Podcasts about loch tay

1Long The Scottish Crannog Centre on the banks of Loch Tay is a bustling model Iron Age village, filled with various craftspeople to demonstrate ancient crafts and technologies. Mark went along to find out how the site has grown over the past few years, and how the construction of the crannog over the water is coming along.Jenny Graham follows the Postie's Path – a route once taken by “Big John MacKenzie”, a post runner in the early 19th century, which runs along Strathconon Glen in the West Highlands, finishing at Achnasheen. The route used to take several days for the postman to complete on foot, but Jenny has opted to trace the route – or what remains of it – on her bike.Helen Needham has been out and about in the early morning to catch the best of the spring dawn chorus. Joining her is Ian Broadbent, the North East of Scotland's specialist bird recorder from the British Trust for Ornithology.Passing through West Lothian, it is hard to miss the huge angular mounds dotted across the landscape. However, the history of these mounds, or bings – and the shale oil industry that created them – may be lesser known. Mark met up with Nicola Donaldson from the Shale Museum to find out more about the historic industry, and how it created these man made landmarks.The Torridon Mountain Rescue Team that has been operating in the West Highlands since 1972. Jenny Graham has herself been a member of the group for 10 years, and she met up with some of the other team members to find out about the history of the team, and how mountain rescue has changed in the past 50 years.The Inchindown Oil Tanks are a relic of WWII, located near Invergordon, and are the site of the world's longest echo. Phil Sime went along to the vast underground space, to experience this echo for himself.Mark has been along to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, to have a look at their huge collection of pressed and preserved plants. The Herbarium is home to over three million species, and Mark meets up with Amy Porteous to find out how the collection is used.

Send us a textI speak with Pamela and Brian a couple living in Scotland who have had mystical experiences at West Kennet, Silbury Hill, Loch Tay, Kinnoull Hill, Dumgoyach and The Sleeping Giant. This episode is a beautiful reminder that the Otherworld surrounds us and we only have to open to it. The ShowThere are connections with Beltane, The Wild Hunt, Otherworldly tricksters appearing as the Hare and the motif of being led to fall asleep (like their Scottish counterpart, Thomas of Erceldoune, aka Thomas The Rhymer. See this previous bonus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/thomas-rhymer-83045524Brian heard a strange language, similar to Neil Rushton's experience. A number of people have suggested it may be a Brythonic/Brittonic language. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trlxYRBl7YThe music featured in the episode is Environmental Meditation by Hood Faire (our guest Sam McLoughlin from Orbs and Fairies at the Brook episode)https://hoodfaire1.bandcamp.com/album/environmental-meditation-musicLinks to Workshops:House of Zophiel 5/6 July 2025https://www.houseofzophiel.com/course-events.htmlBody Mirror System of Healing in Bristol 22/23 November 2025https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/body-mirror-system-class-bristol-november-22nd-23rd-2025/Link to my healing experience with Body Mirror System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxhjlIiBOSs&t=2sI offer one-to-one healing sessions online and in-person, using The Body Mirror System of Healing. For more information go to www.scarlettofthefae.com or contact me at scarlettofthefae@gmail.comSupport the showBecome a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastS U P P O R TIf you'd prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee' and I'd be very grateful

In this special episode, we bring you exclusive coverage from the launch event of the Festival of Archaeology, hosted at the scenic Scottish Crannog Centre on the banks of Loch Tay. Join us as we dive into engaging conversations with event organizers from the Council for British Archaeology, explore the vibrant stalls, and interact with the passionate site staff and living history specialists who bring the past to life. Whether you're an archaeology enthusiast or just curious about the past, this episode is packed with insights and stories that you won't want to miss.

