Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Julien Alfred wins the Texas Invitational sprint double in commanding fashion
Julien Alfred got her 2026 season off to a flying start by winning the sprint double at the Texas Invitational. She first won the 200 metre dash in 21.86 seconds on Thursday.
The Olympic champion was the class of...
Novuna GB & NI marathon team selected for the 2026 European Championships
UK Athletics has named its marathon squad for the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, and the selections read like a snapshot of a discipline that has quietly—almost stubbornly—rebuilt itself into relevance. The race, set for 16 August, will wind...
Cali Marathon in Colombia on Sunday: Tough challenge for defending champions Mayaka and Ndiwa
"Run in Heaven's Capital," this is the motto for the second edition of the Cali Marathon on Sunday. Organizers of the race located in southwestern Colombia intend to build on the success of last year's inaugural event and move...
Athletics Integrity Unit hands suspensions to Canadian Alysha Newman and Ethiopian Bone Cheluke
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The Athletics Integrity Unit had provisionally suspended Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman for Whereabouts Failures and Ethiopian Bone Cheluke for testing positive for performance-enhancing substances. The two athletes are now fully suspended....
Corbishley selected for the GB & NI team for the racewalk Birmingham 2026
UK Athletics has confirmed the selection of Cameron Corbishley for this summer’s European Championships in Birmingham, a call-up that reflects both consistency and quiet progression in a discipline currently undergoing significant change.
The Medway and Maidstone athlete, coached by Andi...
Hudson-Smith versus Hall, a much anticipated matchup in London 400 metres
The rematch carries weight, memory, and unfinished business.
For the first time since the electric men’s 400-metre final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Olympic silver medallist and European record holder Matthew Hudson-Smith will go head-to-head with Olympic champion Quincy...
Kenya sweeps Gifu Half Marathon as Nyaboke Omare and Patrick Mosin win
On Sunday, April 26, the World Athletics Gold Label Gifu Half Marathon 2026 took place in Gifu City, Central Japan. Patrick Mosin of Kenya won the men's race in 1:00:35, while Dolphine Nyaboke Omare of Kenya captured the women's...
Brillian Kipkoech breaks course record, Othmane El Goumri wins in Hamburg
Brillian Kipkoech crowned the 40th Haspa Marathon Hamburg with an unexpected course record of 2:17:05, smashing her personal best by almost seven minutes. Fellow Kenyan Rebecca Tanui was second with 2:18:25, and Ethiopia's Kasanesh Ayenew took third in 2:19:39....
Danny Morin interview: Third at the 2026 TC10K
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Danny Morin raced the 2026 TC10K expecting to finish in about 31 minutes, but was pleasantly surprised by the idea that he was with the leaders through 5K.
He ran by feel...
Katelyn Ayers interview: Second at the 2026 TC10K
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Katelyn Ayers finished second at the 2026 TC10K. She is coming off wins at the Comox Valley Half Marathon and Bazan Bay 5K. She is off to the Ottawa 10K National Championships....
