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 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!

For the Love of the Run, For the Good of the Planet.

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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To enter the Virtual WHW Race head over to: https://westhighlandwayrace.org

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!

This is an episode not to be missed so get listening folks! Check it our here: http://hyperurl.co/lba26u

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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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