Tartan Running Shorts: Recent Episodes
Tartan Running Shorts
This time we discuss another awesome Moray Way ultra race, argue whether the Enhanced Games are a good idea, and recap on Kyle's course record (yes, you read that right!) at the Kirkhill 8. We also go into detail about the most beautiful races we've done (as well as places we've trained) around the world!
This week we discuss a kid-free date day with a parkrun thrown in, Kyle is buzzing he has now broken 16 minutes for 5k in 4 different decades, and we both discuss our best ever race result.
This week, Debbie and Kyle discuss their in-depth details of their first (and last?) pro Hyrox in Glasgow, and how training for it allowed Kyle to get “fast” again at forty. Kyle also becomes a “Devil” at Run Balmoral (clearly inspired by Debbie’s performance the previous year!), and they reflect on the weirdest races they’ve ever done.
Debbie and Kyle did a thing and decided to do a marathon for err banter (?!) Find out how they did amongst all the other things they have bene up to!
Kyle round up their 2025 year, Kyle talks about life at 40 and we announce our TRS Runner Of The Year (ROTY)! Email: podcast@trs-training.com
Kyle and Debbie recap on the Dava Way 50k during a power cut. Meanwhile Kyle races in the dark at the Illuminator - find out how it all went!Email: podcast@trs-training.com
Debbie and Kyle are back from their wee break away, and they’re joined by Scottish 100k silver medallist Chloe Robertson (née Sangster) to chat about her incredible journey - from running 5ks all the way to ultra distances. Discover how she’s managed to balance training, racing, and life as a mum of two!Meanwhile, Kyle continues his recovery, and Debbie has been stepping out of her comfort zone to take on something completely different.Tune in to hear all the latest!Email: podcast@trs-training.com
Kyle goes into detail his prep and account of his 100km FKT attempt. Does he do it? Debbie didn't think he would. Listen to find out! We also invent genius fuelling ideas and recap the 1st ever Alford Bull Running Festival, which was a huge success! podcast@trs-training.com https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fkt-alford-round?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL
Kyle shares his imminent new ridiculous challenge, they both speak about their wins at the Lonach Gathering and reminisce over that time they were featured in a running magazine! As usual, a couple of eye rolls and domestics but listen to the end to hear about their favourite hard sessions and why.If you can please support his challenge: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fkt-alford-round?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL Our new TRS email is podcast@trs-training.com
Join us for a recap of the epic Speyside Way 50k and 100k races, part of the Moray Way Ultras race series. We chat with the male and female champions of both events - Debbie included! - and find out how different each of our thoughts are while we run!
Kyle and Debs discuss their 4 year old's 1st parkrun, the Aberlour 10 mile hill race and how Debbie's feeling going into the Speyside Way 50k. Then there is a bonus at the end of their experience as new parents balancing life as parents while training at a world class level in their respective sports. Keep listening for more athlete parenting hacks in future episodes!
Ok ok we recognise and acknowledge that we need to follow our own sporting advice - consistency is the key to success - so we are back, and promise not to leave it so long this time!In this episode, we give Debbie an intro she deserves, ramble about our recent race stories (including the drama at the Moray Way 100), and throw in some fartlek-style couple questions for good measure.Plenty of laughs and chaos as always!
We’re joined (once again!) by none other than Sean Chalmers – fresh off his Edinburgh Half Marathon win and a new course record to boot! Always a great guest, and even better when he's smashing records.Meanwhile, Kyle’s been in recovery mode – and if you know Kyle, you know that probably means too much information. Tune in to hear the full story...Lewis has been keeping busy winding Kyle up and proudly Team Managing the Scottish squad at the Loughborough International – plus supporting athletes in training and racing across the board.Enjoy!🚨 Entries are now open for Kyle’s Alford Bull Running Festival – don’t miss out!📝 Sign up here: https://thistletiming.bbtiming.com/event/1266
Kyle has been hard at work race directing the Moray Coastal Trail 23 and 50 mile races at the weekend but he also ran the Ultra X Scotland 50k the week before - his first ultra in 2 years! Meanwhile, we also speak chat with Sports Dietitian Gemma Holloway & Moray Road Runner Lawrie Currie - 2 athletes who were competing at the Moray Coastal Trail 50 at the weekend! Lewis Walker email: Lewiswalker.performance@gmail.comGemma Holloway IG Handle: @this_dietitian_runs
We have a jampacked interview with numerous interviews at Run Balmoral at the weekend including the Fit Like Joggers, the Run Balmoral RDs, Fraser Clyne, Kyle's wife for good reason and McDoogz! Not just that, Kyle was also racing for the first time in a while. We also roundup the weekend of racing including London & Manchester marathons aswell as the 10,000m Champs. Enjoy!
Lewis & Kyle chat to Kevin Campbell from Costorphine AC who is having one helluva season on the dubs and road! Kyle does some more parkruns and rambles about his heal he has done nothing about. And we also bring back out Listener Q&A section! Enjoy!
Lewis and Kyle join rising North athlete star Ross Gollan who just keeps running faster! We also recap on the Euro & World Indoors Champs, what we have been up to and everything else in between!
Our first podcast back since last year and we are joined by 2:15 marathoner and recent Scottish bronze half marathon medallist Ryan Thompson of Cambuslang. All the usual running ramblings and pub like banter! Enjoy!
Episode 225 - Guaranteed TRS ramblings!A long overdue episode but it's been a busy one for Kyle & Lewis! Find out what they've been up to and the plans for the future!
Episode 224 brings on Shettleston Harrier and 2023 Scottish 10,000m champion Jamie Burns!Lewis and Kyle recap on their favourite moments from the Olympics and Kyle previews the Speyside Way Ultra Marathon this weekend!Enjoy!
Episode 223 brings you guest co host, 2:11 marathoner and multiple Scottish champion Fraser Clyne!Fraser is no stranger to the show and was one of our first guests on the podcast many years ago! We talk about the Olympics, Fraser's running group Hidden Peak Running and why it has a place in the running community.Perhaps one of our shortest episodes of recent times but by no means short of golden nuggets and content! If you'd like to get in touch with us you can get us on our socials or tartanrunningshorts@gmail.com!Enjoy!
In this episode, we pay tribute to our friend and multiple interviewee Ali Hay, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago. Our thoughts are with all his friends and family.We also bring on Cambuslang Harriers and TRS superfan Mark Gallacher! Tune in to hear about his journey from a 30-a-day smoker to a Masters Champion!Lewis discusses all things Olympic Trials with a wee rant, while Kyle opens up about his recent heart scare and its impact on his running.Enjoy the show!
Firstly, we are sorry that the episode came out late - Kyle was admitted to hospital after a wee heart scare and held the audio recording close to him - possibly to make Tom stay! Anyway, this has zero edits but there is some news in there and a TBC recording with Mark Gallacher that we plan to do in the next show! Enjoy!
Episode 220 comes hot when the season is starting to heat up - we chat about Megan's recent run @ the Night of the 10k's, Kyle recaps the Moray Coastal Trail 50 and Lewis has been on a weekend bender in Aberdeen!Remember to sign up to Scottish Running Week - www.scottishrunningweek.com Listen now!
Episode 219 - Kyle & Lewis catch up with Inverness Harriers Mhairi MacLennan who finished 1st Brit and a sub 2.29 mara!Meanwhile, Kyle recaps his London experience and seeks out some motivation from Lewis!
Hot off a call up for the GB Team at the World Cross Country Championships, Falkirk Victoria Harriers athlete Scott Stirling joins us to chat about his amazing step up to one of GBs top endurance athletes! Not only does he operate at a high level, but he holds down a full time job as a trainee GP. Meanwhile, Kyle gets ready for London, Lewis is nursing through injury and Tommy is getting ready for Run Balmoral! Enjoy!
Coach Lewis brings on none other than his very own athlete and newly crowned British 100k Champion Dougie Selman. Some of you may know the outcome but the execution of his win is simply outstanding. For any distance runner out there, this interview is a must to listen - Dougie leaves no stone unturned when it comes to how he got the win! Meanwhile, TRS is looking forward to participating in Scottish Running Week (more details to follow) taking place on the 3rd to 9th June. Make sure you sign up here: scottishrunningweek.com Enjoy!
This week we have none other one of Scotland's leading Physios to talk all things running and physio - and everything in between! This one is not to be missed!Meanwhile, Tommy is back and we catch up on all the usual running updates!Project Physio details are here: https://www.projectphysio.net/Enjoy the show!
After the success of Josh Kerr and Jemma Reekie at the World Indoors, Lewis and Kyle are biting at the bit to chat all things running. So not only do we recap our highs but we also talk to S&C coach to some of Scotland's top endurance athletes Rory Downie. Get yer notepad ready to take some worthy notes!
With the absence of Tom and Lewis, Kyle brought on the better half - his wife Debbie! Amongst the recap of their Tallahassee Marathon exploits, the RDs for the race jumped on and so did newly crowned National XC Champion Alice Goodall! Enjoy the episode!
In Episode 213 friend of the show and top marathoner Ginie Barrand joins us!We chat to Ginie about her fantastic form on the roads over the last year and her physical and mental approach to marathoning.With Kyle on holiday, Tom and Lewis catch up on the return of Jake Wightman to racing action indoors over 1500m as well as the US Olympic Marathon trial over the weekend.
We have TRS Runner of the Year Paul Forbes on the show - and as always he provides some great words of wisdom for you listeners. Tom gets his finger out for London Marathon and Kyle talks a big game for the Tallahassee Marathon in early Feb!What's more - Lewis talks all about Goal Setting so go get your notepads out folks - this is a super informative episode!!
It's new year which can only mean one thing....TRS Runner of the Year! With another year of fantastic performances from Scottish athletes, we have plenty to disect across the usual categories before crowning the listener voted TRS Runner of the Year!With the new year also comes a lookahead to our ambitions for 2024. If you're listening and you'd like to share your 2024 ambitions or what you'd like to hear on TRS then please get in touch!Happy new year and all the best for your 2024 running!
We sit down with GB XC star, Andrew McGill, on his incredible silver team medal triumph at the European XC Champs. We also breakdown Megan Keith's world class performance too!Next up, we uncork a conversation with the acclaimed author of 'The Wine Runner' and devoted TRS fan, Colin Renton. Brace yourself for a fascinating 12-month journey where Colin seamlessly combines the worlds of wine and running—often, quite literally, on the run! Find his book at your nearest bookstore or online!And if that's not enough, Kyle recounts his recent exploits in the East XC championships in Aberdeen.