INTRO (00:00): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Westhampton Beach Irish Eyes stout from Westhampton Beach Brewing Company. She reviews her weekend in NYC seeing Jessica Lange on Broadway in the play “Mother” and her sold-out show in Westhampton. She recommends following @itsscoopnashville on Instagram. COURT NEWS (17:30): Kathleen shares the news that Dolly Parton opened CMA Fest in Nashville and announced that she is creating a Broadway musical “Hello, I'm Dolly,” Taylor Swift was greeted in Scotland by a bagpipe brigade and Loch Tay was renamed after her, and Jelly Roll headlined Saturday night at CMA Fest in Nashville. TASTING MENU (4:14): Kathleen samples Hal's Sour Cream & Onion kettle chips, Long Island's North Fork Kettle Chips, and Tate's of Southampton Itsy Bitsy chocolate chip cookies.UPDATES (24:22): Kathleen shares updates on the Vegas Margaritaville Bar, Flavor Flav helps save Red Lobster from bankruptcy, Anna Delvey bedazzles her court-ordered ankle monitor, BARK Air faces its first lawsuit, a massive lawsuit is initiated over Baby Reindeer, “HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT”(41:40): Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of White stork chicks thought to be extinct in the UK, the largest known prehistoric rock engravings in the world are discovered in South America, and a blue painted shrine is the latest discovery in Pompeii. FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (45:50): Kathleen shares articles on venomous Joro Spiders invading the Northeast US, an Oklahoma man was convicted of attempted murder involving Bigfoot, a flamingo has been spotted in the Hamptons, Eminem and Diana Ross officially reopen Michigan Central Train Station, the Northern Snakehead fish is invading Missouri, Pat Sajak has retired from Wheel of Fortune, the first-ever flamingo spotted in East Hampton, Detroit celebrates the reopening of Michigan Central Station, Pat Sajak retires from “Wheel of Fortune,” and the Banksy Museum opens in NYC. WHAT WE'RE WATCHING ( ): Kathleen recommends watching “Ripley” on Netflix, “Under Paris” on Netflix, and “The Great Lillian Hall” with Jessica Lange on Max. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark is in Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen hearing how the team from Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels is working to remove the grey squirrel population from the city.In June 2021 fire destroyed the replica Iron Age Crannog on Loch Tay. In the years since, the Scottish Crannog Centre has moved location to the other side of the loch and the team has been working to create a new replica Iron Age village. Rachel went to see their progress and explore the new site.The Memorial Chapel in Arbroath's Western cemetery was designed by Patrick Allan-Fraser, who established the town's Hospitalfield House as a centre for arts and crafts, as a memorial to his late wife Elizabeth and her parents. It's a striking building but has never been used to its full potential. Laura Guthrie goes for a visit and hears how the Hospitalfield House team hope to use it.We continue to hear from each of the areas vying to be given National Park status. This week Mark is in Pitlochry hearing about the bid for the Tay Forest National Park.The recent stormy weather has caused a number of puffins to be stranded on North East beaches. We hear from the New Arc Wildlife Centre about why birds become stranded and what to do if you come across an injured bird.While Rachel visited the new Scottish Crannog Centre, she spoke to some of the team who are working to recreate the Iron Age village. There's a whole host of people on site including a traditional carpenter, archaeologists and a green woodworker.It's nearly 40 years since the Winter Garden at Saughton Park in Edinburgh was redeveloped. Rachel speaks to Craig Dunlop, Park and Green Space officer, about how the park has changed over the years.And we hear an excerpt from the recent Scotland Outdoors podcast looking back on the career of the late Charlie Allan. Charlie was a real North East Man O' Pairts - broadcaster, writer, farmer, singer and sportsman. We hear some of his archive recordings.

