Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Chris Solinsky is officially a coach at the University of Oregon
"Where there is smoke, there is a fire," is a metaphor originally credited to John Heywood’s Proverbs (1546): “There is no fyre without smoke.”So, it came to pass that the unkept, and covert recruitment of Chris Solinsky by head...
Olympians Natasha Wodak and Geneviève Lalonde duke it out at BC 8K Championships; Nobbs...
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The women
Even though Geneviève Lalonde lives in Greater Victoria, it may have been more of a home-field advantage for North Vancouver's Natasha Wodak, Sunday at the 44th Harriers Pioneer 8K and the...
Lord Sebastian Coe pleased with effort to fight doping in Kenya
During his visit to Kenya, Lord Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics said that there are no state-level coverups to do with doping in the East African nation. He added that the reason why Kenya was not banned as...
World Anti-Doping Agency to ban Tramadol in new list of prohibited substances and methods
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is banning tramadol in its new list of prohibited substances and methods. Tramadol is a synthetic opioid pain reliever. It will be banned starting on January 1,...
A busy Lord Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, to visit Kenya
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Lord Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, is in Kenya starting today on a semi-official visit-slash-holiday. Coe will address the media on a number of issues. No doubt, he will talk about doping...
Most viewed stories of 2022 at Athletics Illustrated
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The year 2022 was another one of growth for Athletics Illustrated. Traffic increased, the length of time per visitor on site increased and the source of visitors varied greater than ever before...
More events should follow the New York City or Detroit Free Press Marathon’s new...
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More road race events should adopt the New York City or The Detroit Free Press Marathon's new anti-doping policies for their long-running events.
“This was a priority for us in our...
Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei and Prisca Chesang win 2022 Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana 10K
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Top-three men
Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei won the 2022 Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana 10K on Saturday. The 24-year-old clocked a 27:09 performance bettering 2021 winner Mohamad Katir, who clocked a 27:19 performance. Taking third...
World champion, Jake Wightman wins 5K Dulwich parkrun in London
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Possibly inspired by Melissa Courtney-Bryant who broke the women’s global parkrun 5K record with her 15 minutes and 31 seconds performance in Dorset, Wales on December 24, world champion Jake Wightman raced...
Ollie Hoare edges out Stewart McSweyn in Tas Carnivals mile race in Devonport, Tasmania
Stewart McSweyn is an athletics hero in Tasmania. Over the past four years, he has been re-writing the Australian and Oceania record books. McSweyn closed out 2020 with the fastest mile for the year. Four times he has won Diamond...