Episode 209 - The three musketeers are back, and we've got a special guest! Professional Scottish Squash player Kat Allan joins us to dish out all the deets on Nutrition for Runners. 🍏https://linktr.ee/nourishnutritionukStrap in, folks! This episode is a feast of golden nuggets you can apply to your own training or racing. Plus, Tom & Kyle gear up for the East District XC Champs – we've got a preview for you. And don't miss Megan's magnificent performance at Liverpool! 🎙️ 🏃♀️
Episode 208! Lewis and Kyle chat about our recent running form or lack thereof! Kyle has been busy Race Directing at the Dava Way 50k and speaks to the male winner Julian Barrable! Lewis delves into the world of post-run recovery, sharing insights from an intriguing article. Get ready to recover like a pro with the 'Doc Talks' including the potential involvement of ice baths and foam rollers!Strap in, lace up, and hit play!🏃♀️🎧
In Episode 207, we're bringing back an old favourite.....Club Night!And who better to start with than the world famous brown clad HBT! Ivor Normand, club stalwart, joins us to talk everything about the trotters history, training in and out the pub, races and famous members. Our apologies for the audio on this one, some issues have occured resulting in an echo.Kyle is back and recapping on his 20km UTMB series race in Nice while both the boys are looking ahead to XC.
In Episode 206, we've got an interview with Scottish 10k Champion John Bell who speaks with Kyle about his background into running and insights into his training today. An inspirational listen!It's an old school episode this week with just Kyle and Tommy chewing the fat including recap of Kyle's multi racing weekend and buggy running as Tom's twins make their parkrun debuts!Available now!
We have another belter of an episode in the form of GB International and recent 4th place finisher at the Euro U20 champs, Natasha Phillips!
Meanwhile Lewis and Kyle chat all things World Champs including Josh Kerr's amazing win!
Kyle also sums up his RD duties at the Speyside Way Ultras that took place at the weekend!
Enjoy the show!
In episode 204, we're talking about running motivation in the context of a recent study on mental health aspects of running. 8 Scottish athletes have been selected for the World Championships and we talk about their chances. Kyle has been running a local race and Tommy is back with a debrief on his Wrexham run!
We have a jam packed episode where Lewis and Kyle chat with newly crowned under 23 10,000m champion Alice Goodall!
Lewis also headed to the Campus 5k and not only interviewed the winners but also took part in the 5k - stay tuned to find out how he performed! Kyle also competed in a hill race and Tommy was racing down south at a 10k!
We also chat about some incredible recent Scottish performances and an interesting article on the evolution of world class endurance training.
https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/aop/article-10.1123-ijspp.2023-0131/article-10.1123-ijspp.2023-0131.xml
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In Episode 201, Lewis is fresh back from the rainy British Champs in Manchester to talk through the results and stories from the ground.
Tom and Kyle are getting back into a bit of a training groove finally, and we've got news and results from across Scotland to talk about as well as a lookahead to the U23 Euro Championships.
Available now!
We have another belter of an episode with the recently crowned West Highland Way Champion Alison McGill on the show! Her interview is fascinating and we dive deep into some of her Psychological strategies that she used, whilst Lewis talks about the theory of them. Below is the article:
https://explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpssepr/18/1/4
Meanwhile, Lewis previews the UK Champs in Manchester this weekend and Kyle shares a little more about his WHW performance.
Enjoy!
5 years ago never did we think we would record 200 episodes of TRS but here we are still creating content and pushing out interviews thanks to you guys. It's been a blast and here's to 200 more!
After Tommy and Kyle talks about our pits and peaks since the start of the pod we dive straight into Kyle's West Highland Way Race. We are also joined by a Kyle's crew chief, Fit Like Joggers and Brewdog Run founder David Scott! Strap yourselves in as it's one bumpy ride!
Enjoy!
We have another great episode this week and Tommy and Kyle are joined by UK Athletics Chair and West Highland Way Race Director, Ian Beattie to talk all things WHW!
If Kyle wasn't already nervous and excited about running 96 miles on Saturday morning, he sure is now!
WHW Tracking link is here: https://www.geotracks.co.uk/live/1596
We also ramble about world records including a wee rant from Tommy and sum up Scottish performances at the World Trail and Mountain Champs!
Steven Beattie has an incredible story of being a former criminal in Glasgow and having many close encounters with death. But he ultimately transformed his life through the power of athletics & running.
To mark the start of National Running Week, Steven opens up on his former self constantly being sent to prison to becoming a national champion and now studying to become a doctor.
We hope this episode inspires you to donate to exactly what Athletics Trust Scotland intentionsb are with our #transforminglives project so we can change the lives of those, like Steven, through the power of athletics & running.
http://athleticstrustscotland.org.uk/donate
NRW 5k challenge: https://www.entrycentral.com/nationalrunningweek
In Episode 198, two become three as we welcome Doc Lewis Walker to the team as a permanent co-host! Bringing some actual expertise as well as shining a light onto Kyle's training, we're very excited about the addition!We catch up on Kyle's prep for the West Highland Way which is only nexth month, reflecting on final physical and mental prep. We've also got the Edinburgh Marathon Festival results to catch up on as well as a discussion on the merits of warm weather training as Lewis prepares to head to Club La Santa for a break!
Lewis Walker (aka The Doc Talks) co-hosts the show and we chat about Kyle's win at Ultra X Scotland (and a few other tales!)! Kyle's Moray Coastal Trail 50 took place at the weekend and he interviews the men's winner Jacob Snochowski!Lewis talks about his own training and some golden nuggets that every listener needs to hear and finally we roundup with national champs on the road!Sign up to National Running Week on 5th June - https://www.entrycentral.com/nationalrunningweek
We are slightly late due to having some technical difficulties but we come with newly crowned Scottish Marathon champion Sara Green of Gala Harriers! We also talk about Kyle's return to form at Balmoral 15 mile trail race and Tommy has a marathon rant!We also talk National Running Week, which takes place form 5th June! Get your TRS Shorts on and get your club involved! https://www.entrycentral.com/nationalrunningweek Enjoy!
Episode 195 and we go straight into an exclusive interview with the newly crowned British Road Relay champions - Central AC (aka - the yellow train) We interview half the team including Olympian Andrew Butchart, Commies athlete Al Hay, sub 4 minute miler Ben Macmillan, TRS interviewee regular Hamish Hickey, Cameron Milne and Luca Fanottoli! We also recap on Tommy's run at Manchester Marathon so stay tuned to find out how he went!
In Episode 194, the latest guest to arrive on the yellow train is Hamish Hickey! Fresh from his Scottish National 10 miler championship win, Hamish catches us up on his recent hot streak as well as his background in running.Tommy is into his marathon taper and gives a final reflection on the block as Manchester looms, while despite not being in action this year Kyle briefs us on the Anglo Celtic Plate 2023 edition!We've got Scottish and British records, doping news and usual ramblings to catch up on. Its a long run episode for sure!
Episode 193 (we think) and half the TRS team were repping at the Inverness Half Marathon! Tune into find out how Tommy goes and listen to a fascinating insight in the form of newly crowned champion Fraser Stewart!
Episode 191 brings fresh from the National XC Champs, Scottish Men's Champion Logan Rees to the show! Logan recounts his big win at Callendar Park, tells us about his background and looks to whats next.The boys have been racing too - Kyle is back from Disneyland and the Tallahassee Marathon with a story to tell, while Tommy has his own tales from the mid pack following an enjoyable return to Callendar Park for him.Plus Scottish records, ramblings and results.
In the absence of Tommy, we have masters phenomena Alastair Walker on the show to guest host and talk about the ridiculous amount of records and titles he keeps achieving. Lots of 'take homes' for any athlete of any age here!We (Kyle) also recap on the inter district XC, indoors and other ramblings...enjoy!
Our first episode of 2023 and we have recent European U23 silver medallist and last year's TRS Runner of the Year Megan Keith on the show!With over 500 votes, we announce the 2022 TRS Runner of the Year along with some category awards decided by Tommy & Kyle!Enjoy!
On this show, we have the talented mountain running siblings, Scout and former Euro Uphilll Champ, Jacob Adkin! They chat to us about their recent exploits at the World Mountain Running Champs in Thailand as part of Team GB.Meanwhile, Tommy has been dubbing at the East XC champs and Kyle gets exciting news live on TRS! Oh...and if you want to buy some shorts, here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/TRS-Shorts
Episode 188 covers parkruns, the 'dubs' and ultras!
And...we bring you newly crowned Scottish Short Course XC Champion & sub 4 minute miler, Ben Potrykus!
Kyle was also on Race Directing duties at the last of the Moray Way Ultra series races for this year - the Dava Way 50k!
Meanwhile, Tommy hits the jackpot!
Enjoy!
In Episode 187 we're joined by Chris Russell and Ritchie Gardiner of the Scottish beer mile team fresh from their exploits at the world champs in Belgium! The guys tell us about beer miling, their training and the world champs which saw Ritchie finish 5th in a Scottish record!
Closer to home we've had the national cross country relays at Cumbernauld to catch up on. We look towards spring as plans start to come together for racing in the new year....and before!
In Episode 186 we're joined by Loch Ness Marathon champion Dougie Selman fresh from his victory! As well as the win itself we catch up with Dougie on his background, training and whats coming next.
Running Rants are back! We throw in a rant of our own as well as listener rants and hope this is the start of more to come. Plus usual race results and our latest runtivities.
We are back! And Tommy has some fantastic news to share with you all. Spoiler alert - it's not a parkrun PB.
Meanwhile, Kyle & Debbie have been celebrating their anniversary at Kielder Marathon. We also ramble about the latest news including cross country and all the recent marathons!
Image by Events of the North.
Another episode coming at you...FAST...sub 4 minute mile fast!
Ben MacMillan is almost half the age of the co-hosts and double the speed but can he run a fast beer mile?
Meanwhile, Kyle takes part in not one, but two races on Saturday whilst Tommy takes parts in another parkrun whilst on red alert.
Enjoy!
(Photo by Bobby Gavin)
We have not just one. but four interviews in this episode from the winners of Kyle's Speyside Way Ultras race to a short interview with GB Ultra runner Jason Kelly who is setting off for the World 100k Champs this weekend!
Before all that however, Kyle gives a recap of an incredible weekend at the Speyside Way and Tommy has been dressing up for our pub athletics banter from the euros to his ding dong at parkrun!
Enjoy!
Episode 182 comes off the back of a month of major athletics wall to wall! Kyle is fresh from a jolly to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and as well the Athletics Trust Scotland launch we talk all about the heroic Scottish performances there and at the Worlds in Eugene.
Closer to home we've got the Scottish Senior Track Champs in Aberdeen as well as results across Scotland over the past few weekends.
Not much running for us, Tommy is heading towards a new world of excuses bingo and Kyle has the seeds of a race target in mind.
Tommy and Kyle line up ultra runner Mike Raffan who has an amazing story to tell when something wasn't quite right with his heart. We also ramble about his ultra experiences - ranging from backyard ultra, tunnel ultras and races across the length of Wales.
Aside from that, we talk briefly about the latest running news, Tommy getting dropped by 60 year old cyclists and Kyle asks you to pick him a running goal...
Episode 180 - Ross Cairns, Mozart Mess & Tommy's Back!
The race directors keep coming with Ross Cairns joining us to talk all things Campus 5K! Ross previews (sorry a technical issue meant we get this out later than expected) what is one of the fastest 5K races in Scotland which features an electric field; and also talks about his role as a coach with the exciting development seen out of Inverness over recent years.
Kyle is back from Austria with a story to tell about his latest outing at the Mozart 100, he’s been race directing at the latest Moray Way series, Tommy is back in Scotland and we’ve got British track champs and Euro off-road results to catch up on.