Kenneth Steven considers the introduction of wild animals into the Highlands of Scotland and the impact on rural life, reflecting in poetry at the end of each Essay.Kenneth Steven recounts the story of American bison introduced in Victorian times to Scotland by William Stewart.‘They were enclosed in a paddock with a circumference of five or six miles, but had become completely tame – they were however healthy and with an addition of two calves.' Those buffalo were obviously still there when Queen Victoria and Albert famously came to visit Taymouth Castle in 1842 for she makes mention of them too: ‘We saw part of Loch Tay and drove along the banks of the Tay under fine trees and saw Lord Breadalbane's American buffaloes'. What we're actually talking about here are American bison, very different from the buffalo that live in Africa and Asia. American bison live only in North America. It may be that early French fur trappers inadvertently coined the name buffalo when they used the French word ‘boeufs' for these huge animals because they resembled giant oxen. Over time ‘boeufs' became ‘buffalo'. Confusing, too, because the word that William Stewart and everyone else at that time would have used to describe them was buffalo. Presenter Kenneth StevenProducer Mark RickardsA Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 3

In summer 2021, Christina MacKenzie broke the Women's Record for cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats. She completed the 839 miles in 51 hours, 5 minutes and 27 seconds. In 2022, she claimed a new women's cycling record for Scotland's famous North Coast 500 (NC500.) But Christina hasn't always been an endurance cyclist. She did her first 10km in 2010, which led her into triathlon and Ironman (and Celtman!) and ultra endurance cycling. You'll hear: 07:10 We talk about Christina's LEJOG record breaking attempt - she came past Helen and husband Rich when they were on Day 5 of their LEJOG ride in 2021 and Christina was 35 hours into her 51 hour record breaking ride. 10:55 Christina talks about how she was feeling after 35 hours on the bike 'after 20 hours I wouldn't be able to make my own decisions and that's when the team come in. I was nervous about what my body might do, but I was also excited because I felt really good. 12:40 Where did the idea come from to try to break the LEJOG women's record. " I remember looking at https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/4934/check-the-strava-file-of-the-new-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-record (Mike Broadwith's strava) and thinking 'that's just crazy.' But after my second 24 hour TT I thought 'what would the next thing be?' It was in my head, but a little vino brought it out of my head and then I said it out loud and then there's no going back." 16:55: The important thing to remember is that I am just a club cyclist and once I thought it might be a possibility, it was about getting a coach and a support team. It's a huge team effort. I used to joke that I have the easy job of pedalling, but there's a huge amount of logistics and cost behind it. Even a few months afterwards, I look at the strava file and I think 'how did I manage that?' 20:10 I think the training I did for it was spot on, including 3 back to back 200 mile days and I was feeling tired, fatigued and grumpy but physically and mentally it got me ready. Sometimes I just wanted to fling my bike in Loch Tay and get the train back. But I figure it's like doing your homework. 22:00 Hand up's, nutrition - i'd get my bottle and it would either be a wrap, a flapjack or a gel. But there were times when I was fuelled by Millionaire's shortbread. It is the best! It would put a smile on my face every time. 25:10 Christina explains how you have to verify the World Record attempt with Guinness. ' We did it in July, but it wasn't until Christmas that it was ratified. They had observers throughout the UK, with a clip board. 28:00 On the lack of sleep 'I got a wee 'toot' from the support van behind me and what that happened I would take a gel or a cold coffee drink. 29:10 The difference in what's going through your mind when you're doing a LEJOG attempt compared to when you're doing an Ironman. I would treat myself and mentally bribing myself to get myself through, like 'get this done and then you can get your nails done.' 31:10 the speed Christina had to maintain 'I had to average 13.9 mph, but the clock doesn't stop. 33:40 How Christina trained for LEJOG. It was really difficult to fit everything in, and I have had to put things on hold to be able to do it. At the peak I was probably doing about 25 hours. It was hard over winter and at times it was so difficult and you question your own sanity and if it's worth it. But when you break the record it is worth did. 37:10 We talk about how to keep vaguely comfortable on a 50 hour +ride. 39:10 How do you go from LEJOG to wanting to have a crack at the North Coast 500? "It was quite logistically difficult." But if you're in a car on a nice day, it's one of the most beautiful places in the world. If you're on a bike, in a headwind, it's the worst place in the world!" "There were a lot of mental battles and I had to tell myself a lot of things. And I knew I couldn't stop because it was a bit horrible and it wasn't nice. I knew I just had to endure the 30 hours...

