Stuff about training thoughts and theories… the non exacting science which goes into McCarkiss training.
In a rare insight into the innards of the McCarkiss inner coaching circle, ‘Coach Grump’ speaks out on the fallacy of speedwork in road running and fact that it’s just not worth bothering with. So many runners of today run themselves ragged around the track, hating every minute of it, week in, week out, on nothing…
Results are in from the MCKEP physiological assessments courtesy of the English Institute of Sport. Fans need wait no longer to get a true breakdown of the head-to-head stats of the Men of McCarkiss. The following report contains lots of numbers, and in order to give an accurate indication of what the numbers mean and…
Two of MCKEPs top athletes, Chris McCarthy and Rich Simkiss, were approached by Manchester Metropolitan University to take part in a study of the genetics of athletic performance – presumably to understand what doesn’t make an elite athlete. The analysis took place at the London Marathon expo just hours before the pair dove into a…
As the indoor season came to a close for the McCarkiss Elite Project it was disappointment all round as there were no representatives from the project on the start line of the men’s 3k. Simkiss had been rumoured to be donning the green logo but the fears of Mellor and Vernon proved premature as the…
As previously documented, here at MCKEP HQ, we don’t believe in hill training. It forms no part of the Elite Project training ethos, and frankly, we’d rather be running faster and on the flat. Yet recent performances, are in fact showing an increasing dominance of the hills. At Stratford AC’s annual “Not The Roman Nine”…
Question: Ordered new Garmin FR220 with heart-rate monitor but was wondering if proper runners actually use a HRM? Answer: Firstly, I’m unsure of whether we/I constitute the term ‘proper runners’, but that aside we do enjoy running, and are probably a little more obsessive than most people we know, and also like to waffle on…
Hill training forms no part of McCarkiss Elite Project training ethos. It’s unnecessary and unenjoyable. Understanding many will scoff, gasp, or just shake their head in disbelief at such a statement, I ask you why? Sure it’s argued that hill training helps improve strength and works the anaerobic system – but so what? Are hills…