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In Episode 179 we're catching up with friend of the show and race director of the Podfather Stirling 10k Lewis Millar to hear all about the latest edition of one of Scotland's best and most well known road races.
Lewis chats about whats in store for the 2022 running of the Stirling 10k as a nice tease for listeners planning to put that into their calendar in Autumn.
Kyle is heading to Austria for the Mozart trail marathon with usual coyness about shape but keen to represent well, while Tommy is preparing for the end of #TommyInParis.
Plus usual ramblings, obviously.
Episode 178 has an exclusive interview with newly crowned world record holders - Fay & Emma of Match My Workout who have just completed 106 marathon in 106 days..in a row!
So far they have raised over £33k for charities very close to their hearts and there is still time donate...
https://www.collectionpot.com/pot/mmw/
Meanwhile Kyle runs 2 races in 2 days at the weekend, Tommy in Paris gets ready to come back to Scotland and we roundup some other news stories....enjoy!
Episode 177 sees us return after a short break and boy have we got a lot to catch up on!
The bad news is we're running less than a weegie's shower, but we do have a bunch of results to discuss including the fabulous Monument Mile Classic and Edinburgh Marathon.
We're joined by Simon Messenger to talk about Paris's premier 5000m race and his experience as race director starting such an exciting race from scratch.
Plus the usual ramblings!
Episode 176 is a long but enjoyable one.
We have former hill running internationalist and operations manager of Active Root on the show to chat all things running and ginger juice!
We also have an exclusive Active Root code that you can use on the the AR website www.activeroot.co.uk : TRS20
And we have heaps of banter, results and news - from 5ks to ultras!
Episode 175 is full of running banter...from Tommy executing a peculiar parkrun winning effort to runners doing boatraces and competing against horses...
More importantly, we chat about some phenomenal international and domestic performances!
Lace up and listen up!
PS - Exclusive discount for one of Kyle's Moray Way Ultra Races - enter code: TRS25 for 25% off.
In Episode 174 we're joined by world record holder Paul Forbes! Paul talks to us about both parts of his brilliant career - 3 x commonwealth games appearances as a Senior, and now a world record holder as a Masters athlete! An inspiring discussion and insight into training for all ages of club athlete!
Meanwhile Tommy has been in action at the Championnat de France de 10k seeking to continue the latest comeback, while Kyle is still in post-race mode after ACP as he looks to whats next.
Episode 173 is a Anglo Celtic Plate special with not just one guest but nine guests!
Listen to some insightful chat on how their race unfolded and how many toilet stops they all had. Guests include ACP winners Matt Dickenson and Jo Murphy alongside RD Adrian Stott and the majority of the Scottish contingent.
Enjoy!
In Episode 172 there is only one thing on the agenda - ACP 100k!
Kyle gives us his race week chat as he prepares to don the Scotland vest again at the Anglo Celtic Plate. And as an added bonus ultra running expert, ACP 2022 Race Director and friend of the show Adrian Stott joins to talk about the history of the event, his advice to 100k runners and to preview this years field!
(Disclaimer - Road Relays, Scots at Cardiff Half and adventures of Tommy in Paris also on the pod ;-) )
Episode 171 lands with a punch!
Kyle is sporting a shiner as he enters taper time for the ACP, meanwhile Tommy has been foulee-ing around at La Foulee d'Aubergenville seeking qualification time for the French 10k Champs!
We've got Scots in action at the World Indoors, the Alloa Half and the Cupar 5 to catch up on in a week of plenty results to catch up!
Rambling as an added extra.
Kyle laces up for a last minute ultra the day after his date with Mickey Mouse and Tommy gets ready to hit the Q time for the Paris National 10k champs.
Meanwhile, without an interview, we discuss in fartlek form local and international performances from our TRS army.
In Episode 169, hat trick hero Jamie Crowe joins us fresh off his latest National Cross Country win!
Jamie catches us up on the race, his prep and the highs and lows over his last year of competition and a lookahead to the next goals.
Kyle was in action at Falkirk too, and we've got a wrap up on the action in the other races at a great day at Callendar Park!
Kyle catches up with his coach, Lewis Walker (aka the Doc Talks), who also co-hosts the show! Alongside the general ramblings mainly from Kyle, Lewis talks about mindset for runners - and some golden nuggets that you'll be able to translate into your own training and racing!
We discuss and preview the National XC this weekend and review some of the top performances from the last week including a blistering 66 minute half by Eilish McColgan!
Photo cred: Bobby Gavin
In Episode 166 Jenny Selman joins us following her string of fantastic performances on the track! A name well known on the Scottish circuit, it's great to catch up with Jenny to discover more about our shortest distance guest to date!
Wev've got results from the Masters XC from Aberdeen to chat about, as well as a chat on the merits of cross country at the Olympics. As well as other results from across Scotland, we catch up on Kyle's training which is wel on course for the ACP 100k and Tom's which is mainly around parkrun these days!
Kyle's training is on track for the ACP100k, Tom
Episode 165...
🔥 We are joined by Scottish commonwealth games athlete, Luke Caldwell who recently ran 2.11 at the Chevron Houston Marathon to go 5th all time scot!
🍾 Tommy talks about about his recent champagne exploits and reveals an incredible game changer that he would like to share! 😴 🌩 Kyle continues an upwards trend in training but has a minor setback on the treadmill...🙈
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Fresh from her incredible performance at the Spine Race, we're joined by the brilliant Debbie Martin-Consani! We debrief on her win and catch up on her running to date and what crazy races are still to come.
Meanwhile Oor Wee Dumplin has been running cross country, it's Tommy-in-Paris-parkrun and there have been a more cross country races across the country than we can count!
We bring you not one, but two fantastic guests in the form of previous interviewees and newly crowned Inter District XC champions, Mhairi Maclennan and Kris Jones.
Since our last chat with them both, we have lots to talk about so get your speaker turned up and listen to this stacked episode full of content!
Images by Bobby Gavin
Happy New Year listeners! In Episode 162 we celebrate the best of Scotland with the TRS Awards of 2021. In what is the most shambolic awards ceremony you're likely to hear we've got more categories than a cross country meet, culminating in the TRS Runner of the Year as voted for by you!
We've got results from the class Tilli 10k and our festive running ramblings. Thanks to Jim Glennie who appears on this episodes cover in the , spoiler, TRS Shorts Photo of the Year!
We want to dedicate this episode to our friend Marie Dobson who sadly passed away far too early from secondary breast cancer at the age of 34. Marie was a talented athlete with Aberdeen AAC and recently set up her charity Run4Marie, aimed at raising funds for her treatment to prolong her life. She will be hugely missed by the running community and has inspired so many people with her bubbly and positive outlook on life.
To celebrate this episode, we have none other than the European Cross Country Champion and - more importantly - reigning TRS Runner of the Year, Megan Keith on the show!
Tom returns to the island and recaps on his spoiler alert DNF at Valencia Marathon and Kyle talks about his DQ at the Maxi Madeira Ultra. We also chat about the recent race results, including Kyle’s Dava Way 50k and finish off talking about TRS Runner of the Year 2021 nominations – coming soon!
In episode 160, Kyle dons his RD hat and previews this weekend's Dava Way ultra marathon while Tom's road to Valencia continues albeit bumpier than hoped.
We touch on the Scottish National Short Course 4K resuts and reminise about stag dos, inspired by this week's Shorts Sighted!
We are back after a wee break with a bumper episode and delighted to have Tokyo Paralympic champion Owen Miller on the show!
Kyle reveals how his 24 hour race went and Tommy talks all about Valencia Marathon training block.
We also have a wad of race results including the XC dubs some superb stand out performances by Jo Murphy and Sarah Inglis!
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Tommy is back with a storming run! Kyle has decided to race a 24 hour race in Belfast this weekend and we have a heap of race results to chat to you about...ENJOY!
Good things come to those who wait.....after a short break Episode 157 is wrapped but more importantly, the Tartan Running Shorts are a go!
This week we catch up on how we're progressing with Kyle still weighing up the 24 hour race whilst Tommy is well underway in the Valencia Marathon block. There have been a bunch of big races over the last few weeks with Scottish club vests hitting start lines and we catch up on those results!
And finally, TRS listeners are starting to don Tartan Running Shorts! It's been a long time coming but they are under dispatch now. Hit us up with a pic of you racing in your shorts for our Tartan Wall!
Episode 156
What a stacked show we have this week:
- ACP 100K Champ - Chris Richardson ('Rico')
- Tommy races in Paris!
- Scottish Para Round Up
- Lots of Race Results across Scotland
- TRS Runner of the Week
In Episode 155 we've got too much to cover! Last week was UTMB week and fresh from his fantastic 2nd place in the OCC, Robbie Simpson joins us to talk about his race.
WRs have been dropping at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon and at 24 Hours, Kyle's been race directing Speyside Way Ultra and Tommy's back spectating at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League!
On top of that we've got results from across Scotland to catch up on as well as our training and a lookahead to our next races.
In Episode 154 we are joined by the bulk of the Scotland team from the Anglo Celtic Plate 100K! Kyle catches us up on his 3rd place to back up his bronze medal at the same event 3 years ago before Jo Murphy, Alison McGill, Jason Kelly and team manager Adrian Stott jump on to recap the weekend from their perspective. With emergency toilet stops, cramping agony, odd socks, some hard hitting motivation from the crew all delivering a great set of results this is a team talk to tune into!
We've got more and more results streaming in these days with Roon the Toon 10k and The Big Half being the main hitters this week.
In Episode 153, we are joined by Team GB's Steph Davis fresh from her Olympic debut! Steph chats about her experience in Tokyo where her strong controlled run saw her finish in an impressive 39th place and first British woman!
Kyle is into race week for the Anglo Celtic Plate 100K where he dons a Scotland vest again, and we've got results from the Scottish Senior Track Champs and other events in Scotland to cover.
Episode 152 is also Day 1 post Tokyo 2020. Don't fear, TRS are here this week to fill that Olympic hole in your life. We reflect on all the Scottish athletics performances last week including the incredible medal wins for Laura Muir and Josh Kerr!
As well as the Olympics, Robbie Simpson was in impressive form at Sierre Zinal and we've got local results too. Kyle is beginning to look ahead to ACP 100k, with the big preview coming next week...
We have yet another Scottish superstar on the show tonight in the form of newly crowned European Bronze medallist Erin Wallace!
This show is stacked with Olympic content alongside some amazing results(including a world record!)on home turf!
Tokyo 2020 is finally here! We celebrate in Episode 150 by previewing the first of the Scottish athletes to line up on the track next week at the Olympic games. And if that's not enough, Luke Ivory joins us fresh (ish) from his FKT on the NC500.
We've got results from the modern classic that is the Campus 5k, and the Scottish Masters Championships which saw some national records do down in fast fashion.
Let the games.....commence!
Episode 149 - We have one of Scotland's finest athletics legends on the show in the shape of Olympic medallist Eilidh Doyle! Eilidh has recently announced her retirement in the sport(interview recorded before the announcement!) but her words of wisdom will certainly be inspire you!
Meanwhile, Tommy tells all with his recent TDF exploits whilst Kyle continues his run up to the British 100k Championships in August.