How do we care for and utilise our landscapes to enhance our resources, improve our quality of life and boost education? Our guest Merrick Denton-Thompson has a vast wealth of knowledge through his career in the landscape profession and we took the opportunity to tap into this knowledge in the beautiful surroundings of Loch Tay, Scotland. Make sure you subscribe and share with your friends to help support this podcast! About Merrick: Merrick Denton Thompson is a past president of the Landscape Institute, a founding member of the Learning Through Landscapes trust. He has had a long and fruitful career where he worked tirelessly to care for our landscapes and utilise them for the wonderful resources that they are, he was also awarded an OBE for services to Education in 2001 after years of pushing the importance that access to nature has on young minds. A big shoutout to our supporters! Sponsored by: Beans Accountants: beansuk.com Supported by: Gillian Goodson Designs: gilliangoodson.com The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk Powered by: ND Landscape Architects Ltd: ndla.co.uk Monsterdon Ltd: monsterdon.com About us: For more information or to get in touch, visit our website peopleplaceandnature.com This podcast is also available in video form on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rEvHhb1FVNE Twitter: @PPN_Podcast Instagram: @peopleplacenature Facebook: @peopleplacenature

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Before a career in hotels, our next memory maker started out in engineering on a North Sea oil rig, when the 1998 oil crisis took him on a trip to Australia before landing on the banks of Loch Tay working for a Scottish hotel resort. Having travelled the world for long periods at a time - the Covid pandemic challenged his work-life balance.Steve Dow takes us on a journey through his adult life, meeting Orangutans in Borneo, climbing Mount Everest and meeting Mike Tyson in Las Vegas - all while holding down a young family. Listen in as he shares his regrets and why he now has a new perspective on life. Our Memory Makers choose three photographs and a treasured souvenir of places or people from their travels. The four represent moments of particular importance to them, whether personally or professionally. They take us on a journey, reflecting on the significance of a specific moment in time, the sentiment of the period, and what was going on in the world around us. Produced by Travel Market Life, a Haynes MarComs series. Hosted and sponsored by Atomize. For more episodes and details of the series Photographs & Memories, visit https://www.haynesmarcoms.agency/photographs-and-memories

