoor tracks.

TWHSOITWTWATSA

Joel kicks things off with a post from his favorite Instagram page. Jack isn’t sure about a track team using olive oil to keep warm, and Tess is skeptical about the recent 3k record set by an 11-year-old—accidentally.

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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 then took the listeners through their four biggest take-home's to focus on during race week. After covering tapering, carbo-loading, mindset and race-day tips, Joel brought Alice and Tess from R2TG on stage to talk about their plans for race day. The live show closed out with Joel roaming the crowd taking listener questions directed at Alice, Brett, Jack & Tess.

 

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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 Joel on hosting duties we have Alice Baquie (of FORRUNNERS app fame), Tess Marks (you've heard from her once before in Amateur Hour) and our elite runner representative Jack Rayner (of LLL&R fame). Episode #01 is an introduction episode where you can expect to learn what the three have been up to recently, their current fitness level and what goals they have set themselves for Melbourne Marathon in October. All future episodes can be listened to on our Patreon page.

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This mammoth episode is brought to you by Sydney Marathon FTK's 84th episode kicks off with a reminder to grab your tickets for both the Maurie Plant Meet and FTK's live talk at Runners Paradise with special guests Stewy McSweyn and Jack Rayner (all ticket sales will be donated to The Indigenous Marathon Foundation). We are excited to announce an official FTK team for Sydney Marathon this year, we also have a 10% discount for the first 200 people that enter with the code FTKSM24. Be sure to enter "For The Kudos" as your team.

In regular FTK programming Joel builds fitness at Falls Creek while Brett tapers into Marugame Half Marathon. Brett takes the listeners through a play-by-play recount of his race, giving insight into what went wrong and more importantly the positives he can take into his next race. Brett & Joel chat with 2022 1500m World Champion Jake Wightman about his return from injury and his plans for his upcoming Australian trip and beyond.

 

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Episode #83 kicks off with all the regular FTK "Friend Of The Show" housekeeping before reminding the listeners to use the password FTK for a discount on Maurie Plant Meet tickets. Due to a scheduling conflict we've brought forward our live show to Wednesday the 14th of February at Runners Paradise. Following the free-to-attend 6:00pm shop run FTK will be hosting a special unrecorded live-talk with special guests Jack Rayner and Stewy McSweyn who are racing the 5000m and Mile respectively at the Maurie Plant Meet. As for training weeks Brett lays down his last big week at altitude before he begins his taper into Marugame Half Marathon and Joel finally cracks the triple digits in mileage (for the first time in six months). Brett & Riley speak to Brooke Feldmeier - an American 800m athlete who started training under Nic Bideau with MTC last year. Brooke opens up about her unorthodox entry into the sport and talks about how her change in training style has seen her stay injury free in the lead up to next months Maurie Plant Meet.

 

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In episode 74 Brett takes us through another week of training at altitude as he prepares for Fukuoka Marathon. The week starts off lonely but ends on a higher note as the rest of his MTC training partners join him on the mountain. Joel tackles a solo session down in Rye as he begins to see glimpses of fitness returning. You'll then hear an interview with Jack Rayner as he sits down with Riley Wolff for a far more professional conversation (compared to what you hear on LLL&R) as Jack prepares for another Australian title at the upcoming On Track Nights Zatopek:10 in December.

 

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Straight off the back of his Australian Cross Country Championship title Jack Rayner nestles in between Brett and Joel on the FTK couch to record episode 66. We hear Jack reflect on his disappointing European season of racing and why he thinks he was able to bounce back so quickly to take the win at Stromlo over the weekend. The three guys go over their training weeks together with plenty of shit-talking thrown in. There's yet another competition announcement thanks to Runners Paradise, available to those who purchased our recent FTK merch. As always the episode closes out with everyone's favourite segment. You heard it here first: There's going to be a new special ongoing series for our patreon supporters. We can't give away the details on who's going to feature on the new series however a clue is they were all involved in episode #66 and their names rhyme with Fret, Back and Pole.

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Jack Rayner fills in for Brett as he embarks on his journey back to Melbourne having just raced London Marathon. Jack fills the listeners in on what he's been up to running wise since World Cross Country Champs in Bathurst. Both Jack & Joel take us through their respective training weeks before Jack unleashes on another influencer in TWHSOITWTWATSA. SIGN UP TO OUR PATREON TODAY: www.patreon.com/forthekudos   Use code FTK for 15% off sitewide www.pillarperformance.shop   

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Episode #37 is brought to you by WHOOP: Jack Rayner replaces Brett for co-hosting duties, allowing the newly crowned Australian Marathon Record holder to bask in his achievement and enjoy Japan. We hear plenty of first hand anecdotes during the race, and hear how Jack handled his pacing duties. Joel takes us through another hiccup-free training week, before spanning to Brett's special interview with Liz Clay, Australia's third fastest 100m hurdler ever! She opens up about her extensive setbacks in the years before her breakthrough in 2020, and how her self-belief and resilience keep her going. We hear about her narrowly missing the final at the Tokyo Olympics and her journey back to race fitness after her freak accident at this years World Championships in Oregon.

 

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Episode 35 is brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE:

One of our most anticipated guest appearances has finally landed. Having served his lengthy sentence on the FTK ban-list, episode 35 welcomes Jack Rayner to the studio (although the recording plays more like a casual café chat between best mates). Joel kicks the training weeks off with two of his best workouts in a long time, only to be swiftly overshadowed by Brett & Jack's last joint training week. The pair are currently in the air on their way to Japan (Brett racing and Jack pacing). The episode closes out with a bunch of listener questions for Jack.

 

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Episode #32 is brought to you by WHOOP: Our 32nd episode sees Brett & Joel introduce a new high-tech piece of equipment to their training. With less than a month until Fukuoka Marathon Brett completes one of his fastest endurance workouts to date but it's not all smooth sailing for him this week. Joel has a rocky start to the week but shows signs of momentum towards the tail end as he discovers the reason for his recent fatigue. Jack Rayner is the hilarious victim of one of the TWHSOITWTWATSA submissions and the episode closes out with an interview from The Blue Line writer Elise Beacom. 

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The FTK World Athletics Championships Special is brought to you by Up There Athletics

 

Expect the following from Episode #8:

• Cat Bisset falls in her 800m heat but is put through to the semis.

   

• Action packed men’s 5000m heats with Ky Robinson and Matt Ramsden missing out on the final.

   

• Peter Bol progresses to the 800m final. 

   

• Interview with Jack Rayner.

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Expect the following from Episode #7:

• Peter Bol cruises through to the 800m semi-finals.

   

• Norah Jeruto (Joel’s tip) wins the thrilling women’s steeplechase world championship final.

   

• Preview of Matt Ramsden and Ky Robinson’s 5000m heats (Jack Rayner withdraws).

   

• Preview of Peter Bol’s 800m semi and Cat Bisset, Tess Kirsopp-Cole & Claudia Hollingsworth’s 800m heats.

• Interview with Stewy McSweyn.

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Expect the following from Episode #4:

• Tola produces a crazy negative split to take the men’s marathon gold.

   

• Cheptegei wins the men’s 10,000m in what was to be a tough day on the track for Jack Rayner.

   

• Stewy advances to the 1500m final.

   

• Jamaica goes 1-2-3 in the women’s 100m final with Shelly-Ann    Fraser-Pryce taking the top spot.

   

• Interview with Amy Cashin.

 

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