Tartan Running Shorts

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!

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Kyle's race number is 96.

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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