From the Neolithic period to the early 18th century Crannogs were a feature of Scottish, Welsh and Irish lakes and estuaries enabling a unique way of life. These unusual dwellings consisted of an artificial island constructed over and in the water. The Scottish Crannog Cente on Loch Tay had a wonderful reconstruction of a crannog however just over a week ago it was very sadly destroyed by fire in just a few minutes. Fran Houston, the curator at the Scottish Crannog Centre, is today's guest on the podcast. She explains what happened in the fire but also the history of crannogs, what they were used for, why they were present in our landscapes for so long and their plans to build not just one but three new crannogs!You can out more information about the Scottish Crannog Centre by clicking here and you can make a donation to help with the rebuilding of their crannog via their JustGiving page. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From the Neolithic period to the early 18th century Crannogs were a feature of Scottish, Welsh and Irish lakes and estuaries enabling a unique way of life. These unusual dwellings consisted of an artificial island constructed over and in the water. The Scottish Crannog Cente on Loch Tay had a wonderful reconstruction of a crannog however just over a week ago it was very sadly destroyed by fire in just a few minutes. Fran Houston, the curator at the Scottish Crannog Centre, is today's guest on the podcast. She explains what happened in the fire but also the history of crannogs, what they were used for, why they were present in our landscapes for so long and their plans to build not just one but three new crannogs!You can out more information about the Scottish Crannog Centre by clicking here and you can make a donation to help with the rebuilding of their crannog via their JustGiving page. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From the shores of Loch Lomond to the battlefield of Culloden. From the Munros of Cairngorms National Park to the distilleries along the River Spey. From the mountains and valley of Glencoe to the castles along the River Dee.And that's just the tip of the iceberg!This episode on the Central Highlands of Scotland is jam-packed with so many destinations and sites that you will be adding more places to your Scottish bucket list. I certainly have!Bo Fraser, a Blue Badge guide with the Scottish Tourist Guides Association, returns as our guest. And she is going to offer up more incredible information on destinations in her home country.We'll cover Scotland's lake district, the stunning Glencoe, the under-visited Royal Deeside, the city of Aberdeen, Cairngorms National Park, ancient Kilmartin Glen, Rannoch Moor, historic Culloden, Speyside (whisky distilleries) and so much more.Seriously, there is so much in this episode!Bo, a St Andrews native, knows so much about her home country. So you are going to learn a lot about the Highlands of Scotland.Want to chat more about the Scottish Highlands?Just send an email to lynne@wanderyourway.com to chat more about this amazing destination in Scotland. And if you have a question, and I don't know the answer, I'll just ask Bo!In this episode:3:56 Placing the Scottish Highlands on the map5:58 Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park / Scotland's Lake District12:09 Inveraray15:50 Kilmartin Glen19:14 Oban21:12 Glencoe29:30 Balquidder / Rob Roy Country31:51 Loch Tay and Loch Earn32:40 Driving in the Highlands34:48 Pitlochry & Blair Atholl37:17 Queen's View38:31 Rannoch Moor43:20 Newtonmore45:05 Cairngorms National Park 48:25 Munros in Scotland51:44 Royal Deeside & Balmoral Castle58:05 Aberdeen1:00:05 Dunnottar Castle1:02:20 River Spey / Speyside Whisky Distilleries1:11:15 Ballindalloch Castle1:12:18 Cawdor Castle1:14:25 Culloden1:18:10 Moray Coast 1:19:48 InvernessImportant links:Scotland Your WayLoch Lomond & the TrossachsLoch KatrineInveraray CastleKilmartin GlenGlencoeBlair AthollRannoch MoorNewtonmoreCairngorms National ParkRoyal DeesideAberdeenDunnottar CastleSpeyside and Moray CoastCullodenCawdor CastleInvernessWhy I've Fallen Head Over Heels in Love with Scotland

Mark and Euan with birdsong from across Scotland and we also celebrate Beltane.

This week Ceri chats with Flyfishing & Flytying magazine editor, Mark Bowler. Originally from Rutland but now lives north of the border in Scotland near the River Tay. He talks about his passion for float tubing, especially on Loch Tay and tells us the story of one unexpected fish he caught while out on his tube, while on a feature shoot, some catch! He also chats about his flyfishing travels and his hosted bonefish trips.

Welcome back to Swim Wild podcast. My guest this week is Matt from Soak Up Skye. This episode comes with a slight warning, that, if like many of us, your travel is severely restricted due to coronavirus, this episode will definitely make you want to visit the Isle of Skye - so be warned! Matt runs wild swimming tour on the island, and in his episode he mentions too many places and swim locations to actually mention here. What I would recommend is that when lockdown is lifted and it is safe to travel, book a tour with Matt and let him design a bespoke wild swim tour for you. You will hear how immersed in the place he is, and how deeply connected to the landscape. Just a few of the places we mention Smoo Cave, North Coast 500, Bothy, Loch Tay, Great Glen Way, Anna Deacon's book, Coast magazine (April 2020 edition)

Hej, wlaśnie wróciliśmy z wycieczki do Kenmore, gdzie odwiedziliśmy Hot Box, Fińska saunę nad brzegiem jeziora Loch Tay! W tym odcinku rozmawiamy o:Dlaczego plywamy w jeziorze, w zimie, w Szkocji?Jak morsowanie pozwoliło Asi wygrać z objawami depresji?Jak zaczać cold dips?Miłego słuchania!Asia i Leszek

