Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Elvis Cheboi and Abeba Aregawi win Ottawa Marathon; Linkletter and Legault take top Canadian...
Elvis had left the building at 3:05 per kilometre pace.
Kenyan Elvis Cheboi won the 2026 Ottawa Marathon in a time of 2:09:22. Gizealew Ayana took second just four seconds back at 2:09:26, and Canadian Rory Linkletter took third...
Esa smashes course record at Cape Town Marathon while Kipchoge completes the first marathon...
After Mohamed Esa considered his Cape Town Marathon plans, failure was not one of them. He experienced a setback in April's Boston Marathon and redeemed himself nicely on Sunday in South Africa.
Esa didn’t just win the Sanlam Cape...
Another Kenyan marathon runner, Deborah Sang, was suspended for doping
Another Kenyan marathoner, Deborah Sang, has been handed a five-year ban after testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances, testosterone and prednisolone.
The 26-year-old first tested positive for testosterone late in 2025. Later, she tested positive for prednisone and prednisolone. The...
Europe turns up the heat in La Spezia — and Ottawa answers with a...
The European 10,000m Cup returns Saturday, May 23, in La Spezia, Italy, promising the sort of distance‑running theatre that doesn’t require lasers, smoke machines, or a DJ yelling “Make some noise!” every four minutes. The racing alone should be...
Two athletes’ doping-related cases were heard and suspensions were handed down
© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated
Twenty-seven-year-old recreational runner Patricia Alvarez of Oviedo, Spain, was provisionally suspended in December 2025 for a doping-related offence. She can appeal the latest outcome, which is a two-year suspension after testing positive...
Eliud Kipchoge starts “Eliud’s World Tour” at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon this Sunday
The dsm‑firmenich Running Team has finally lifted the curtain on what has been months of quiet buzz: Eliud’s World Tour is officially underway, beginning this week in South Africa. The premise is disarmingly simple—classic Kipchoge, really. Over the next...
Rimi Riga Marathon: Top 10 results, Kororia and Kumela win
The 2026 Rimi Riga Marathon and half-marathon took place on Sunday, May 16, in Riga, Latvia.
The men's winner was Kenyan Kelvin Kiptoo Kororia. He clocked in a 2:08:58 performance, well ahead of Ethiopian Getachew Kene Tufa with his finish...
London calling: For world champions Nicola Olyslagers and Cordell Tinch
It was December 1979 when The Clash released their landmark song "London Calling." This was 17 and 13 years before Nicola Olyslagers and Cordell Tinch were born, respectively.British Athletics is calling reigning world champion Olyslagers and newly crowned global...
Mainova Frankfurt Marathon: Richard Ringer and Samuel Fitwi seek national record
October may be a long way away to athletics fans, but it is just one training cycle for marathoners wanting to compete in the Frankfurt Marathon.
German marathon stars Richard Ringer and Samuel Fitwi will run the Mainova Frankfurt...
Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo: Lyles opens with a 9.95, Nagiya Mori runs...
Olympic champions Noah Lyles and Rai Benjamin had great season-opening performances at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo on Sunday. The meet took place at the National Stadium, the venue that hosted the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Lyles opened...
