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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...

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 Scotti...

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 lik...

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 run...

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/nourishnutritionuk Strap 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 p...

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! Stra...

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 20...

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 a...

In Episode 202, 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! Photo cred: Scottish Athletics

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 week...

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 R...

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...

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 epis...

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...

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 Nati...