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.