We also have an array of results, chat about Tokyo and Bolt's step up to the 800m...
Episode 148 is a slightly slow week, very much the calm before the storm! Kyle is deep into his 100K training and celebrates by spraying a beer, while is a return of the injury demons for Tom.
It's Bastille Day as we release, and fittingly we talk about the electric Monaco Diamond League next to the South of France, the British Ultra Trail Champs and the Scottish Masters Track Champs! Maybe not that slow after all...
Episode 147 – Baby News, Jennifer Wetton & Moray Coastal 50
It might be a few weeks but boy o boy, the TRS lads have been busy and are now fully recharged and ready to go! We aren’t going to give too much away to what we are going to call ‘Season 2’ so listen to the episode and hear the exciting news, Tommy & Kyle’s racing plans and a hugely insightful interview with current Scottish Marathon Champion Jennifer Wetton!
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Episode 146 - We have Race Director of the Antrim Coast Half Marathon & former Olympian James McIlroy on the show to talk about the incredible elite field and how you guys can join the stellar lineup!
Meanwhile, Tommy is glowing whilst Kyle does a virtual fashion show for him on the much anticipated TRS shorts. YES - they are coming!
We also talk about Kyle's international call up, a recent 100 mile treadmill world record, bouncy shoes & some stellar race results!
We are back! Episode 145 fills the gap created during our short break with 2 guests!
Michael Wright, RD from Monument Mile, joins to talk about the successful 2021 event this weekend past, and Will Townsend co-founder of Active Root gives an update on Scotland's favourite sports drink.
Meanwhile racing is well and truly back so plenty of results and news for us to ramble on.
Good things come in threes! Fresh from blazing PB performances at the recent Cheshire Elite Marathon, Kenny Wilson and Chris Richardson join us to talk about the event, their prep and how their races unfolded.
British ultra athlete Grant MacDonald also jumps on following his outing at the fantastic Centurion 100 mile race which also saw the WR for 100 mile go!
Plus the usual ramblings, available now!
In Episode 143 we're deep into Spring marathon season (COVID style). Michael Harrington from RunCheshire joins us to talk about this weekend's Cheshire Marathon which is assembling quite the field! Hear all about the field and the challenges of putting on the leading UK Spring marathon this year only on TRS!
The GOAT has been back in action with Kipchoge returning to winning ways at the NN Running MissionMarathon and we ramble about that and the first FKTs of the season!
Episode 141!
Kyle reveals some exciting news on his position at a new charity, Athletics Trust Scotland and speaks to the Chair of the Trust Ian Beattie.
https://athleticstrustscotland.org.uk/
We also bring you scottish elite triathletes Sophia Green and Cameron Main who both achieved times of 16:13 and 13.53 respectively at the recent Podium 5k and this isn't even there main sport! We talk about their unique training approach, life as a power couple and Cameron also talks about his amazing charity the Abbie's Sparkle Foundation set up by and in memory of his sister.
https://abbiessparklefoundation.org/
Joining us in Episode 141 is the fastest woman over 5K in the world! Fresh from her red hot run at Podium 5K, Beth Potter jumps on to talk about that race and whats coming next.
As well as Beth's incredible run, we talk about the rest of the field at Podium including some fast young Scots. Meanwhile, Tom's been racing too in his new colours at the Team Lenglen Solidarity Run in the latest update of Tommy-In-Paris and Kyle's been recce running!
These champs need no introduction!
What a show and perhaps the longest one but stacked full of inspiration. We have 3 of our top Scottish marathon runners telling us their stories about how the Olympic trials went at Kew Gardens.
In Episode 139 we're joined by Kyle's British team mates fresh from their Solidarity Run efforts! Joanna Murphy, Sam Amend, Grant Macdonald, Dave Andrews, Ollie Garrod and Rob Turner jump onto TRS to give a quick share on how their 6 hour run went as well as a bit of chat about what's coming next.
Kyle gives us an extended breakdown on his first foray into ultra running since the treadmill challenge and we preview the British Athletics Olympic Marathon trial this weekend!
Episode 138 – Andy McCall, Euro Indoors & GB 6 hour Jobby It’s World Kidney Day and what a way to celebrate this by speaking with Greenock Glenpark Harriers athlete Andy McCall who donated his kidney to save another life! A super inspiring guy!
Meanwhile, Kyle gets some more exciting news and Tommy keeps the train moving despite continuing to ruffle up feathers with his pacing at Team Lenglen. We also talk about the European Indoor champs and ‘Sound Running’ event from a Scottish perspective.
Lots of content in this episode folks so we hope you enjoy!
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In Episode 137, 2:12* marathoner Ally Beaven joins us to discuss his book Broken! The book covers a topic that has been of great interest to us over the last year on the podcast - the run of records and FKTs that have been set through 2020 - and we chat about the book, some stories and usual long distance stuff.
Kyle has some big news to share and we get the now weekly update from Tommy-In-Paris!
Ally's book is available now via the publisher and your local book shop!
Episode 136 - Jonny Glen
We have rising Scottish athletics star and Inverclyde AC athlete Jonny Glen on the show to talk all about the ups and downs in his career and his future ambitions,
Kyle and Tommy continue with some running ramblings including the shoe gate debate and chat about 'The Ten'!
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Episode 135!
We have another stacked show (honestly!) with some international running news from our Scottish athletes, part 2 of Scottish Athletics stalwart Adrian Stott. Meanwhile, Tommy buys a treadmill and Kyle recaps on his virtual race result...
Enjoy - now get out and run!
Episode 134 – Just in time for you weekend warriors…we have another sensational line up for you in the form of Scottish Athletics stalwart Adrian Stott in the first of two parts! Adrian was awarded the Tom Stillie award in 2018 – the person who has contributed the most to Scottish Athletics within the preceding year so he knows a thing or two and has a real passion for our sport.
We also have a quick bitesize chat with Andrew Butchart (aka Bionic Butchy) after his recent Scottish 3000m record and 2nd UK all time performance. Kyle talks about igloos, frozen rivers and his upcoming race at the weekend whilst Tom gets a telling off by the French National Champion!
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This week’s episode is a Burns Night special and what a way to celebrate this by having one of the world’s top Sports Scientist Professor Ron Maughan on the show!
Tommy gets used to lockdown in Paris whilst Kyle ploughs on getting back into ultra shape. We also speak about some Scottish athletics news and the recent Hoka One One 100km world record attempt!
One of Ron’s studies: https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/28/5/article-p451.xml?tab=pdf
Enjoy!
This show was recorded before the sad death of John Kynaston who had a remarkable impact on the Scottish Running Community and beyond...
John was a Kilbarchan Club member, a podcaster and had a very popular YouTube channel. His most recent podcast as co host was Run To The Hills which is a great listen and you can find it here https://runtothehills.buzzsprout.com/
In this episode, we talk to Edinburgh AC athlete Peter Simpson about his 2019 London marathon and how things took an unexpected turn...
We also chat about our future goals and ambitions for 2021!
Episode 131 - TRS New Year Special!
This show is one not to be missed with 4 amazing Scottish athletes!
To get you started, we kick off the show with the FULL version of our intro song Chinese Burn by Scottish band Pop Up! Tom runs his first ‘masters’ race and then we go straight into our first interview with Britain’s fastest female marathoner of 2020 Sarah Inglis! We then jump into a chat with Sean Chalmers and his recent first sub 30 10k! Ultra legend James Stewart then jumps on and we finish off with rising junior superstar Megan Keith. We also reveal the TRS Runner of the Year!
If you like the podcast, grateful if you can review and share this with all your running buddies on your social channels!
Have a great New Year everyone!
Kyle & Tom
It's Christmas! The week after both jumping into the V35 category, we're catching up on not only athletics news from the last 2 weeks but refecting on the highlights of 2020. Despite all the darkness, there is positivity if you look hard enough!
Tom has dipped over the border line just ahead of the travel ban and brings us the latest on his transition to running in Paris, while Kyle's been Santa Dashing!
Up North the Back to Basics 10k was a roaring success with impressive times across the field, and in the US The Marathon Project was a top class beacon in the marathoning world and saw Sarah Inglis makes her debut over the distance.
And finally, it's that time of the year - TRS Runner of the Year....but this year it's Listeners Choice! Tune in to hear the rundown of our 10 nominess before jumping on a vote soon to cast yours!
Merry Christmas from Team TRS!
In Episode 129 we're pleased to be talking about road racing in Scotland again following the successful scottishathletics 5K in Fife. Killian Jornet has a similar experience to Kyle in his 24 hour world record challenge, and there are announcements on standards for Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022.
Photo credit Bobby Gavin (www.thatonemoment.co.uk).
In Episode 128 Tom is settling into life in Paris and running under strict lockdown. Kyle is buoyed by receiving a major award, and we start talking about our running goals in 2021.
Killian is a talking point again as he goes for a 24 hour track time, and the British Athletics Marathon Trial for Tokyo 2020 (or is it 2021 now?) is announced.
In Episode 127, we're joined by Kev Mitchell from Scottish Mountain Rescue. Kev gives some really good, clear advice to anyone planning to run in the hills or remote areas at this time of year and what to do if you get into trouble - a really good listen for experienced or novice hill runners.
We've got part 2 of Kyle's chat with Scottish and British international track hero Jake Wightman, and the fresh feedback from Kyle of the Speyside Way Ultra in his debut race director role from the event!
In Episode 126 we're joined by Scottish and British track hero Jake Wightman! Kyle catches up with Jake to hear about his background, training and that glorious night in Monaco.
It's race week and we preview the Speyside Way Ultra under it's COVID measures, and discuss recent news on drug testing in athletics this year since lockdown.
Plus usual updates and capers.
Episode 125 is dedicated to GB Mountain Runner Chris Smith who tragically lost his life in the scottish mountains.
After a short break, we are back with a jam packed episode and we have none other than Scottish Athletics legend and former World Mountain Running champion Angela Mudge to chat over her superb running career. This is one not to be missed folks!
Meanwhile, Tom is back from Paris and living the quarandream and Kyle chats about the upcoming launch of the The Moray Way Ultras Race Series which launches on the 5th November!
We give you the usual race recaps (yes a couple!) and encourage you to get your Tartan Running Shorts order in before Christmas!!
This week's episode is brought to you by Schop, Edinburgh’s Shop Local & Eco-Delivery Service.
Kyle catches up with Tom and discuss the highs and lows of mara weekend and the speedy 5,000m and 10,000m world records this week! We also bring you some local results, upcoming races and the TRS runner of the week.
Kyle also chats with Schop founder and running enthusiast Tim Roads on all things food, drink and running!
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Tom and Kyle are joined by SOAR running founder, Tim Soar to speak all about the brand, including the history, it’s future and the technicality of producing good quality kit.
We also reveal the competition winners of the SOAR race bundle giveaway and announce our TRS commentary that’s happening at this weekend’s London Marathon. We also have a TRS Runner of the week!
Episode 122 is.....light! Kyle has been on his holidays and Tom wrestles with knee-hab!
Fortunately we've got races to talk about including the brilliant Monument Mile and the Podium 10K where Scottish athetes have been putting in a strong showing. We debate the Diamond League and start to look ahead to the rest of the year.
