Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Stalemate between the Trump government and the World Anti-Doping Agency
The case of the 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine weeks before the 2020 (2021) Tokyo Olympic Games has come back to haunt the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The US government has decided to withhold its annual...
Gabriela Debues-Stafford wins her first indoor race in four years
Seven-time Canadian record holder Gabriela Debues-Stafford (GDS) continues her return from long-term injury to win again, as she took the 3000m event at the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s Yenawa Nbret had led for much of...
Olympians and national record holder Cam Levins and Natasha Wodak won the First Half...
For anyone who has run the First Half, previously known as the First Half Half Marathon, over the past 30 years, knows all about signing up early, as it sells out each year. But there is a reason for...
Mohamed Attaoui take European and national record in indoors 1000m event
Excitement was in the air at the World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Madrid, where Spain’s Mohamed Attaoui came close to the world 1000m record while bettering the European indoor mark with 2:14.52.
Attaoui's 2:14.52, to break the long-standing...
Femke Bol debuts in the 800m event with a 1:59.07 indoor performance
Dutch athlete known for her prowess in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles, debuted in the 800 metres indoor race on Sunday, clocking an impressive 1:59.07. The result is a Dutch national indoors record. The outdoor record is...
Cheptegei and Cheptai win Burj2Burj Half Marathon in Dubai
It was a warm morning in Dubai for the Burg2Burj Half Marathon on Sunday. The meaning of Burj2Burj is "tower to tower," as the race runs between two cities and their respective towers that mark the start and finish...
Money is being poured into track and field as the ashes settle from Grand...
The Greeks not only brought us the Olympic Games and democracy, but they also taught us the metaphor of the phoenix that burns and is reborn anew. In other symbolism, it has been used to represent resurrection and the...
Kenyan Bernard Kibet Koech suspended for doping for four years
Kenyan distance runner Bernard Kibet Koech has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for four years for doping. The 26-year-old Olympian's Athletics Biological Passport (ABP) showed anomalies in its profile consistent with the use of the red...
The Sam Ruthe interview: Learning the sport, loving the process, and running a 3:48.88...
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Most of the running world is now aware of the name Sam Ruthe. He is the 16-year-old New Zealander who has run the mile as fast as 3:48.88, indoors. Yes, you read...
Canadian Alysha Newman and Indian Pooja Aatmaram suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit
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Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman and Indian high jumper Pooja Aatmaram have been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).
Alysha Newman
The Paris Olympic bronze medallist has missed three doping tests in...
