We’re joined (once again!) by none other than Sean Chalmers – fresh off his Edinburgh Half Marathon win and a new course record to boot! Always a great guest, and even better when he's smashing records. Meanwhile, Kyle’s been in recovery mode – and if you know Kyle, you know that probably means too much information. Tune in to hear the full story... Lewis has been keeping busy winding Kyle up and proudly Team Managing the Scottish squad at the Loughborough International – plus supporting athlete...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Kyle has been hard at work race directing the Moray Coastal Trail 23 and 50 mile races at the weekend but he also ran the Ultra X Scotland 50k the week before - his first ultra in 2 years! Meanwhile, we also speak chat with Sports Dietitian Gemma Holloway & Moray Road Runner Lawrie Currie - 2 athletes who were competing at the Moray Coastal Trail 50 at the weekend! Lewis Walker email: Lewiswalker.performance@gmail.com Gemma Holloway IG Handle: @this_dietitian_runs
May 14, 2025•1 hr 38 min
We have a jampacked interview with numerous interviews at Run Balmoral at the weekend including the Fit Like Joggers, the Run Balmoral RDs, Fraser Clyne, Kyle's wife for good reason and McDoogz! Not just that, Kyle was also racing for the first time in a while. We also roundup the weekend of racing including London & Manchester marathons aswell as the 10,000m Champs. Enjoy!
May 01, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Lewis & Kyle chat to Kevin Campbell from Costorphine AC who is having one helluva season on the dubs and road! Kyle does some more parkruns and rambles about his heal he has done nothing about. And we also bring back out Listener Q&A section! Enjoy!
Apr 12, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Lewis and Kyle join rising North athlete star Ross Gollan who just keeps running faster! We also recap on the Euro & World Indoors Champs, what we have been up to and everything else in between!
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Our first podcast back since last year and we are joined by 2:15 marathoner and recent Scottish bronze half marathon medallist Ryan Thompson of Cambuslang. All the usual running ramblings and pub like banter! Enjoy!
Mar 11, 2025•50 min
Episode 225 - Guaranteed TRS ramblings! A long overdue episode but it's been a busy one for Kyle & Lewis! Find out what they've been up to and the plans for the future!
Dec 09, 2024•39 min
Episode 224 brings on Shettleston Harrier and 2023 Scottish 10,000m champion Jamie Burns! Lewis and Kyle recap on their favourite moments from the Olympics and Kyle previews the Speyside Way Ultra Marathon this weekend! Enjoy!
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Episode 223 brings you guest co host, 2:11 marathoner and multiple Scottish champion Fraser Clyne! Fraser is no stranger to the show and was one of our first guests on the podcast many years ago! We talk about the Olympics, Fraser's running group Hidden Peak Running and why it has a place in the running community. Perhaps one of our shortest episodes of recent times but by no means short of golden nuggets and content! If you'd like to get in touch with us you can get us on our socials or tartanr...
Aug 08, 2024•41 min
In this episode, we pay tribute to our friend and multiple interviewee Ali Hay, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago. Our thoughts are with all his friends and family. We also bring on Cambuslang Harriers and TRS superfan Mark Gallacher! Tune in to hear about his journey from a 30-a-day smoker to a Masters Champion! Lewis discusses all things Olympic Trials with a wee rant, while Kyle opens up about his recent heart scare and its impact on his running. Enjoy the show!
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Firstly, we are sorry that the episode came out late - Kyle was admitted to hospital after a wee heart scare and held the audio recording close to him - possibly to make Tom stay! Anyway, this has zero edits but there is some news in there and a TBC recording with Mark Gallacher that we plan to do in the next show! Enjoy!
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Episode 220 comes hot when the season is starting to heat up - we chat about Megan's recent run @ the Night of the 10k's, Kyle recaps the Moray Coastal Trail 50 and Lewis has been on a weekend bender in Aberdeen! Remember to sign up to Scottish Running Week - www.scottishrunningweek.com Listen now!
May 24, 2024•56 min
Episode 219 - Kyle & Lewis catch up with Inverness Harriers Mhairi MacLennan who finished 1st Brit and a sub 2.29 mara! Meanwhile, Kyle recaps his London experience and seeks out some motivation from Lewis!
May 02, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Hot off a call up for the GB Team at the World Cross Country Championships, Falkirk Victoria Harriers athlete Scott Stirling joins us to chat about his amazing step up to one of GBs top endurance athletes! Not only does he operate at a high level, but he holds down a full time job as a trainee GP. Meanwhile, Kyle gets ready for London, Lewis is nursing through injury and Tommy is getting ready for Run Balmoral! Enjoy!
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Coach Lewis brings on none other than his very own athlete and newly crowned British 100k Champion Dougie Selman. Some of you may know the outcome but the execution of his win is simply outstanding. For any distance runner out there, this interview is a must to listen - Dougie leaves no stone unturned when it comes to how he got the win! Meanwhile, TRS is looking forward to participating in Scottish Running Week (more details to follow) taking place on the 3rd to 9th June. Make sure you sign up ...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 30 min
This week we have none other one of Scotland's leading Physios to talk all things running and physio - and everything in between! This one is not to be missed! Meanwhile, Tommy is back and we catch up on all the usual running updates! Project Physio details are here: https://www.projectphysio.net/ Enjoy the show!
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 38 min
After the success of Josh Kerr and Jemma Reekie at the World Indoors, Lewis and Kyle are biting at the bit to chat all things running. So not only do we recap our highs but we also talk to S&C coach to some of Scotland's top endurance athletes Rory Downie. Get yer notepad ready to take some worthy notes!
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 46 min
With the absence of Tom and Lewis, Kyle brought on the better half - his wife Debbie! Amongst the recap of their Tallahassee Marathon exploits, the RDs for the race jumped on and so did newly crowned National XC Champion Alice Goodall! Enjoy the episode!
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 8 min
In Episode 213 friend of the show and top marathoner Ginie Barrand joins us! We chat to Ginie about her fantastic form on the roads over the last year and her physical and mental approach to marathoning. With Kyle on holiday, Tom and Lewis catch up on the return of Jake Wightman to racing action indoors over 1500m as well as the US Olympic Marathon trial over the weekend.
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 11 min
We have TRS Runner of the Year Paul Forbes on the show - and as always he provides some great words of wisdom for you listeners. Tom gets his finger out for London Marathon and Kyle talks a big game for the Tallahassee Marathon in early Feb! What's more - Lewis talks all about Goal Setting so go get your notepads out folks - this is a super informative episode!!
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 54 min
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!
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min
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 t...
Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 53 min
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! 🎙️ 🏃♀️
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 49 min
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!🏃♀️🎧
Nov 18, 2023•1 hr 31 min
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.
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 17 min
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!
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 29 min
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!
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 18 min
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!
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 32 min
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.human...
Jul 25, 2023•2 hr 1 min
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! Photo cred: Scottish Athletics
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 37 min