In Episode 121 Tom is shaking off disappointment from his injury woes at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon but shares the highs of masquerading as an elite athlete for the weekend! This race is officially one of the fastest and best half marathons and gets full TRS approval as we cover some fantastic race results from Scottish athletes and some new record breaking friends!
Meanwhile Kyle is still coming back and talks about his return to training. We've got race calendar updates, the usual speculation regarding the rest of the season and some news about changes coming in the direction of TRS!
Topped with extra ramblings!
Race. Are. Back!
In Episode 120 we're previewing the Antrim Coast Half Marathon which has assembled a truly best of British field! And even better, we've got a TRS interest with Tom lining up for an exciting and rare race opportunity over the sea.
As well as races coming up, we're pleased to be back talking race results! This week we catch up on 5000m in Aberdeen, the Lairig Ghru, British Champs on the track and some Diamond League action. Long may it continue!
All laced with added ramblings! Available now.
Sit back (or run!) and listen to the raw uncut recap of Kyle's Treadmill World Record Attempt last Friday!
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Episode 118 and we bring you an exclusive countdown with Kyle on this Friday's Treadmill World Record attempt. Tune into to hear about his tactics and how he plans to get to the finish! We also chat with Emma from CHAS and Myles from Gathimba Edwards Foundation to talk about the charities that Kyle is raising money for.
Tom updates on the Antrim half, and we also chat about some emerging scottish races, and the podium 5km not getting there race license.
In Episode 117 we're joined by Scottish Olympian Beth Potter fresh from her Podium 5k win! Beth speaks to Tom about her impressive career to date, her training and the move to triathlon in the last few years. A great listen for those considering a switch to multi-sport!
Meanwhile, Kyle is now within 2 weeks of his world record attempt and starts talking taper and some of the finer details of his preparation, while Tom is still grinding out marathon sessions. We catch up on Monaco Diamond League with some sensational Scottish performance and a LEJOG record-not-record run!
In Episode 116 we are celebrating the return of races!
James McIlory, former Olympian and the Race Director for the Antrim Coast Half Marathon joins us to talk about the race and the challenges in preparing it in the current climate. Not to mention the stellar field being assembled to make an assault on the Irish All-Comers record.
As well as Antrim, we catch up on the loaded fields at the fantastic Podium 5k which featured TRS friends and Scottish elites.
We've had mixed weeks of training, highlighting the ups and downs of any training block as Kyle approaches the home straight for his 24 hour treadmill WR attempt and Tom's continues on the road to Antrim & Wrexham.
Plus usual ramblings, plus usual banter plus news of a new endeavor for Kyle!
We bring you an exclusive interview with GB and Commonwealth Games star Joasia Zakrzewski after her unexpected journey to the British and Scottish records in various distances during her 24 hour race in Canberra, Australia.
Tommy gears up for a potential half marathon at Antrim next month whilst Kyle gives you an update on his treadmill world record challenge with only 3 weeks out! We also chat FKT's, a 24 hour munro bagging record and a carbon shoe plea to Nike!
Link to Kyle's WR Treadmill challenge here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KyleGreig
Episode 114 is again brought to you by Soar Running!
We bring you none other than Scottish Olympian Andy Butchart to chat for the second time on the show and how he has been coping during lockdown. Kyle continues to reel the miles in for his Treadmill world record attempt on the 28th August and Tom comes to terms with his training not being uploaded from Garmin to Strava. Tom rants about London Marathon’s statement on the event whilst we have a Strava rant coming your way too!
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Episode 113 is brought to you by our fast and good looking friends at SOAR Running!
This week, we've got part 2 of our interview with GB Ultra Runner Meryl Cooper. Kyle's training is on course for the 24 hour World Record treadmill attempt and we start talking strategy and planning, while Tom is getting dangerously optimistic about racing a marathon this Autumn and is training accordingly.
We've also got some news from the circuit, the usual race calendar update, a Zwift rant from one of our guests and a review of the SOAR Running dual run shorts! Check out our competition with SOAR on Facebook for your chance to win a fantastic SOAR Running kit selection.
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Episode 112 is brought to you by our friends at Soar Running and to celebrate this, we've been out enjoying the summer weather by rocking their superb ELITE Race Vest 3.1!
After a short hiatus, we've got 2 weeks of training to catch up on, and excitingly we have GB ultra runner Meryl Cooper on the show! Meryl has been speaking to Kyle about herself and her brilliant running career in part 1 of a 2 part interview.
Kyle's right on course for the 24 treadmill Word Record attempt while Tom is back in form and optimistic about a race at the end of the tunnel... On that note, we've got updates on the disintegrating race calendar as well as another seriously weird injury from a TRS interviewee!
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Episode 111 is unlocked! We have World & European Masters Champion Alastair Walker on the show to chat about his 2 part running career which formed 2 parts as a sub 30 10k/2.22 and decades later got back into the sport as a hugely successful masters athlete.
Meanwhile, Tom has another spring in his step after being inspired by last week’s interview with Liz McColgan. Kyle continues to build towards the 24 hour treadmill world record attempt with a couple of ultra runs including a treadmill 50k run. We have a couple of fine Scottish performances from Sarah Inglis and Adam Craig along with some retro London Marathon results in 1991!
To find out more/donate to Kyle’s WR attempt check out the page here https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KyleGreig
Episode 110 is another stacked show and is brought to you by Coffee MOD!
Kyle interviews one of Scotland’s finest distance runners Liz McColgan-Nuttall! Liz chats openly on some of her biggest career wins and challenges that she has come up against as a top level female distance runner. She also mentions some interesting facts that you may not have known. This is an interview that will inspire and give you the motivation to be your best self!
In other news, Kyle has a decent week in the prep for his 24 hour WR treadmill challenge and Tom goes back in time to speak to Scottish distance legend Al Hutton after his 1990 London Marathon victory!
To find out more about Kyle’s treadmill challenge you can visit https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KyleGreig
Episode 109 is brought to you by Tribe Sports!
Tribe Sports are the UK's first 360 degree sustainable performance running brand, driving positive change for runners through the power of the community, and we welcome them to the TRS community! We've been running in their Endure kit this week which is made from high performance eco-tech fabrics using recycled plastics and ocean waste. Spoiler alert - it's sustainable, great to run in and we've got a discount for listeners!
We've got Part 2 of our interview with the brilliant Ron Morrison talking more about his roles within Scottish Athletics and his experiences as a coach. Not to be missed if you enjoyed Part 1!
Kyle's planning his 24 hour treadmill attempt, Tom is coming off the back of a down week and we close out our fartlek questioning!
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Episode 108 is brought to you by Windswept Brewing, and we're go ultra marathon long!
Scottishathletics President and Scottish running community hero Ron Morrison joins us for the first of a 2 part interview to talk about his background as a athlete, coach and official! Ron has contributed so much to our sport over the years and it's a pleasure to learn about his roles and experiences over that time - one not to miss!
Nigel Tiddy, MD of Windswept Brewing, comes onto the show to talk to Tom about the brewery as we finish their series on the show, while Ally Sutherland jumps onto the podcast fresh from his 51 marathons in 50 days!
And if that wasn't enough, we throw some usual ramblings and running news in for good measure. You're going to need a long run or a couple of Windswept beers for this one - buckle up!
Episode 107 is brought to you by our friends at Windswept Brewing, and we are drinking Tornado and Lighthouse tonight!
This week we bring you the second installment of Scottish Olympian and Scottish Marathon record holder Steph Twell! She talks about her journey to that fantastic Scottish marathon record and where her future goals lie along with some fantastic golden nuggets for you all! This is another interview not to be missed folks!
Chairman of Scottish Athletics Ian Beattie jumps on to talk about the virtual West Highland Way Race that starts this week and Kyle & Tom go back in time to talk about the highlights of the 1988 London Marathon.
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Episode 106 is brought to you by our friends Windswept Brewing!
This week we're bursting with guests with Scottish Marathon record holder Steph Twell joining us! In the first of a 2 part interview, Steph talks about her background, training philosophies and what she's doing through this current standby period. Tune in next week to hear about that Scottish marathon record!
Retro Results is back by popular demand and Fraser Clyne dials in to provide his view from the front of London Marathon 1987!
We update on our training and start talking about our BHAGS, starting this week with Tom's and a teaser about Kyle's!
Episode 105 has been produced with the support of Windswept Brewing and is fresh and ready!
This week we're joined by top British athlete Jess Piasecki to hear about her sensational marathon in Florence that puts at her 3rd in the all time British female list, as well as her training and her own podcast The Female Athlete podcast.
Zach Bitter has been in WR form on the treadmill, we review the Active Root Gel Mix and talk more retro results, rants and runner of the week. All with a Mistral beer in hand!
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Episode 104 is brought to you by Windswept Brewing!
We have another fantastic episode for you guys during lockdown with none other than Scottish Olympian and record holder Chris O’Hare! Chris speaks about his early career as an Edinburgh AC athlete, his move to the states and what it’s like to be a professional athlete. He also opens up about how some of his tough moments in the sport and how he has overcome them along with some of the highlights of his career thus far.
Popup band member and Giffnock North athlete Michael Cross joins us to chat about the band, running and our new intro which Popup have kindly provided us! To round it off, Ally MacIver closes the show off with our new outro!
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Episode 103 is absolutely stacked with content!
We've got an interview with top British international marathoner Steph Davis to talk about her progression to her recent world class results, her training and everything London and Tokyo. One of Scotland's top physios James Cruickshank @physiorun joins us on the show to talk about the importance of foot strength and his recent Unlace the Brace programme.
And if that wasn't enough for you, we've got chat on our Red Bull Wings for Life runs, TRS runner of the week, running rants AND news on some fantastic TRS music!
It's a long one but not to be missed!
Episode 102: 'Tartan Running Mums'
TRS have a special episode ‘Tartan Running Mums’ with 3 fantastic athletes namely Jasmin Paris, Morag Millar and Debbie Greig! They provide useful tips and experiences during pregnancy and post partum and the impact it has had on their running.
This one is for the current/expectant mums and dads or anyone interested to hear from these fantastic athletes!
Kyle and Tom also have the usual ramblings pre and post interview including nostalgic accounts of London Marathon and a TRS runner of the week!
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In Episode 101 we kick off our second century with two time and reigning Scottish marathon champion Michael Wright! Michael is a leading figure at Central AC and he joins us to talk about his running (teaser - Central AC Club Night next week!).
We continue lockdown life and as we look into the running rants well, discover it has run dry! Send them in!
Episode 100 is brought to you by Hawkins Running!
We've made it! One hundred episodes! As we hit a century not out, we've marked it with this show which was recorded live on Facebook and we were really pleased to be joined by the Hawkins brothers! The guys joined us to talk about the impact on their training and Tokyo 2020 plans of COVID-19 and share all their running experiences in their already storied careers. With over 200 listeners joining through the stream we've got listener questions for us and the Hawkins to keep us going.
Thanks for supporting us - 100, not out!
In Episode 99 we're under lockdown and have moved into the world of virtual racing! We talk about the virtual relays that have swept the running community and are pleased to have Annabel Simpson join us for an interview to tell us about her and her training!
