McCarkiss Coffee-time Catchup…

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…

The Ballad of Reading Fail

For the many fans of Oscar Wilde’s poetry among the members of MKEP, the title of this blog will be the highlight of this contribution[1]. In short, realizing I am able to reference Reading’s most famous inmate was a silver lining to a debacle of a race weekend. (As a rare aside to my blog…

Obituary – CJ’s Half Marathon PB (26/2/2017- 10/3/2017 ) – RIP

Cause of Death – “Organisational incompetence and general f**kwittery” Many of you who my recent blog about the Brighton half marathon will no doubt have heard on the grapevine that it is in all likelihood to be called short by (apparently) around 146m. This is due to a cone being put 73m out of place blah…

Brighton Half Marathon – Jordan’s search for the elusive sub 70

Keen devotees of Mckep may notice that my blogs have been something of a rarity recently. Owing largely to the fact that I only write up a race when it goes well, there has been something of a lay off whilst I returned to the fortress of solitude like Clarke Kent to consult Marlon Brando’s…

Tempo Winter Series: Race 4 Review & Race 5 Preview

This weekend sees the final race in the Tempo Events Winter Series 2016/17, and with it comes the race report from the last race in the series, nearly 4 weeks ago now. The break has given Simkiss time to come to terms with a third successive defeat on the hills of Ilmington in the hands…

Tempo Events Winter Series: Race 3

Almost two weeks have passed since Simkiss fell victim (again) to an in-form Rich Shephard at the third of the Tempo Events Winter Series. Following and indulgent festive buildup, Simkiss had at least remained undefeated in eating if nothing else, lining up on the start line like a brandy soaked Christmas pudding. Anti-clockwise around the…

Simkiss Wobble & Tempo Events Winter Series: Race 2

Simkiss’sesess’ ‘athletic career’ has been called into doubt following another low mileage week and extended periods of grumpiness, excessive eating, lack of desire and endless moaning. “It’s like McCarthy never left…” said MCKEP counsellor, after multiple sessions with the former number 1 McCarkiss athlete. Despite attempts to stay true to the McCarkiss motto of “Run…

Soggy Simkiss Does Cheshire 10k

McCarkiss marketing officer had secured elite entries for the McCarkiss athletes at the Cheshire 10k, Arley Hall, Cheshire – more commonly known as ‘oop North’. As the squad assembled for the journey and piled into the team bus, it was a half-fit Simkiss in the drivers seat, and his oversized kit bag for company –…

Pearce Nails a PB in Frankfurt Marathon

With un-McCarkiss like levels of efficiency, and in excess of McCarkiss like levels of humour – member Mark Pearce writes of his experience in the Frankfurt Marathon at the weekend… Having run a pleasing marathon PB in perfect meteorological conditions back in April at the Zurich Marathon, my thoughts had immediately turned to an “autumn…

Tempo Events – Winter Series 2016/17: Race 1

With Weight Watchers Endurance Project (aka McCarkiss Chub Club) in full effect Simkiss took to the hill in Ilmington to try out his slightly lighter racing frame in the Tempo Events Winter Series – with the attraction of a race (even with a big-ass hill) being somewhat more appealing than a lonely plod. Down on…