rb074 - SCO - Falls of Archern, Kenmore und südliches Loch Tay - 2019-07-12

This week's podcast guest said some really profound things, as we giggled our way through recollections of everything that is funny about wild swimming - including trying to put your wetsuit on inside out and hopping around in car parks trying to get dressed. The first profound thing she said was "you'll always find a friend wild swimming." How true is that? Both in terms of the lifelong friends we find through wild swimming, and the friends for a day we find as they emerge from the lake we are about to get into, or who stand nervously next to us at the start of a mass participation event. Those friends, be they with us for a reason, a season or a lifetime, are a gift of wild swimming. The second profound thing Beverley said was "wild swimming saved me that year" as she reflected on the mental breakdown she had had. Both the cold water and the small group of friends, known as the Callander Coven, who had regularly accompanied her to swim in it, had acted as the most profound form of therapy. It had been an essential lifeline. It always feels like a privilege when virtual strangers (or new instant friends as I like to think of them) share such personal experiences with me. It feels like my job, as host of the podcast to stay quiet, to leave the space for the guest to speak. And yet when we move into such emotive, personal and brave territory, staying quiet starts to feel like a small betrayal. Leaving a friend out there alone, exposed. Maybe I'm over thinking it. We talked about books about wild swimming that explore the healing power of the cold water and the community of wild swimmers who surround us and help to keep us afloat. For Beverley, Leap In by Alexandra Heminsley really resonated. For me, I've Found My Tribe by Ruth Fitzmaurice and The Salt Path by Raynor Winn both touched me and connected with some of my own pain and vulnerability. Beverley is lucky enough to live in a part of the world where around 7 lochs are within a few miles drive, leaving her spoiled for choice and able to outwit the weather gods! Without really intending to, she cleverly summed up something of the magic of what is created when cold water in a beautiful setting combine with good friends - swimming into rainbows. While this actually happened to her, for me it is a glorious evocation of what wild swimming means to me, and why I do it. Things we talked about Aberfoyle, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Helensburgh Pier to Pier swim, Loch Ard, Three Lochs Forest Drive, Loch Venachar, Loch Lubnaig, Great Scottish Swim, Great Manchester Swim, NOWCA, Wild West swimmers, Crannogs, Loch Tay, Rabbie's Tours, Glen Coe, Loch Leven, Ballachulish, Rhyl Suncentre, Prestatyn, Aphrodite's pool, Swim Trek, Scottish Open Water Swimming Association, New Cumnock outdoor swimming pool

Rachel Joyce is a recovering attorney, wife, mom and amazing professional triathlete! In 2005 Rachel grew bored of following the black line and so decided to give triathlon a go: the natural next step for a 50m specialist in the pool!  An attorney at law by day, Rachel would switch her work suit for spandex during her lunch hours as well as pre and post work to fit in training where she could.  Sometimes this meant closing a deal at midnight and hopping on her bike for the ten mile journey home through the city. Whilst working as a lawyer Rachel achieved some promising age group results:  including winning her age group at the inaugural Ironman 70.3 World Championships in 2006 and placing top age grouper at Ironman 70.3 Monaco.  In 2008 Rachel took the plunge and resigned from her job at London city law firm, Taylor Wessing (www.taylorwessing.com) to give her best shot at being a professional triathlete.  Since then Rachel has enjoyed a steady rise in the sport.  She placed fifth in her first Ironman, Ironman Florida in 2008 in a time of 9:37 and less than a year later was crossing the line at the Ironman World Championships in 6th place (her first time racing on the Big Island).  She now has six top ten finishes in Kona to her name (6th:2009, 5th:2010, 4th:2011, 2nd:2013, 3rd:2014, 2nd:2015), a world title and three Iron distance titles (Ironman Lanzarote 2011, Challenge Roth 2012, Ironman Texas 2013 and Ironman Cozumel 2013).  Her finish time in Challenge Roth (8:45:03) also puts her down as the fifth fastest woman over the Iron distance and is one of only 4 women to finish in sub-9hours at the Ironman World Championships (8:57:28). London was “home” for  10 years but now Rachel has moved Stateside and lives year round in Boulder, Colorado.  She has been coached by Julie Dibens since the end of 2014.  Her ambition in the sport is to win Kona as well as tick off a few “bucket list” races she has on her list….Wildflower, Ironman Lake Placid, St Croix 70.3 and Escape from Alcatraz to name a few. Outside triathlon Rachel is known to be up for a challenge and this has seen her race in 3 degree C waters in the European Cold Water Swimming Championships, where she took the 25 metres breaststroke title in 2004.  She also volunteered to be a “buddy swimmer” to a friend on her English Channel crossing.  This involved 6 hours of swimming in the 16 degree waters…no wetsuit. In fact, it’s almost the law that she has to jump into any cold body of water that she comes across including Loch Ness, Loch Tay, the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay and the Irish Sea.  When not biking, running and swimming Rachel can usually be found sniffing out new coffee joints, with her nose in a book, baking up a storm in the kitchen or sleeping.  She also writes occasionally for Triathlete and has a monthly column in Triathlete Europe. Follow Rachel on Social: Web: http://racheljoyce.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/RJoyce09  Instagram: https://instagram.com/rachelsjoyce  ======================  Request to Join the FREE Meredith Atwood Community & Coaching https://meredith-atwood-coaching.mn.co/ ======================  Buy Meredith’s Books: The Year of No Nonsense https://amzn.to/3su5qWp Triathlon for the Every Woman: https://amzn.to/3nOkjiH =======================   Follow Meredith Atwood & The Podcast on Social: Web: http://www.swimbikemom.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/swimbikemom   =======================  Want to Connect?  Email: same24hourspodcast@gmail.com =======================  Credits: Host & Production: Meredith Atwood Intro: Carl Stover Music Copyright 2017-2020, 2021 All Rights Reserved, Meredith Atwood, LLC