We also reflect on our first live TRS, look ahead to next week's one hundredth episode celebration and bring you the results of our TRS TrainingPeaks 5k!
In Episode 97 we're locked down, but we can still! We've had an amazing response over the weekend to the TRS led #runtogetherapart commitment from Scottish club runners and talk about running in these difficult times.
We've got part 2 of Kyle's chat with Jamie Crowe and are delighted to announce a partnership and competition with TrainingPeaks!
In Episode 96 we're still numb from the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic and reflect on the decimation to the Spring racing calendar. To cheer you up we have National XC Champ Jamie Crowe on in the first of a 2 part interview to hear about his background and plans for the future.
We catch up on the results of races that did go ahead last weekend including the Scottish Young Road Champs, D33 and Clydebank to Balloch Half and begin to think about how the current global situation affects us as runners.
Episode 95 is locked, loaded and virus free!
We bring you another installment of The Doc Talks to finish off the Strength Training for Runners series – fascinating and insightful so get listening!
Tom continues on the upward curve with London Marathon looming next month amidst all the Running Coronavirus panic! Kyle starts pulling it together with some training and newly found running goals! Finally, we chat about running in tunnels, some XC results, the Inverness Half Marathon and a fantastic rant that you will all relate to!
In Episode 94, we recap on some great Scottish performances at The Big Half including a PB for Fiona! And as coronavirus escalates Tom begins to work on back-up plans for London while Kyle gives us the latest update in his ever changing race plans.
We've also got race results from across Scotand including the Nairn 10K, Allan Scally Road Relays and the Down by the River 10K as well as other news and TRS Runner of the Week!
It's Episode 93 (despite Kyle's claims this week and last) and thankfully Tom is back to claim back this missing episode and get you your TRS hit before the weekend!
We review the results from the National Cross which was run in truly savage conditions, some great results for Scottish athletes at the British Indoor Champs and Tom recaps on the ridiculously performance enhancing conditions at the Kinloss to Lossie Half.
Tom is taking a break from Kyle this week and we have Kyle's coach Lewis Walker to step in as co-host this week!
Along with the ramblings from Kyle, we review some quick times at the weekend and preview the Nash XC.
Lewis chats about his training and some of the training principles that make a successful runner from 5k's to Ultras.
He also touches on the important role that build up races can have for a spring marathon be it cross country or half marathons. Along with providing the usual results, he adds his view on the vaporfly debate!
Lots of great information and insights - enjoy!!!
In Episode 91, Kyle is back from his holiday....and he has tales to tell! He's been scouring running shops for trainers, aggravating local drivers and getting robbed at races! Fortunately Debbie brought home the goods and joins us to talk through her fantastic race win.
We've got news of another British record for the in form Jemma Reekie, the now weekly Vaporflygate and a review of the Scottish National Masters XC results.
In Episode 90, Tom is joined by guest host Myles Edwards for a week full of content! The Greigs have been in international marathoning action in Tallahassee with a fantastic time and win from Debbie, we chat about Myles and his 2020 plans on the roads and Tom has been speaking with Scottish and Great Britain athlete Sarah Inglis following her sensational run at the Houston Half. We also cover a load of news including record breaking indoor runs from Jemma Reekie and a tantalisingly close run for Callum Hawkins in Japan. And of course, there has been a ruling on the Vaporfly!
On top of that we've got our usual recap on Scottish race results and a rant courtesy of our guest host! That should keep you busy!
In Episode 89 Kyle is across the pond for Tallahassee marathon so Tom is joined by his training group the Duthie Park Harriers! Cameron Strachan, Ben Ward, Chris Richardson and Hamish Battle come on to contribute to our usual rambling on race results, news and Scottish performances as well as a reflection on group training.
Race wise we touch on the popular Devil's Burden Relays in Falkland, the National Veterans Road Relays and the Indoor Championships. And it's competition time as we look towards Tallahassee!
The Doc and Kyle's coach, Lewis Walker is back for some more running words of wisdom in the form of plyometrics for runners. Tom gets back on it after a heavy stagger and Kyle gets ready for a marathon in Florida next week!
Enjoy the episode guys!
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In Episode 87 we're joined by Scottish Marathon Project athlete Craig Ruddy! Craig has been on the circuit for a while and is a well known face and talks to us about his journey to marathon and his bitter sweet day in Frankfurt - a race story not to be missed!
We talk about the races at Run Stirling where the Home Countries, Inter Districts and British Cross are all happening on a busy Saturday, and there are some record breaking times in the Valencia 10K!
Kyle has no data to show while Tom is all about running data and geeks out this week on all his stats!
HNY TRS listeners – we have a special episode lined up in the form of Olympic Bronze medallist and former English Marathon record holder (up until Mo Farah broke this in 2014), Charlie Spedding!
Charlie talks all about his new book, ‘Stop Feeding Us Lies’ and tells us about some of his training and nutrition during his time as a world class athlete.
Tom and Kyle give a festive account of all the Scottish running action including their performances at the Tilly 10k and we chat about a fantastic world record set by 80 year old ‘Kirkaldy Wizard’ George Black. Alongside the Vaporfly vs IAAF debate, we chat/rant about ‘Tempo Racing’.
Lots of content in this episode folks so we hope you enjoy!
To check out some more information about Charlie Spedding and where to purchase his books, check out his website here: https://www.charliespedding.com/
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In Episode 85 we're navigating a busy December calendar like everyone else, balancing running with the festivities! BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 comes to Aberdeen, Kyle has been larking about on an oversized treadmill and Tom's wrestling with motivation.
Some of you are still racing so we've got all the Turkey Trot results as well as news of Scotland selections and an early look to our 2020 plans.
(Kyle's TV antics can be viewed at BBC iPlayer on the SPOTY Red Carpet Show from 44:30)
TRS have revived the 'Doc Talks' episodes where coach Lewis Walker treats the listeners to a great insight into strength training for runners.
Tom goes running, stumbles across a xmas market in the middle of a forrest and happens to buy a xmas tree. Meanwhile, Kyle is getting prepped for the santa run and keeps his head down with training.
We also take a look at the the cross country district championships across the country and announce the 'TRS runner of the week'!
In Episode 83 we've got Part 2 of our interview with the inspirational Del Rae! It's December so you know what that means....marcothon!
We recap on some impressive runs from Scottish females at Valencia and Percy Pud 10k and discuss the upcoming District XC Champs. Meanwhile Tom is making slow progress while Kyle has a major fixture conundrum in 2020...
In Episode 82 we've got part 1 of our interview with international marathon runner Derek Rae! We've been hoping to get Del on for a while so it's great to talk everything about him, his training, para athletics and more! We've got news from Leeds, Scots selected for the Euro Cross GB team and some cross country results on home soil.
In Episode 81 we've got the second part of our interview with hill running hero Finlay Wild! Kyle is really cooking with his shorter distance training while Tom makes slow but sure progress in his injury rehab. We talk running with glasses and introduce TRS Runner of the Week! Race results, rants and fixtures as always.
TRS brings you a fantastic interview in two parts with mountain running star and Ben Nevis 10-in-a-row winner, Finlay Wild. He talks all about his running career, his race wins and round records, as well as his training and nutrition – one not to miss!
We also give you a round up on the National Short Course XC championships and dogs whilst running!
A link to Finlay Wild’s blog http://gomountaingoats.blogspot.com/ Colin Donnelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilHqrDDWMVk
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In Episode 79 we're joined by Scottish Athletics CEO Mark Munro to talk all things athletics in Scotland in an interview not to be missed! Meanwhile, Kyle is buckling down to some solid training while Tom mixes it with the big lads down the weights gym... not pretty! As usual we've got some results from across Scotland and news on announcements and updates from the sport.
Episode number 78 and we have a fantastic and inspiring interview in the form of Scottish Marathon legend Mel Edwards MBE alongside his son and Scottish Internationalist, Myles Edwards. We also have some fantastic marathon performances in Frankfurt and Dublin marathon as well as chatting about the National XC Championships in Cumbernauld.
Check out this fantastic resource on some of the greats including Mel: http://www.scottishdistancerunninghistory.scot/
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In Episode 77 an injury forced DNF at the Amsterdam Marathon is pretty raw for Tom who shares it as it is. A major name has been gracing the XC circuit and we really ramp into the XC season there is a fixture clash already!
Tom is only a couple of nights’ sleep from his 2.29 project at Amsterdam Marathon and gives us his thoughts before the big day!
He also tells us of about his ‘big’ purchase… Kyle runs the inaugural Bennachie Ultra and reviews the race. We give you a run down of the most recent results including the start of the cross country season. To follow the race and Tom, best download the Amsterdam Marathon app here https://www.tcsamsterdammarathon.nl/en/participants/event-app/
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Tom starts giving us the intricate details on his 2.29 marathon project next week for the Amsterdam Marathon and TRS thoughts on the Ineos 1.59 Challenge by the almighty Kipchoge this weekend. We talk about Callum Hawkins amazing marathon 4th place the World Athletics Championships and our views on the Salazar scandal. Meanwhile, Kyle wins a 10k and reveals he is running the inaugural Bennachie 50km Ultra this weekend!
Link to the Ineos 159 challenge here https://www.ineos159challenge.com/
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In Episode 74, Tom has been out in Berlin supporting his faster half smash out a PB in the marathon while the world record almost goes! With the World Champs on in Doha, we've got empty stadiums and breaking doping news to talk about as well as touching on the Scottish Half Marathon Champs closer to home in Glasgow. All that in under an hour!
In Episode 73 we're heading into Autumn racing season with Berlin and Great Scottish Runs coming up! Tom continues through the marathon grind and Kyle is back to winning ways on the local hill racing circuit. We've got a shorts conundrum, a rant release from a PH Racer and of course and news from races around Scotland.
Episode 72 and we give you a cracking interview with one of Scotland’s most versatile athletes. Alastair Hay has represented Scotland over the 1500m at the Commonwealth Games and has won numerous national championships over a range of distances, disciplines and has held a successful long running career that has no signs of slowing down! This is an interview not to be missed folks!
Tom shapes up well for his sub 2.30 attempt at Amsterdam Marathon next month at Crathes Festival of Running whilst Kyle does the 5k fun run in his attempt to get back in shape after the UTMB. In addition to the main results in the last couple of weeks, there is a common theme on running as we age throughout the show as well as an age related rant.
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In Episode 70 we've only got one thing on our mind - UTMB! Having had a week to digest it all, Kyle tells all about his 30 hours in the Alps in one of the toughest races there is. The good, the bad and the ugly...we're going through it all, buckle up!
We've also got an update on race results in Scotland including the stacked National 10K Champs in Stirling and news of Scottish elites on the international circuit.
Today is the day for the big dance and we bring you this episode in a Cafe!
Kyle is all set and chats briefly about his prep and how he is feeling. Tom is ready for a sleepless night in the mountains and fuels up with his first Acai Bowl.
