Tartan Running Shorts

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 o...

Sit back (or run!) and listen to the raw uncut recap of Kyle's Treadmill World Record Attempt last Friday! There is still time to donate here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KyleGreig For those who want to hear about coaching / training from Kyle check his website here: www.trs-training.com

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...

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 p...

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 fantast...

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 FK...

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 Ma...

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 a...

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...

Welcome to the Tartan Running Shorts Podcast hosted by Tom Brian, and myself Kyle Greig. 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...

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...

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...

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 ti...

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 a...

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...

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 Act...

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 h...

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 progra...

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...

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...

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 Train...

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, D...

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! Final...