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 like to hear on TRS then please get in touch!

Happy new year and all the best for your 2024 running!

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 running—often, quite literally, on the run! Find his book at your nearest bookstore or online!

And if that's not enough, Kyle recounts his recent exploits in the East XC championships in Aberdeen.

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 preview for you. And don't miss Megan's magnificent performance at Liverpool! 🎙️ 🏃‍♀️

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!

Strap in, lace up, and hit play!🏃‍♀️🎧

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 20km UTMB series race in Nice while both the boys are looking ahead to XC.

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 and an interesting article on the evolution of world class endurance training.

https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/aop/article-10.1123-ijspp.2023-0131/article-10.1123-ijspp.2023-0131.xml

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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!

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