Tom also chats about how his Great Aberdeen Run performance went!
live updates and videos on utmbTV : - https://utmbmontblanc.com/fr/live/utmb & - https://utmb.livetrail.net Or - download the LiveTrail app onto your phone . Kyle's race number is 96. . Starts at 6pm (5pm UK time)
Episode number 69 of TRS and we have decided in the spirit of the number to structure the show topsy turvy. We have a rant about the cost of some races, Kyle talks about his run up to the UTMB next week and Tom gears up for the Great Aberdeen Run half marathon this Sunday. Among all that we have a heap of results to chat about across the breadth of Scotland and talk about the fantastic results from the scots at Sierre Zinal aswell as the organisers decision to allow previous dopers to run in the event.
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Here is a good video showing the UTMB races from Billy Yang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUpRzyUrrlw
In Episode 68 we're almost down to 2 weeks to go for the big dance! Kyle talks more UTMB prep while his wife gets back to racing, we lament the news that Great Aberdeen Run will not continue and as usual cover news and results from across running in Scotland.
In Episode 67, Tom has been catching up with Sean Fontana to hear about his background and the recent transition to marathoning and the Scottish Athletics Marathon Project. As UTMB approaches we continue to talk prep for the big day....and that's it! Unfortunately a technical glitch means a glorious hour of race results and rants are going to have to wait until week 68!
In Episode 66 the lads have been head to head for in the Rumble at Ben Rinnes! We recap on our runs which mark the end of the hill conversion project for Tom and a good check point for Kyle on the road to the UTMB.
We've got the few results that happened on a quiet week of athletics across Scotland and talk about one of our favourite subjects - a Strava rant!
Episode 65 and we have a fantastic episode this week. Jacob Adkin has recently been crowned the European Mountain Running Champion and he gives us a fascinating insight about his experience, his training and future race goals. Meanwhile, Tom and Kyle get ready for a showdown at Ben Rinnes and we also talk about the London Anniversary Games and the Luke Traynor doping violation.
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Kyle is back from TRS paternity leave and chats about the birth of Logan Alexander Chase Greig and how he is managing to juggle fatherhood and his UTMB prep. Meanwhile, Tom is settled in his new TRS HQ and tells us about the drama that unfolded at the Campus 5k! He also has a wee rant about pacing and Kyle has a nature rant!
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This week in Episode 63, Kyle is on paternity leave so we dedicate the show to the newest member of Team TRS, Baby Greig! In his absence, Tom is joined by Chris Richardson and Cameron Strachan who provide the paternity cover and we talk about the Night of the 10K PBs where Cameron was in action as well as previewing this weekend's Inverness Campus 5k! It's a slim week on the race results front, while our rant comes in the form of a dig at DNFs....
This week the guys wrestle to keep running around busy weeks - Kyle is on red alert for the arrival of Baby G while Tom struggles without curtains! There's been a lot of racing action including a fake Great Run and a Tattie Race which we cover as well as races across Scotland. We also discuss a listener rant which comes in the form of hill running etiquette debate!
Kyle and Tom attempt to keep it short this week, however, there is so much to ramble about. Tom drinks a beer called Sheena to celebrate his PB whilst Kyle goes tee total and talks about his recovery and a wee 10k race he did at the weekend. Despite their efforts, they are still overshadowed by their wives running accomplishments! Listen and find out all about it!
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In Episode 60 Kyle is back from his second assault on the Mozart100 and true to form, he has a story to tell about his strong race performance! We preview the Brian Goodwin 10K which has assembled a stacked field and even includes TRS representation as Tom shapes up for another assault on 10K. Sandbagging is on the rant radar this week and we cover our favourite results from a busy racing weekend!
In Episode 59 the busy June race calendar continues with TRS represented at both the Beach 10K and Dunideer Hill, and with Kyle a week out from the Mozart 100 ultra marathon we talk about his final preparation for that. We've got race results coming out of our ears, selection news for Scottish athletes and a fresh running rant!
Ok folks - this is actually Episode 58 and we talk about Tom's transition into hills, Kyle sets his sights on Mozart 100km (and some...) next week and Kyle and Tommy seeing some fairly unique sights on our Sunday run(only in the North of Scotland)...
We also give you some runners rant fixes and as usual sum up recent race results...
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Despite the intro, this is Episode 57! This week we've got the 2nd part of National 5K Champion Morag Millar’s interview. Tom continues clocking some good ‘vertical’ mileage whilst Kyle has a wee scare! Lots of races this week including Edinburgh Marathon Festival and an ‘anti rant’!
In Episode 56 we're really pleased to be joined by Scottish 5K Champion Morag Millar in part 1 of a 2 part interview. The much talked about TRS Beer Mile has finally happened and Tom is entering the world of hill running and racing this week! We've also got race results from across Scotland and a rambling rant!
This week we're chuffed to be joined by Scottish Athletics Chairman and WHW Race Director Ian Beattie to talk everything ultra running and athletics in Scotland with Kyle. As the summer comes into our sights, we chat about our goals for the rest of the year as well as race results from across Scotland and the recent sad news on Great Stirling Run.
In Episode 54, we're joined by our club mate and marathoning hero Chris Richardson to talk all things marathon! Results wise we've got the Scottish National 5K to talk about as well as the "Baker Hughes 10K" where Tom is back in racing action, and running rants where we touch on a subject raised by a top Scottish club runner on social media recently.
(Apologies for a dip in audio quality this week - mic issue!)
Episode number 53 rounds up a full year since the TRS launch and we sum up some of our highlights! Not only do we give some more details on the birthday party, Kyle and Tom are in the same room chatting all things London Marathon, Great Stirling Run, Highland Fling Race. Finally, we round up with a wee rant to keep things interesting!
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In Episode 52, Tom is back from Boston and reflecting on an amazing marathon experience and expo rants! Kyle has been hill racing at Scolty in the now famous Hamish sandwich and we approach our first birthday with some party plans! It's a big racing weekend so we talk about this weekend's London Marathon and our predictions as well as Stirling Marathon and the Highland Fling.
In Tom's absence, one of Scotland's distance running greats, Fraser Clyne guest hosts TRS and we talk about Tom's solid run at Boston Marathon. We also get a live feed with Tom straight after the race to tell us about his initial reaction(and a few rants!).
Fraser goes off tangent with Kyle and we get some fascinating stories on some of his marathon ups, downs and funny moments. Fraser gives a Run Balmoral preview and we discuss local results and some superb rants!
Finally, Kyle announces the TRS prize winner of 'guess Tom's marathon time' (tune in to the very end to hear the winner!)
Marathon season is well and truly upon us as Tom realises it's suddenly race week! We talk about Boston Marathon prep this week and dream up what TRS branded nutrition would look like, as well as an absolute session of rants and race results including a Scottish invasion of the English road relays.
Kyle is back and gives a full account on his Bronze at the British 100km Championships. Tom reveals his plans for Boston and we talk about some amazing performances both locally and internationally including Silver medal at the National 10 Miler for Tom's better half. Finally some much needed rants to keep you all in the spirit!
In Episode 48, Kyle is recovering from a sensational bronze medal performance at the British 100K champs so Tom is joined by guest host Cameron Strachan!
We talk about the ultra champs in Perth, the national road relays and catch up with Cambuslang Harriers in the latest Club Night segment. We've got the 2nd part of our interview with Grant Sheldon as well as some running news and running rants!
In Episode 47 Kyle is tapering down for his run at the British 100K Champs in a Scotland vest! He's also been speaking with triathlete and former Scottish 10K Champion Grant Sheldon in part 1 of our interview with him, Tom is very much on the mend and we catch up on the race results and some controversy in the world of ultras....
In Episode 46 Kyle speaks with author and runner Arharanand Finn about his running experiences and training.
We chat about the Scots in action at the The Vitality Big Half in London for the British Half Marathon Champs and the Inverness Half Marathon, and we've got a bunch of Scots in action at the British Athletics Inter Counties XC with Mhairi Maclennan finishing in an outstanding 3rd place to make the GB cross team.
Episode number 45 and we have another fantastic interview with the recently crowned National Scottish Athletics Cross Country Champion Adam Craig! Kyle talks about his ups and downs in training for his first road ultra this month and Tom sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
We also talk all things Euro indoors including Laura Muir’s epic performances and give you one of the best running rants so far!
What a weekened! Both Kyle and Tom were down at the Scottish Athletics National XC Champs and what an event it was! With Tom still on the injury bench, Kyle was the sole TRS representative and he recaps what was a frustrating DNF experience. We talk about the exciting Senior races and results, particularly some dominant performances from our new national champions Adam Craig and Steph Twell.
We've also got an interview with well respected coach Brother Colm O'Connell from Itenm Kenya who talks to Tom & Fraser Clyne about his experiences over there, including coaching David Rudisha to Olympic Gold and WR in the 800m.
It's Episode 43 and it's National XC week! We preview the biggest event on the Scottish athletics calendar and make our predictions! We've also got part 2 of our interview with GB ultra runner Rob Turner, talk about the Scots in indoor action and cover our training and running rants.
In Episode 42, Kyle speaks to fellow GB Ultra Runner Rob Turner about all things ultra and in the first of our Club Night segments we're talking to Dundee Hawkhill Harriers! We also cover some great Scottish performances at the British Indoor Championships and as usual cover our training updates and running rants!
On this episode, Kyle speaks about his thoughts on becoming a Dad this summer and some of the running things that he will have to think about! Tom starts seeing the light at the end of his dark tunnel of injury and speaks about his thoughts and realistic expectations for the Boston Marathon.
Kyle gets picked for the Scotland team for the upcoming British 100k champs and gets hit by recyclables on a training run during storm Eric. We chat about the results, news around Scotland, Kyle reviews the Salomon Bonatti Pro Jacket, Tom gives his thoughts on the book Shoe Dog and we of course cover some running rants!
This week Tom speaks with a well known face on the Scottish running circuit over the last 30 years, Graham Bennison to hear about everything from training with Ron Hill to race organising in Fife! Kyle's been getting the miles in and suffering the chafing consequences, Tom's injury woes continue and Kyle shares some exciting news!
In Episode 39 we catch up on the cross country action in Belfast where the Scotland team were competing at the Home Countries, Kyle talks winter kit....and that's about it! #slownewsweek
We have author and top extreme ultra runner Dion Leonard speaking to Kyle and talking all things ultra-running and about his book 'Finding Gobi'. This book is a Sunday Times bestseller and is a remarkable story about the stray dog now called 'Gobi' that Dion found whilst running the Gobi Desert Ultra!
We also review the Inter District XC races in Stirling, Tom gets carried away with Strava rants whilst he deals with his knee injury and Kyle is reminiscing on the time he raced (got lapped) on TV by Eliud Kipchoge well over a decade ago!
The first episode of 2019 and it is almost as long as Kyle’s dream time for a marathon! Tom and Kyle are podcasting at the TRS HQ discussing our festive delights and firming up the 2019 running goals. We give you the low down at the Great Stirling Cross Country event and chat about some fast times during the festive season. Kyle fails miserably on name pronunciations and chats all things Run Garioch with Celebrity PT and Ultra Runner Stuart Amory, Run Garioch Race Director Graham Morrison and Race Support Executive/Marathoner Christine Appel.
