Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Toronto’s Oasis ZooRun to raise funds for tigers
It's on. Meaning road racing season starts in earnest this Saturday the 17th in Toronto. The Canada Running Series (CRS) will host the Oasis ZooRun in the in-person format for the first time since 2019. The pandemic is not...
World record holder Jacob Kiplimo to race the 2022 Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
Sunday, October 16 will be a busy day in road racing as the Amsterdam and Toronto Marathon takes to the streets of their respective cities, as does the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon. There is a half dozen more marathons...
Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba to debut at Amsterdam Marathon on October 16
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According to a press release from organizers, two of the all-time greatest distance runners Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia will be debuting in the marathon on October 16 in Amsterdam.
Dibaba...
The Canadian women’s marathon record may come down this fall, will it be in...
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The Canadian women’s marathon record may come down this fall as at least four of the nation’s top athletes are competing over the next four weeks. The quartet will be racing in...
Impressive fields set for Brasov Running Festival 10K
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The men
The historic city of Brasov, Romania is set to host its World Athletics silver label road race, the Brasov 10K and has commitments from several elite East African athletes.
Weldon Langat...
Ben Flanagan and Julie-Anne Staehli win Canadian 5K Championships in Moncton, NB
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Ben Flanagan and Julie-Anne Staehli won the Medavie Canadian 5K Championships in Moncton, N.B., on Sunday. Flanagan recorded a 13:38 performance for his second win at the event. He previously won in...
Laura Muir and Jake Wightman win Fifth Avenue Mile
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It was a great day for Scotland at the Fifth Avenue Mile on Sunday at Laura Muir and Jake Wightman won the event. Muir breasted the tape in four minutes and 14.8...
The next Usain Bolt may have arrived, is it Letsile Tebogo or Blessing Akwasi...
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Nineteen-year-old Letsile Tebogo of Botswana — dubbed the next Usain Bolt — has arrived on the sprint scene.
In April, Tebogo broke Trayvon Bromell's under-20 world record for the 100m, which had...
World Athletics flush with cash according to Inside the Games article
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World Athletics (WA), the governing body of the sport of athletics is apparently flush with cash according to an Inside the Games article.
The article states that reported revenue for the out-of-sequence...
Faith Kipyegon dominates while Ciara Mageean closes fast for second in Zurich
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Irish athlete, Ciara Mageean, had another great race this week at the Diamond League final in Zurich, Switzerland. She finished second behind Kenya's Faith Kipyegon.
It was just one week ago that Mageean...