We visit the Scottish Crannog Centre, an ancient loch-dwelling on Loch Tay in Perthshire. Find out more about History Scotland magazine at www.historyscotland.com

Helen Mark is in Perthshire to climb Ben Lawers above Loch Tay for a better view of the southern Highlands. Scotland's 10th highest Munro, it's home to rare alpine wildflowers, and loved by walkers. The landscape's been shaped by centuries of grazing, first by cattle and in more recent times by sheep. Helen visits the sites of the old shielings, the summer dwellings used by farming families after driving their livestock up for the pastures. Back down at loch level, Helen visits the locality's annual Kenmore Highland Games, and finds out what a crannog is. Visiting the Scottish Crannog Centre she learns why these ancient fortified dwellings were built over the lochs, on wooden piles. Up on Ben Lawers overlooking Loch Tay Helen also finds out about the ancient 'cup and ring' markings engraved on boulders long before even the crannogs were built. We might not know their purpose, but that doesn't stop us from guessing. Producer: Mark Smalley.

Join Carlos from the Conservatory Studio and Matt from the bank of Loch Tay in Scotland for their usual trawl through the weekly aviation stories. In this episode we discuss a violent yoga passenger, an official warning from the FAA for all Boeing 787 pilots and a new code share deal between two unlikely partners is announced. We also have some listener feedback to enjoy discussing inaccurate media reporting. Why not take yourself to our website where you’ll find everything you could ever possibly want to know about the show. :-)

Ein schwedisches Arbeiterlied singen Emma und Adam bei der Farnernte in Schottland. Ein Lied über die Arbeit und die Liebe. Emma und Adam gehören zu den Studierenden, die ihre Ferien als Freiwillige Helfer auf einer Ökofarm in Schottland verbringen. In Fearnan am Loch Tay versuchen sie, mit anderen Menschen in einem Bauernhof über dem See nachhaltig zu leben. Der geerntete Farn wird getrocknet und als Streu für die Tiere verwendet. Wir haben in Schottland auf einem Öko-Bauernhof mitgeholfen. Mitgearbeitet für Kost und Quartier. Emma und Adam waren dabei. Sie haben gesungen. Ein weiterer Student war zuhause mit seiner Gitarre. Eine Einsiedlerin hat eingeladen. Darunter das Loch, der See. Wir fuhren mit dem kleinen Lastwagen in der Wiese und sammelten Farn, das mit diesem Arbeiterlied gleich viel besser verlief. Die Kinder saßen am Wagen auf dem Farn, um ihn hinunterzudrücken. Wo kann man bloß so schöne Lieder lernen, liebe Emma, lieber Adam? Wer ihr seid, weiß ich nicht mehr, aber wir hatten eine wirklich schöne Zeit mit Euch.