In part 2 of our Xmas special we're joined by some of our favourite local running faces! This week we continue the debate and discuss whether the Nike Vaporfly 4% is cool tech or a step too far, and we've got the inaugural TRS Xmas Quiz! Test your knowledge on all things athletics in Scotland!
It's Christmas! We've gathered some of our favourite runners for the first ever TRS & Friends Special! The Friends include Scotland internationals Kenny Wilson, Fiona Brian & Nicola Gauld, Scottish 1500m Champion Myles Edwards, top physio James Cruickshank, international triathlete Debbie Greig and Metro Aberdeen marathon heroes Chris Richardson & Sam Milton. In part 1 of 2, we discuss the merits of the equalizing of male and female distances and team counters at cross country and the Scottish Athletics breakaway proposals. Merry Christmas!
It's that time of the year....TRS Scottish Running Personality of the year! Forget SPOTY, we discuss our highlights of Scottish running and name the winner of the 2018 TRS award! We also recap on our own 2018 highlights and debate some running fashion.
All the 3s....33! In Episode 33 we are staring down at our 33rd birthdays coming up but fortunately have an interview with Scotland's Euro Champs hero Eilish McColgan to celebrate! We've both been in XC action at the East District Champs so recap our runs as well as the results from all the District Champs this weekend.
In Episode 32, we've got part 2 of our interview with Robbie Simpson talking about his Gold Coast Commonwealth medal, we talk about the favourites for the District XC Champs this weekend and discuss race walking of all things!
In Episode 31, Commonwealth bronze medallist Robbie Simpson joins us! Tom caught up with Robbie in the first of a 2 part interview talking about his career in the mountains and on the road to the Gold Coast. Kyle's been in ultra action at the Hardmoors 80 and he tells us all about his tough day at the office to earn that final UTMB qualifying point! We catch up on the XC action across Scotland including Tom's return to the mud at Broxburn.
In episode 30, we're still not running much so instead we discuss the news that Scottish Athletics is exploring breaking away from British Athletics for European competitions as well as the results from this weekend in Scotland!
This week Tom speaks to our club mate Cameron Strachan who has burst back onto the Scottish Athletics racing circuit this year. We recap the exciting racing at the Scottish National Short Course XC Champs in Lanark and other results across Scotland while Kyle continues to worry about his weight.
This week neither of us have been running, but Kyle's maw is calling out his post marathon weight gain, we discuss racing weight, results from the Leeds Abbey Dash and look ahead to this weekend's Scottish Athletics National Short Course Cross Country Championships in Lanark.
Tom obliterates his marathon PB at Frankfurt and tries not to cry on the podcast. Kyle interviews Scotland Hill Running international, James Espie and we review the National Cross Country Relay championships in Cumbernauld!
We celebrate our 6 month episode by giving you the 2nd part interview of ultra running legend Damian Hall and his fantastic result for 5th position at the UTMB! Tom gives some final words before he sets off to compete at the Frankfurt Marathon whilst Kyle continues to do very little running. Finally, we preview the National XC Relay Championships in Cumbernauld and finish off with some running related rants!
Episode 25 is so good we recorded it twice! Only a week after Chicago, Kyle's at the Niagra Falls Marathon...For The Win! Damian Hall joins us to talk ultra marathoning and we lose half our North East listeners by talking about the elephant in the room.....the Aviemore 10K!
In Episode 24, Kyle is dialling in live from Niagra Falls to debrief on his performance in the Chicago Marathon, with wife Debbie joining us too! We also recap on the inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships at the Cardiff University Half Marathon where familiar faces competed for Team Scotland. And cross country is almost upon us!
Episode 23 is all about races! We are deep into racing season now and this week we recap on the Great Scottish Run where Tom took down his half marathon PB and we look ahead to this weekend's Chicago Marathon with Kyle all set for a big run! We talk about this weekend's inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff too.
On this week's show, Kyle takes one step closer to Chicago marathon and gets chased by dogs...Tom interviews Scottish Athletics legend Alex Jackson MBE and we discuss the results of the Loch Ness Festival of Running and preview the Great Scottish Run!
In Episode 21, George Ashley co-founder of Active Root and Trotter joins us for the full show to discuss Active Root and their ginger based nutrition, this week's Scottish running results including a brilliant performance by Jacob Adkin at the World Mountain Running Championships and what exactly a Centurion is...
In episode 20, we recap on the Scottish National 10K Championships at the Stirling, we start to look ahead to the upcoming Autumn marathons across the calendar with a preview of next weekends Loch Ness Marathon and lead off the show with some seriously crap chat!
In Episode 19, Kyle speaks with GB and Scotland International mountain runner Andy Douglas about his training and racing. As usual we talk about our training, Kyle's experimenting with a vibrating foam roller, we've got running rants and we cover some of last week's Scottish racing interests as well as a preview of the National 10K Championships at the Stirling 10K.
In Episode 18, the guys have been going head to head at the Great Aberdeen Run! We recap what was a brilliant event and hear from GB International orienteer, Welsh runner and Dundee Hawk Kris Jones ahead of his win in Aberdeen. We recap on other Scottish running performances and K-Babe is ranting about runners not saying hello!
In Episode 17 we share the second half of our interview with Inverness Harrier's Charlie Bannerman on athletics in Scotland but otherwise, it's all about the Great Aberdeen Run! Scottish distance running legend Fraser Clyne joins us again to preview the 10K and Half Marathon at this weekend's running festival in Aberdeen where Kyle and Tom are going head to head again!
In Episode 16, Tom has been speaking to respected Inverness Harrier coach Charlie Bannerman about club athletics and 5K training (part 1 of 2). We also recap on the brilliant Scottish performances at the European Athletics Champs and Sierre Zinal as well as National Track Champs in what has been a busy week!
In episode 15, Tom's struck down by the wilderpoo on holiday and Kyle's been attacked by a tick whilst in hill race action! We're halfway through the European Athletics Championships so we touch on the Scottish presence as well as other Scottish running performances in the last week.
In Episode 14, Kyle tells the tale of his run at the Swiss Alpine IronTrail T88 ultra marathon where he finished 4th! Closer to home, Tom has been racing local rivals at the Ballater 10 plus we recap on Scottish results and performances over the last week.
Episode 13 and of course it's unlucky....Kyle is ill and Tom's on his own! As a result, this week is definitely more of a sprint than a marathon and in that theme, we recap some exciting Scottish performance at the recent Diamond League track meets in London & Monaco. We also play back a discussion we had a few weeks back about what strength and conditioning we do following a listener question.
In Episode 12, Tom speaks with Scottish & British International Mhairi Maclennan to hear about her really impressive winter season and we wrap up on the results from the Inverness Campus 5k as well as from other races across the country. The Great Aberdeen Run is getting closer and we continue our preparation by discussing the route of the half marathon.
Inverness Campus 5K results: https://www.runbritainrankings.com/results/results.aspx?meetingid=245747&event=5K&venue=Inverness&date=13-Jul-18
In Episode 11 we are joined again by Lewis Walker for a discussion on nutrition, we preview the women's field at the Inverness Campus 5K and recap on our own 10K podium efforts! We also catch up on recent Scottish performances including Robbie Simpson's impressive win at the Zermatt Marathon and record breaking ultra runs by Kilian Jornet and Nicky Spinks.
Kyle chats with current Olympian and Scottish 5000m record holder Andrew Butchart. Tom previews the Inverness Campus 5k - one of the fastest 5km fields ever to be assembled in the North of Scotland! Kyle runs a hot and hilly half marathon on his road to recovery after his 100km and we announce our first listener competition!
This week Tom speaks with elite Scottish runner and general top guy Luke Traynor about his recent big run at the Brian Goodwin 10K and his plans for the future, Kyle's been having car trouble, we announce our plans to run the Great Aberdeen Run and catch up on our own training as well as Scottish results including the West Highland Way race.
Link to Mont Blanc marathon live stream: http://www.montblancmarathon.net/en/races/8-mbmarathon/209-live-web-tv-2
West Highland Way results: https://westhighlandwayrace.org/2018-results/
Lairig Ghru Race results: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=142182
Westhill 10k results: https://www.resultsbase.net/event/4395/results
After a big weekend, Kyle recaps his brilliant performance in the Mozart100 World Ultra Tour series race, Tom catches up on the Metro Aberdeen Coast2Coast challenge and we catch up on Scottish race results. After the sad news this week that Scottish distance running legend Don Ritchie passed away, the guys reflect on his stellar running career.
Don Ritchie MBE :( https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/37059-2/
Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k https://www.runbritainrankings.com/results/results.aspx?meetingid=243272
Glenrothes 10k https://www.runbritainrankings.com/results/results.aspx?meetingid=244741
Peterhead Running Festival results: https://www.stuweb.co.uk/race/1Vl
Yuki Kawauchi, Mo and Rupp for Chicago!! https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/events-news/yuki-kawauchi-to-run-chicago-marathon/17163
In Episode 7, Kyle joins us from Germany in the week leading up to the Mozart 100 Ultra, while Tom is preparing for a Coast2Coast relay run across Scotland. Coach Lewis Walker joins us for the second part of his discussion marathon training, and as usual we discuss our training and results across Scotland.
In Episode 6, Kyle talks with his coach Lewis Walker in the first of a 2 part discussion on marathon training. Tom and Kyle also discuss their training, the origin of Tartan Shorts and recent results in Scottish distance running fixtures.
Apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode - we are addressing it and it will be fixed for next week - stay with us!
In Episode 5, Kyle interviews Scotland international Kenny Wilson and discusses his training, nutrition and running experiences. The guys also wrap up a weekend of Scottish performances at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, Vitality London 10000, Glas Tulaichean Uphill and continue to plan for the Tartan Running Shorts Beer Mile Championships!
In Episode 4, Tom speaks with top physio James Cruickshank about injury prevention and his recent marathon training, the guys discuss Scottish performances at 10K races across the UK including the BHGE Aberdeen 10K and their own training and racing from the last week.
Show Notes:
James Cruickshank Interview. 1) Bettina Karsten, University of Greenwich, The effects or sport specific maximal strength and conditioning training on critical velocity, anaerobic running distance and 5km race performance.
httpps://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/abs/10.1123/ijspp.2014-0599
2) Rich Willy, PT, PhD, LA TROBE University, 5 myths about strength training and endurance running. http://semrc.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/5-myths-strength-training-endurance-running/
This week Kyle interviews one of Scotland's greatest ever distance runners, Fraser Clyne, and the guys catch up on some of the main races in Scotland this week including the inaugural Longside Loop 10, Ben Lomond Hill Race, Dunecht Dash, Benromach 10K and the World Ultra Trail Champs.
In episode 2, we talk about the National Scottish 5K Champs, Kyle interviews Fiona Brian after her recent win at the Lillebaet Half Marathon while on Scotland international duty, doping news and how we go about balancing our training with our work & life commitments.
In their debut podcast, club athlete Tom Brian and GB International ultra runner Kyle Greig talk about all things running including their latest races, current training and provide some valuable advice to our listeners. In this episode, we speak about Kyle's 53 mile Highland Fling race, Tom's London Marathon result, the Queens favourite running race and the effects of beetroot juice.