In this episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at the diamond league final and give their take on the 2024 athletics season as a whole. 

The two discuss their favourite moments both from a Scottish point of view and internationally, the low moments, biggest stories, disappointments, memorable moments and lot’s more! 

As always, enjoy. 

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In Episode 20 of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at the Paralympics and the Scottish performances, most notably the 5 medals won by Sammi Kinghorn, which included her first Paralympic Title in the T53 100m.

They also discuss the pros and cons of post champs racing, focusing on the Scots who are still competing including Jemma Reekie, Josh Kerr and Eilish McColgan. 

Other talking points covered this week include, Mondo Duplantis v Karsten Warholm racing over 100m, the inclusion or exclusion of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone from the Brussels DL final and lastly they ask their listeners to send in their favourite athletics moments from the past year. 

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In the latest episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back to The Night of the 10ks and that amazing performance from Megan Keith, which stamped her passport for the Olympic Games.  

The two also look back at the Eugene Diamond League. 5 Scots competed at the event, which included an impressive victory for Josh Kerr over current Olympic Champion, Jakob Ingebrigsten, continuing their ongoing rivalry.

Notable performances covered also include, an Olympic qualifier from Erin Wallace, an impressive 400m from Brodie Young and a welcome return from Zoey Clark.  

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Eilidh and Susan are back with another Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games special and their guest for this episode is, Commonwealth Swimming Champion, Hannah Miley. 

On the first night of the games, Hannah brought the house down after winning the 400m IM, an event which would normally be at the end of the swimming schedule, was moved to the opening night in Glasgow because of Hannah's expectation of winning gold. 

In this episode, Hannah speaks candidly about the pressure and expectation she felt in the lead up to that performance, the doubts that lingered, the bond and the relationship she had with her dad and the relief when everything came together when it mattered. 

A brilliant insight into one of Scotland's best ever swimmers. 

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Eilidh and Susan are back discussing all things athletics and the 2024 season, looking ahead towards the Olympic Games.  

They look back at the opening races from Josh Kerr and Laura Muir, Nick Percy's magnificent Olympic qualifier, the Scots who performed at the London Marathon and the opportunities facing those headed for the World Relays. 

As well as the discussing athlete performances, Eilidh and Susan also give their opinions on the recent news that Olympic Champions (in Athletics) will now be awarded prize money...and lots more. 

As always, enjoy, share and feedback! 

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In episode 2 of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games specials, Eilidh and Susan sit down with Lynsey Sharp and relive her emotional and dramatic silver medal performance in the 800m. 

We hear how Lynsey's build up and preparation for the final was far from ideal and what was behind her "Get out strong, commit" mantra. 

As well as looking back at 2014, we hear about Lynsey's career as a whole, the highs and lows, where she candidly talks about the drama that followed her event, her decision to retire and lot's more! 

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In the first of a special series, Eilidh and Susan are joined by Commonwealth Champion Ross Murdoch, to look back at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, 10 years on. 

On the dramatic opening night of the games, Ross Murdoch won a surprise gold medal in the men's 200m breaststroke ahead of the poster boy of the games, Michael Jamieson.

In this episode, Ross talks about his preparations and lead up into the games, the shock of winning and the crazy chaos which followed that. Ross also opens up about his experiences of imposter syndrome and how he has come full circle from being the youngster in the team to the stalwart supporter of his team-mates. 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan review the World Indoor Athletics Championships, including super Josh Kerr, Jemma Reekie claiming her first senior medal, Laura Muir and the surprise star of the show, Scottee the mascot! 

As well as the world indoor champs, Eilidh and Susan also look back at Guy Learmonth's selection drama, delight in the return of Eilish McColgan and highlight the Scots who may be targeting the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, which take place at the end of the month. 

Enjoy! 

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In the latest episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at last weekend's British Indoor Championships, discuss their highlights and review all the action. They also look ahead to the World Champs and preview the Scots who will be looking to make the podium. 

