After what was almost certainly the most consistent Winter of training I’ve ever had… owed massively to avoiding racing XC (seriously – I don’t care what you hear anyone down at the running club say about it being good strength training – more often than not, if you want to improve your marathon running, ditch…

2 down, 1 to go… 2.30.07 last year was agonisingly close.  About 30 metres in marathon terms and the same amount that can be made up in a parkrun by taking the shortest line. The motivation was high this year to put that time to bed and get a 2.29 marathon to my name.  In…

With 7 days until Marathon Day and no entry at the 12 stage nationals, Simkiss was able to try his luck at the local ‘big feel’ 10k event that would normally clash with other race priorities – the Regency 10k. His first encounter with the race was back in 2008 where after a surprise overnight…

With an urgency akin to the baggage drop/collection at the Manchester Marathon the editorial team at MCKEP Towers proudly bring you a sub-par race report from last weekends Reading Half Marathon. With Simkiss, Davies, Jordan & Poynton all being offered elite entries, they formed a significant portion of this years lacklustre elite field. Despite this,…