The Inside Track
Olympians and retired athletes Eilidh Doyle (athletics) and Susan Egelstaff (badminton) discuss the current topics within athletics globally as well as focusing on scottish athletes and current performances. An ideal listen for any athletics fan or scottish sports fan!
Episodes
60 episodes
Episode 55 - Inside Athletics Communications with Peter Jardine
In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan are joined by Scottish Athletics’ Head of Communications, Peter Jardine. Peter shares his thoughts on the current generation of Scottish athletes and gives an insight into what it t...
Episode 54 - Recapping the European Championships
In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back on an incredible week of athletics, they discuss the medal moments, the Scottish performances, their highlights and give their overall take on how successful the championships were...
Episode 53 - Looking back at Glasgow 2026
In this episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at the Commonwealth Games and in particular the incredible mile win for Josh Kerr. They also look back at Team Scotland's performance as a whole, including the other medallists, Mel Woods, Ben Sandila...
Episode 52 - JOSH KERR - WORLD RECORD HOLDER
Fresh off the weekend and the amazing achievements of Josh Kerr, Eilidh and Susan look back on that incredible mile World Record. They also look back at the other notable performances from the London Athletics meet and look ahead to the Commonw...
Episode 51 - British Champs and the Team Scotland Athletics Squad
In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at the British Championships and the Scots who performed. Notable performances came from defending champion Sarah Calvert, Jake Wightman in the 800m and a new Scottish Record from ...
Episode 50 - Results, controversial statements and who will be part of Team Scotland?
For the 50th episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at some of the recent results from Scottish Athletes across the globe, notable names include Laura Muir, Jemma Reekie, Jake Wightman, Josh Kerr and Megan Keith. Th...
Episode 49 - Results, Nerves, Proteges and lot's more!
In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back over the World Relay champs, discuss recent results from our Scottish athletes as well as look at some of the more unusual discussions going on in the Athletics World!
Episode 48 - London Marathon Magic!
In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at the amazing moments from the London Marathon, including the history making moment of Sabastian Sawe breaking the 2 hour barrier. They also discuss the heroic efforts from Eilish...
Episode 47 - Gold Medals, WR Attempts, Twitter Wars & Comebacks!
In this episode, Eilidh and Susan look back at the World Indoors, in particular the gold medal winning performance from Josh Kerr and the inclusion of Keely Hodgkinson in the 4x400m relay.The two also look at the recent resurgence from A...
Episode 46 - 4x400 Prospects, Half Marathon Debuts and the World Indoors
In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at the recent Scottish Athletics Invitational meet and discuss the prospect of Keely Hodgkinson being part of the British 4x400m team. The two also look towards the Wor...
Episode 45 - Megan Keith, Role Models and World Records
In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan look back at Megan Keith's incredible 10km European Record and discuss where her future may lie on the road. The two also look back at the British Indoor Championships, the impac...
Episode 44 - The Indoor Season Kicks Off!
In this episode of The Inside Track, Eilidh and Susan discuss all things indoors. They look back at the recent Scottish Athletics EAP Meeting, The Millrose Games and look ahead to the British Indoor Championships. Recent athlete per...
Episode 43 - What do we think our athletes can do in 2026?
In the first episode of the new year, Eilidh and Susan discuss some of the recent performances from Scottish athletes, including a European record from Eilish McColgan and a Scottish Record from Andy Butchart.Other talking points include...
Episode 42 - Looking back at the 2025 season (part 2) - The Rest of the World!
In part 2 of the 2025 season review, Eilidh and Susan look back at those performances outwith the Scots and give their take on the best and worst moments of the year. As well as discussing the impact of new initiatives such as Grand Slam Track....
Episode 41 - Looking back at the 2025 season (Part 1) - The Scots!
In the first of a two part look back at the 2025 season, Eilidh and Susan focus on the Scottish Athletes during this episode. From World Indoors, the London Marathon, British Champs and finally the World and Para World Championships - they look...
Episode 40 - The dreaded "D" word again!
This week, with the majority of athletes just getting back into Winter training and competitions being quiet, Eilidh and Susan decided to chat more about doping within athletics. After the recent 3 year ban given to Kenyan athlete (...
Episode 39 - Stealing the essence of sport? Coaching bans and The Enhanced Games.
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 recei...
Episode 38 - Jake Wightman is back - our World Champs review!
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...
Episode 37 - World Championships Preview!
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 ...
Episode 36 - British Champs Review, Keely Returns, Doping Bans and Being Better!
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...
Episode 35 - London DL, British Champs, Doubling Up, Doping and Glasgow 2026!
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...
Episode 34 - Diamond Leagues, head to heads, and looking forward to London!
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 als...
Episode 33 - Returns, CWG Standards, the future of Grand Slam Track and can Kipyegon go sub 4?
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 Elois...
Episode 32 - Jake returns, Scottish Athletes shine & Grand Slam Track makes some changes!
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 ...
Episode 31 - Eilish in London, Grand Slam Track review and lot's more!
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 l...