In a new feature, Eilidh and Susan discuss athletics topics which are off the track. This week's topics include the proposed changes to the long jump and the bubbling rivalry of Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr. 

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As the first lot of results start to appear, Eilidh and Susan look ahead to the 2024 indoor season and discuss who they think will be the big performers and the ones to watch ahead of the World Indoor Championships coming to Glasgow. 

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Almost a decade on from Glasgow hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Eilidh and Susan look back to what the games meant to them and look ahead to the uncertain future they face now. 

Eilidh and Susan will be introducing a new bonus podcast this year, which will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Commonwealth Games being held in Glasgow.  The bonus podcast will include special guests and exclusive stories from that incredible games. 

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In this week’s episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at Megan Keith’s wonderful winning performance at the European Cross Country Championships. They also discuss the state of doping in athletics and share their experiences of drug tests and being on the anti-doping whereabouts system. Lastly they give their take on whether Christmas Day should involve training! 

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In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back over the last week of Athletics from Paris, the last of the Scottish athletes who still had to compete, as well as discuss the Olympics as a whole and their favourite (non-scottish) moments! 

Topics covered include Laura Muir's 5th place in the 1500m, the emotional and heartfelt moment between Eilish McColgan and Megan Keith as they battled through the women's 10k, Nicole Yeargin's double bronze relay performances and what do you do post games?

As always, enjoy! 

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In this week's episode, Eilidh and Susan talk  about their experiences of retirement, the moment you eventually decide to retire and the emotions that go with that. They also discuss whether there should be more support for athletes transitioning out of sport. 

As always, listen and share any comments and feedback! 

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In the latest episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan discuss the recent winners from the Scottish Athletics 4J Annual Awards Dinner. They give their views on the recent announcement from British Athletics regarding the departure of Stephen Maguire. Plus funding choices, the Ingebrigsten's and lots more. 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan look back on the Diamond League Final and look ahead to the Scottish Athletics Awards Dinner. They discuss the winners and breakthrough stars of the year as well as share some cross country memories! 

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Eilidh and Susan look back at the last couple of Diamond League races, including Zurich and Brussels as well as discussing the Scottish domination that has taken over the 5th Avenue Mile in  New York! 

Please feedback and engage via our social media channels or get in touch at theinsidetrackpod@gmail.com. 

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Join Eilidh and Susan as they look back on all the excitement from the World Athletics Championships. Surprisingly, one of their main discussions involve the men's 1500m and that incredible winning run from Josh Kerr. They also look back on all the Scottish performances from the champs as well as some of the big talking points, including that impressive final performance from Femke Bol. 

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In the first episode of The Inside Track, Susan and Eilidh discuss the 8 Scottish athletes that will be representing Great Britain at this months World Championships in Budapest. As well as sharing their views on the new British Athletics selection policy. 

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Eilidh and Susan are straight out of the blocks with this episode, literally less than an hour after Josh Kerr's 1500m heroics at the olympics, the two got together to give their views. 

As well as the men's 1500m, they look back at the Scots who have performed already, who is still to come and the tough realities of competing at an Olympics. 

As always, enjoy! 

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We are here, on the eve of the track and field action starting, Eilidh and Susan discuss all the Scots who will be competing in Paris and give their thoughts on who could do what at the Games. 

Can Josh get the better of Jakob Ingebrigtsen? Can Jemma make the podium after being so agonisingly close in Tokyo? And can Laura Muir become an Olympic medallist again? Just a few of the talking points this week.

It's going to be an exciting week ahead and keep an eye out for some bonus episodes mid games (hopefully if there are lots of things to discuss!). 

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On the opening night of Glasgow 2014, Kimberley Renicks won Team Scotland's first gold medal of the championships, followed around 63 minutes later by her older sister Louise, also winning gold. 

They were catapulted into the spotlight and nicknamed The Golden Sisters from that point on. In the latest episode, Eilidh and Susan hear from both sisters about their preparations leading into the games, what it's like to watch your sister become Commonwealth Champion and the chaos which followed. 

