“Your body’s ruined, Pearce. You’ll never walk again if you carry on at this rate,” exclaims Dr. Kästner. “But Doctor,” I reply, “I have a marathon to run in just a matter of weeks. THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING TO ME!” “There’s nothing we can do for you, Mr. Pearce,” interjects the nurse, leaping to her…
Having spent nearly three years exiled in the Middle East, the inspirational performances from the likes of Simkiss, Hywel and Hatswell over the weekend of the 2018 London marathon may have been enough to push former McCarkiss athlete (still the fastest founder member of McCarkiss over the undisputed half marathon distance) out of retirement. It…
To build the appetite for the masterpiece that will be the 2017 London marathon review (hence the importance of putting years in the title), a quick summary of the Rushcliffe 10k 2018. On a warm morning, there was sun for the first time this year (still 2018 we are talking about) around the race village…
After a long absence from the wide web of the world, and still no race report from London #VMLM2017, two McCarkissians made the journey to the infamously fast Berlin Marathon to try their luck. Ludovic Renou hoping to better his 2:30 breaking performance from 2016, and first claimer Mark Pearce who has written of his experience… Berlin…
Not wanting to detract from the eagerly anticipated race report, which will invariably be data heavy and mind numbingly boring to anyone without a strong penchant for stats and a love of running, as well as wanting to avoid extensive page load times owing to the expected waffle-fest – we’ve split out the pre race…
Name: Seymour Butts Email: bell@end.com Question: Why are no other team members on the profile page for PBs etc. When is the 2.29 marathon report coming out? Answer: At McCarkiss we’re proud of our heritage, namely two self indulgent, egotistical founding members, one of whom has been as distant from a decent running performance or blog…
And so only 7 months on from the race, with all but the faintest of details remembered, we’re able to publish the McCarkiss Endurance Project Berlin Marathon 2016 Race Report. We make no apology for it’s delay – in truth nobody could be arsed to write it, and given Simkiss’ result, he didn’t have a…
After a recent spell of cold weather, an intrepid team (yes team) of McCarkiss runners set out to race the Ashby 20, a highly rated event around the picturesque Leicestershire countryside. The sun was (slightly) out, and a bit of a breeze blowing, but otherwise ideal conditions for the undulating/ hilly course (according to elevation…
McCarkiss HQ was overjoyed to receive word from its Northern Branch on the recent progress of Jude Peck, the club’s VMLM Club Place Ballot Winner (MCKEPVMLMCEBW for short). Jude writes… As the sole female ‘first claim’ representative of the club, and the incredibly grateful recipient of the London Marathon place, I felt it only right to…
Weeks have passed with nobody daring to follow Pearce’s great literary works recounting The Ballad of Reading Fail, alas Simkiss can only go so long without blowing smoke up his own arse, and insisted something was written about him the club’s recent endeavours. McCarkiss were able to field a full team of good strength at the…
