Having bombed out with a DNF in the Hinckley 5k earlier on in June, McCarkiss athlete Chris Jordan had set his sights on a trip to the notoriously fast course at Wythenshawe Park, South Manchester, to take part in one of the ‘Sale Sizzlers’. Figuring that if McCarthy could run 16:00 fuelled by nothing more than beer…

So a while back, Men’s Team Manager C.MacDog-McCarthy announced that there was a marathon relay in the London Olympic park which could be a good event for the Project to target. He excitedly declared that the £2000 first prize was a near certainty for a strong McCarkiss team, as probably no one fast would enter.…

Saturday saw the much anticipated McCarkiss trip to Braunstone, where the project had organised a stellar field consisting of Jordan, Adcock, Simkiss, McCarthy and new MCKEP recruit, Hywel Davies. Chief organiser Adcock had promised the McCarkiss boys a fast and flat course with a ‘stacked’ field. The mailshot that Adcock circulated on the club Whatsapp…

In this weeks episode of EMGP: McCarthy loses out on a series prize due to the inconvenience of real life responsibilities. Adcock eats a burger, AND ice cream. Simkiss reaches boiling point. Jordan gets lost. As Simkiss set off on his 1hr journey to Milton Keynes the thermometer read a cool 31 degrees Celsius –…