Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
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 race was held at the Meeting Metz Moselle Athlélor Crédit Mutuel...
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...
Not ratified: Jacob Kiplimo’s world record run in the half marathon will not count
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Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo ran faster than the world record in the half-marathon, clocking a ridiculously fast 56:42 last February in Barcelona, Spain. However, World Athletics has decided not to ratify the performance...
Olympians take to the streets at Vancouver’s popular First Half half-marathon this Sunday
The First Half has earned international recognition as Canada's fastest half-marathon, welcoming elite and recreational runners alike to a stunning waterfront course. The event made headlines in 2023 when Olympian Cam Levins set a new Canadian national record at this event in...
World Athletics ratifies world records by Grant Fisher, Phanuel Koech and Isaac Beacroft
Men’s 5000m short track12:44.09 Grant Fisher (USA) Boston, 14 February 2025
Men’s U20 1500m3:27.72 Phanuel Koech (KEN) Paris, 20 June 2025
Men’s U20 10,000m race walk38:02.68 Isaac Beacroft (AUS) Sydney, 11 December 2025
It’s official 📣3️⃣ world records set over the course...
19-year-old Håkon Moe Berg breaks Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s Euopean U20 1500m indoor record
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Perhaps lost in the cacophony around New Zealand 16-year-old Sam Ruthe's record-breaking mile performance in Boston last week, Norway’s 19-year-old Håkon Moe Berg delivered his own indoor performance of note at the BAUHAUS-galan...