Kimberley and Louise also talk candidly about their upbringing, family support and their relationship as sisters, team mates and eventually as athlete and coach. 

As always, enjoy! 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan discuss the final selection choices for the Scots going to Paris and look at the final preparations leading into this weekend's diamond league in London and onwards to the Olympics. 

Enjoy! 

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Fresh off the back of the Olympic trials, Eilidh and Susan discuss the Scot's who performed and booked their tickets to Paris. 

The biggest debate covered is the third spot in the men's 800m, with Jake Wightman missing the trials with a medical exemption, what does that now mean his chances are for being included in Team GB?

The two also look at the difference between the American trials and the British trials and discuss the importance of competing at your national championships. 

Enjoy! 

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In this week's episode, Eilidh and Susan look back to the European Championships and the mixed fortunes of the Scots who competed. They then look ahead to the British Championships/Olympic Trials which take place on the 29th/30th June and predict how many Scots they think will make Team GB for the Paris Olympic Games. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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"I'm buzzing like a jar of wasps" and "The mail man delivers, once again!" just some of the iconic quotes from Charlie Flynn during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. 

Charlie was only 20 years old when he burst on the scene in Glasgow. Going into the games he was relatively unknown but by the end of it, everyone knew exactly who he was.  From his incredible performances in the ring to his unforgettable interviews, Charlie was the man everyone was talking about. 

In this latest Glasgow 2014 special, we hear about Charlie's own experience throughout the games, the attention it brought and the injury challenges he faced in the aftermath, once he turned pro. 

*Unfortuntately the audio is quite crackly at some points throughout this episode when Charlie is speaking, we hope it doesn't take anything away from his incredible stories. 

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In the final podcast episode of 2024, Eilidh and Susan discuss the current status of athletics globally and give their take on Michael Johnson's new global league athletics event - Grand Slam Track. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share.

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In episode 24 of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look at the various topics happening during the off-season.

This week, some of the issues covered include, the coaching and environment changes for Laura Muir and Jake Wightman. What will that mean for them going into next season? Funding drops and upgraded medals.  Plus, the latest financial woes of British Athletics. 

As alway, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan give the latest updates from the Commonwealth Games, including the sports that have been included, what made it and what was left out. Funding announcements, will all the Scots be happy?

The two then discuss the recent controversy surrounding the women's marathon world record. Do they believe it was a true performance? Where is the sport now with performances, technology and doping? Will we ever have clean sport? 

As always, listen, feedback and enjoy. 

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10 years on from Glasgow 2014, Eilidh and Susan discuss the prospect of the Commonwealth Games coming back to Glasgow in 2026. 

The two look back at Glasgow 2014 and how this games will look in comparison. They discuss the potential sports which will be included, how the athletes will value the games and how this new scaled down version will potentially look. 

As always, listen, enjoy and please share with us your thoughts on the Commonwealth Games coming back to Glasgow. 

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In episode 28 of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at some of the recent indoor performances from Scottish Athletes and look ahead to the British Indoor Championships this weekend. 

The two also give their views on the new indoor event, The Keely Klassic, named after Olympic Champion, Keely Hodgkinson. Inevitably this leads to discussions around the current state of athletics and TV coverage of events. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share. 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at some of the early indoor results and preview this weekend's international taking place at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, where we will see the return of Zoey Clark and Alyson Bell. 

And after sharing the news of Laura Muir's coaching set up in episode 24, Eilidh and Susan share their delight at having the correct sources and discuss the impact of Laura sharing the announcement last week! 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In the first episode of 2025, Eilidh and Susan look ahead to the season and discuss the current crop of Scottish athletes. Who do they believe we should be looking out for?

It's a big year ahead with a World Championships in September as well as a jammed packed indoor season, with both Europeans and World Indoor Championships happening. 

Who will feature, who will triumph and can we have another Scottish World Champion over 1500m?! 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan discuss the recent Scottish performances, which include a number of Commonwealth Games standards and injury returns. Athletes such as, Megan Keith, Jemma Reekie, Alisha Rees, Sarah Tait, Sarah Calvert and Eloise Walker. 

