Tartan Running Shorts

Our first episode of 2023 and we have recent European U23 silver medallist and last year's TRS Runner of the Year Megan Keith on the show!

With over 500 votes, we announce the 2022 TRS Runner of the Year along with some category awards decided by Tommy & Kyle!

Enjoy!

On this show, we have the talented mountain running siblings, Scout and former Euro Uphilll Champ, Jacob Adkin! They chat to us about their recent exploits at the World Mountain Running Champs in Thailand as part of Team GB.

Meanwhile, Tommy has been dubbing at the East XC champs and Kyle gets exciting news live on TRS!

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Episode 188 covers parkruns, the 'dubs' and ultras!

And...we bring you newly crowned Scottish Short Course XC Champion & sub 4 minute miler, Ben Potrykus!

Kyle was also on Race Directing duties at the last of the Moray Way Ultra series races for this year - the Dava Way 50k!

Meanwhile, Tommy hits the jackpot!

Enjoy!

In Episode 187 we're joined by Chris Russell and Ritchie Gardiner of the Scottish beer mile team fresh from their exploits at the world champs in Belgium! The guys tell us about beer miling, their training and the world champs which saw Ritchie finish 5th in a Scottish record!

Closer to home we've had the national cross country relays at Cumbernauld to catch up on. We look towards spring as plans start to come together for racing in the new year....and before!

In Episode 186 we're joined by Loch Ness Marathon champion Dougie Selman fresh from his victory! As well as the win itself we catch up with Dougie on his background, training and whats coming next.

Running Rants are back! We throw in a rant of our own as well as listener rants and hope this is the start of more to come. Plus usual race results and our latest runtivities.

We are back! And Tommy has some fantastic news to share with you all. Spoiler alert - it's not a parkrun PB.

Meanwhile, Kyle & Debbie have been celebrating their anniversary at Kielder Marathon. We also ramble about the latest news including cross country and all the recent marathons!

Image by Events of the North.

Another episode coming at you...FAST...sub 4 minute mile fast!

Ben MacMillan is almost half the age of the co-hosts and double the speed but can he run a fast beer mile?

Meanwhile, Kyle takes part in not one, but two races on Saturday whilst Tommy takes parts in another parkrun whilst on red alert.

Enjoy!

(Photo by Bobby Gavin)

We have not just one. but four interviews in this episode from the winners of Kyle's Speyside Way Ultras race to a short interview with GB Ultra runner Jason Kelly who is setting off for the World 100k Champs this weekend!

Before all that however, Kyle gives a recap of an incredible weekend at the Speyside Way and Tommy has been dressing up for our pub athletics banter from the euros to his ding dong at parkrun!

Enjoy!

Episode 182 comes off the back of a month of major athletics wall to wall! Kyle is fresh from a jolly to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and as well the Athletics Trust Scotland launch we talk all about the heroic Scottish performances there and at the Worlds in Eugene.

Closer to home we've got the Scottish Senior Track Champs in Aberdeen as well as results across Scotland over the past few weekends.

Not much running for us, Tommy is heading towards a new world of excuses bingo and Kyle has the seeds of a race target in mind.

Tommy and Kyle line up ultra runner Mike Raffan who has an amazing story to tell when something wasn't quite right with his heart. We also ramble about his ultra experiences - ranging from backyard ultra, tunnel ultras and races across the length of Wales.

Aside from that, we talk briefly about the latest running news, Tommy getting dropped by 60 year old cyclists and Kyle asks you to pick him a running goal...