Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Rebecca Cheptegei died in hospital
Rebecca Cheptegei died in Moi Teach and Referral Hospital at age 33. She was in critical condition after her former Kenyan boyfriend Dickson Ndiema doused her with gasoline and set her on fire.
The Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in...
Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei in critical condition due to alleged domestic abuse
Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei is in critical condition in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya. She was allegedly doused with gasoline and set on fire by her former boyfriend.
The 33-year-old marathon runner, who competed in the 2024...
Russian Tatyana Tomashova receives 10-year ban for doping, medals stripped
Russian middle-distance runner, Tatyana Tomashova, received a 10-year ban from the sport. Her silver medal that she won in the 1500-metre event at the 2012 Olympic Games has been disqualified.
Tomashova tested positive in 2021 for anabolic steroids. Samples were...
Sifan Hassan interview: Olympics, marathons and coffee ceremony
Sifan Hassan is a Dutch citizen who is originally from Ethiopia. She competes at a world class level over distances ranging from 800 metres to the marathon.
The 31-year-old multiple Olympic champion has competed for the Netherlands since 2013. During...
Tristan Woodfine Chasing Canadian Title at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
By Paul Gains
The past two years have been mostly good to Tristan Woodfine as he has recorded personal bests over several distances most significantly with his 2:10:39 finish at the 2024 Houston Marathon in January.
That makes him the sixth-fastest...
Eilish McColgan won the Big Half in London, UK on Sunday
Eilish McColgan continues her big comeback at the Big Half in London, winning the event in the time of one hour, nine minutes and 14 seconds.
It was McColgan’s first half-marathon race in nearly two years. She had won...
Elliot Giles ran a road world record mile time of 3:51.30 on Sunday in...
British runner Elliot Giles clocked a 3:51.3 performance to break the road mile record in Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday.
The men
After failing to advance, during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the 800-metre event, Giles has been looking for some...
Mary Moraa breaks 600-metre world record at the ISTAF Berlin
Kenyan 800-metre specialist Mary Moraa fought for every hundredth of a second on the home straight of the 600m event at the ISTAF in Berlin's Olympic Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Because nothing less than the world record was at...
Antrim Coast Half Marathon participants complain about lack of organization
Participants complain
According to the Irish Independent, the Antrim Coast Half Marathon organizers were inundated with complaints from runners. The organizers felt compelled to apologize, but also explain what happened.
The course is considered fast and beautiful running along the Northern...
Opinion: Letsile Tebogo of Botswana may be the new G.O.A.T. soon
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