They also look at the future of the Grand Slam Track series, given the last competition of the series has been cancelled. 

Finally Eilidh and Susan give their predictions on whether they believe Faith Kipyegon can be the first female in history, to break the 4 minute barrier in the mile. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at the Scottish Athletes which have kicked off their 2025 season, including Jake Wightman, Jemma Reekie, Alisha Rees, Ben Potrykus and Scout Adkin. 

They also look ahead to the third Grand Slam Track event and look at some of the  tweaks and changes that have been made. 

Finally they discuss the controversial concept of The Enhanced Games and what that might mean for sport going forward. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this latest episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at Eilish's McColgan's impressive marathon debut in London as well as Sammi Kinghorn's performance, and chat through her mentality towards choosing to race the marathon. 

They also look back at the first Grand Slam Track event and give their views on how successful the new Michael Johnson concept went.

Other topics this week include, Usain Bolt appearing on Justin Gatlin's podcast and when the other Scots may open up their season given the World Champs are in September. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at that brilliant silver medal winning moment for Neil Gourley at the World Indoor Championships. 

They also share feedback from listeners regarding Episode 29 and the use of wave lights at a championships. 

Finally they look ahead to this weekend and the new event, Grand Slam Track, created by Michael Johnson, and share their views on what they hope and expect the competition to bring. 

*Other topics discussed this week also include, Eilish's McColgan's 10k, the return of Callum Hawkins and Megan Keith, the European Road Running Champs and Beth Potter. 

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In the latest episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back on the European Indoor Championships. They discuss the Scots who performed and give their opinions on the use of wave lights at a championships. 

(This may be the first time you hear Eilidh have a real negative rant!). 

Outwith the action on the track, the two discuss the recent coaching split of Jake Wightman and his dad Geoff. Plus the disgusting abuse that has been targeted at Eilish McColgan after she recently posted a photo of herself running on Instagram. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this bumper episode, Eilidh and Susan cover a lot of recent performances and discussion points in the world of athletics. Including covering Scottish performances from the London Diamond League and Euro U23s. They look forward to the British Championships, the head to heads, who will double up and who they believe will secure their spot for the World Championships. 

Finally, the two also discuss the recent doping violation from Kenyan athlete Ruth Chipngetich as well as the current progress of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan discuss the recent performances from Scottish Athletes across the globe, including Jake Wightman, Neil Gourley, Brodie Young, Megan Keith, Jemma Reekie and the welcome return of Laura Muir. 

They also look back at Faith Kipyegon's 4 minute mile attempt and give their opinions on whether this is a target that can be achieved. Finally, the two discuss some of the recent controversy surrounding Grand Slam Track and the payment of athletes. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at the World Para Athletics championships and discuss the 3 Scots who were part of the team. 

The two also discuss the recent news regarding Laura Muir's former coach, Andy Young, who received a three year ban from the sport due to serious misconduct. The discussion raises the issue of performance versus athlete welfare and whether there needs to be changes made to ensure athletes are protected and safe. 

Finally, Eilidh and Susan also chat about The Enhanced Games and the recent addition of athlete, Fred Kerley, who is currently serving a suspension due to an anti-doing whereabouts failure. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at the World Championships and give their take on the Scot’s and the overall British Athletics performances.

Not surprisingly, most of the discussion is taken up by the men’s 1500m and that amazing silver medal won by Jake Wightman! 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look ahead to the World Championships and give their predictions on the ones to watch and which Scots they believe will bring home medals! 

The World Athletics Championships take place in Tokyo, Japan from the 13th - 21st of September. 

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In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at the British Championships and discuss how many of their predictions came true. They also look at the impact of rising star Sarah Calvert and her surprise victory over Laura Muir. 

Other topics covered this week include the return of Olympic Champion, Keely Hodgkinson and the recent doping ban given to American sprinter, Fred Kerley, for missing three anti-doping tests. 

As always, listen, enjoy and share! 

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