Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Recreational Brazilian marathon runner Lais Mascarenhas Gomes Araujo tested positive for drostanolone
Just when you think that you have seen it all, a three-hour marathon runner gets a provisional suspension for doping. Brazilian Lais Mascarenhas Gomes...
Ethiopia dominated the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday
Ethiopians Buze Diriba and Lemi Berhanu both kicked hard over the final kilometre in Amsterdam on Sunday to take victories over deep fields.
The...
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford sets Canadian 10K record despite disrupted training
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford’s victory and Canadian record at the Jarrow 10K did not follow the usual formula of a long, consistent block of training. Quite...
Dayna Pidhoresky wins second Canadian marathon title with three-minute PB while fighting stomach issues
Vancouver’s Dayna Pidhoresky ran a three-minute personal best of 2:26:02 at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, October 18, winning the Canadian championship for...
Jeruto and Langat claim Toronto Waterfront Marathon titles as Pidhoresky and Davies Lead Canadians
By Paul GainsAlthough the strong international women’s field fell short of the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon course record this morning, the race was one...
Charles Matata sets event record at Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon; Wudinesh Alemu claims women’s...
Kenya’s Charles Matata lived up to a family tradition by taking the top spot in the 21st edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon...
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford smashes long-standing Canadian record
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Gabriela DeBues-Stafford smashed the 37-year-old Canadian road 10 km record by running 31:37 in the Jarrow 10K...
Biological male athlete’s behaviour in hotel room caused forfeiture in high school cross-country meet
On October 9 and 10, the Camas High School girls’ cross-country team travelled some four hours north to Arlington, Washington, to compete in the...
The Thomas Nobbs interview: Volume training, Chicago, and what’s next
Canadian distance runner Thomas Nobbs of Vancouver, B.C., ran a 50-second personal best of 2:08:35 at the 2026 Chicago Marathon, overcoming warm temperatures and...
Complete elite lists for Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Eleven men have run sub-2:10. Eight women have run sub-2:25. Leading the elite lists are Leonard Langat of Kenya with his 2:05:25 PB from...