Episode 72 Ironman Talk www.ironmantalk.com This weeks news Apparently Peter Reed is going to be racing Monaco 70.3. Results: Norseman, Slovakman, Vineman, Ostseeman. Coming up: IMUK, EnbrumMan and Germany 70.3. Ironman Talk competition! We had a great pair of Oakley transition sunglasses that Rolland sent through for us to review. We decided that we would have a competition to give them away. So here’s what you need to do: Create an ad for Ironman Talk, around 30secs to a couple mins long, put it on YouTube.com and then link to it on Athlinks. We’ll pick three finalist and then we can all have a vote for the winner. Entries close at the end of August. It’s time to create! This weeks discussion Given the growth of Ironman races, especially in Nth America, is it a good idea to have WTC “Ironman? races that don’t have Kona slots. Would you still turn up? If you want to add a comment click here: add comment then open the discussion. Age grouper of the week Here’s what the BBC wrote about this weeks age grouper: Jamie Andrew. Jamie Andrew swam more than two miles, cycled 112 miles and ran a marathon in just under 24 hours. The 37-year old from Edinburgh, dubbed "Titanium Man" because of his prosthetic legs, hopes the challenge will raise £50,000. It is in aid of the 500 miles charity, which he has launched with fellow quadruple amputee Olivia Giles. The Iron Man triathlon is considered one of the toughest feats of athletic endurance for able-bodied athletes.It started with a dawn dip in Loch Tay, followed by a cycle from Kenmore to Falkirk, and finished with a 26.2 mile run down the Union Canal to Edinburgh.Project funding Mr Andrew began the gruelling event at about 0600 BST on Saturday and completed the challenge the following morning. He lost his hands and feet following a climbing expedition in the French Alps in 1999 in which his friend, Jamie Fisher, died. Here’s his Charities: 500 miles High 5 Robert Ritchie sent through this weeks High 5: The importance of getting early treatment for injuries.There’s some great insight here. Thanks Robert. 1. Early treatment will prevent more serious complications. 2. It will be cheaper to get treated straight up 3. Less lost training time while you recover. 4. Make sure the treatment provider is experienced in sports injuries. 5. Try and get  and accept some advice on prevention. (Eg stretching) Website of the week Lance Donny sent us through this weeks great website. Here’s what he said about www.nutritiondata.com This website is Absolutely chock full of great nutritional info on just about everything out there, it also gives you very detailed nutritional breakdowns and alternative choice selections for better health, weight loss/gain. Thanks for that Lance. Club website Ben Greenfield sent through www.tri-fusion.com. One thing we loved about this website was how they had a profile on every athlete in their club. Plus it looks cool. We want to say thanks to Pat for sending us through some KC Heat gear, we’ll looking really cool now! Coach’s Corner John decided to address a tough topic this week: When coaching goes bad. Here’s how he broke it down. When Coaching goes bad, First Step, When is it time for a change, How to change, Setting up new coach. By the way, John doesn’t want any of his athletes using this info ;-) Question and Anwsers WE have specialist on SKINS, compression gear for athletes. If you have any questions on compression tights etc send them in. We covered what we eat during a race plus when is it to close to a race to get a coach. This weeks websites Race results: Norseman, Slovakman, Vineman, Ostseeman Up coming races: Enbrum Man, IMUK, Germany 70.3, www.nutritionaldata.com, www.tri-fusion.com, Email address for ITV show looking for athletes: Errol.ettienne@itv.com Iron Rust, Ironmen Don’t, Train Hard, Train Smart: Kia Kaha