Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Feyisa Lelisa’s protest helped bring a truce; meanwhile Russia’s inhumanity staggers on.
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As he crossed the final timing mat in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games marathon, silver medallist, Feyisa Lelisa, raised his arms over his head and crossed them at the wrists. At first,...
Amanal Petros, Julien Wanders and Matea Parlov Kostro head elite fields at ADAC Hannover...
Organisers of the ADAC Marathon Hannover, who moved the race from the traditional April date to the end of March for the first time, expect to register over 20,000 runners for the 31st edition. This included races at shorter...
London Marathon women’s field is most competitive ever, fast debuts on tap
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The 2023 TCS London Marathon women's race may end up being one for the ages, as the deep field slated to run looks impressive.
As earlier reported, the 2022 defending champion Yalemzerf Yehualaw of...
Hillary Bor and Emily Sisson take USATF 15K Championships
A delay in the start of the USATF 10K Championships must have created tension as Hillary Bor and Emily Sisson sprung from the startline. The two then dropped their respective fields on Saturday morning in Jacksonville, FLA for the...
Jazmin Sawyers and Keely Hodgkinson win European Indoor Championships gold
Defending champion Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter; club: Leigh) and team captain Jazmin Sawyers (Aston Moore; City of Stoke) both delivered truly sensational gold medals on the final night of the European Indoor Championships as the British team finished...
Eilish McColgan breaks Paula Radcliffe’s British 10,000m record at Sound Running 10 meet
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Scot, Eilish McColgan, set a new British 10,000m record that was previously held by Paula Radcliffe at the Sound Running 10 meet in Los Angeles on Saturday. McColgan now holds Scottish national records...
Muir becomes most decorated British runner at European Indoors Championships with gold in Istanbul
Now five-time champion Laura Muir (coach: Andy Young; club: Dundee Hawkhill) carved herself a special piece of history in the only way she could as she brought home the British team’s first gold at the European Indoor Championships in...
Gelmisa and Wanjiru win Tokyo Marathon, Levins smashes Canadian record with 2:05:36 perormance
Men's race
On Sunday morning in Tokyo (Saturday night in North America), Ethiopian Deso Gelmisa crossed the Tokyo Marathon finish line first. He was credited with the same time of 2:05:22 as compatriot Mohamed Esa who finished in second place....
Hamburg’s Haspa Marathon April 23: Defending champion Cybrian Kotut to face strong field
Cybrian Kotut, the defending champion and course record holder, will return to the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on April 23. A year ago the Kenyan took the Hamburg title with a 2:04:47 performance and smashed the course record set by...
Gourley’s silver leads Great Britain’s three-medal run at European Indoors
In-form Neil Gourley (coach: Stephen Haas; club: Giffnock North) claimed his first career major medal with silver at the European Indoor Championships as bronzes for Daryll Neita (Marco Airale; Cambridge Harriers) and Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark; Poole) gave the...
