Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Ibrahim Rotich’s lawyer asks for a plea bargain in Tirop murder case
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Ibrahim Rotich's lawyer, Allan Ngigi Mbugua, has asked for a plea bargain in the hearing of Rotich's alleged brutal murder of Agnes Tirop.
Apparently, Justice Nyakundi said that the state opposes the request...
UK Athletics’ 2022/23 Olympic World Class Cohort Programme announced
A group of 66 athletes have been nominated for membership to join the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2022/23.
The Olympic WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery-funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at named milestone targets,...
Talent will be on display in Greater Victoria at BC High School Cross Country...
For the first time since 2014, the BC High School Cross Country Championships will be contested in Greater Victoria. The race will feature approximately 900 high school-aged athletes competing in both individual and team events. “This may be both...
Guangzhou 2023 World Athletics Relays postponed
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The World Athletics Council has moved the event, scheduled to be held from May 13 to 14 2023, until April or May 2025, with the dates to be confirmed.
The postponement impacts...
Mainova Frankfurt Marathon: Kenyan Double by Brimin Misoi and Selly Kaptich, Hendrik Pfeiffer is...
Men’s Race
Temperatures were hardly ideal for fast times, nonetheless, the top three men finishers each set personal bests. A big group stayed together, running at a pace that would bring the leaders across the line in around 2:06. Shortly...
Jake Wightman and Geoff Wightman win at the annual Scottish Athletics Awards
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Jake Wightman, who earned gold at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, won the annual Athlete of the Year honours. He also earned silver at the Commonwealth Games and bronze at the European...
Kenya is in a major doping crisis and needs to serve a national suspension
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Kenya is in a major doping crisis and it needs to end now. World Athletics needs to suspend Kenya for the foreseeable future.
The rate of doping positives is off the charts; thirty...
Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo to race the Nairobi Standard Chartered Marathon on Sunday, is she...
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Off the line and out of the blocks, the doping question gets asked. It seems unfair, but it's the new order of things. So, is this Kenyan athlete clean? Are any?With a record...
Yemane Mulugeta interview: 2022 BC Cross Country Championships
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpM91-knZBA
Yemane Mulugeta won the U18 category at the 2022 BC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, October 22 in South Surrey. As a 17-year-old, he ran the Eastside 10K in 31-minutes. Mulugeta will be...
Charlie Mlotshwa interview: 2022 BC Cross Country Championships
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn42zRxJzgY
Charlie Mlotshwa won the U16 age-group race at the 2022 BC Cross Country Championships by a large margin and he is just 14. Mlotshwa is a Prairie Inn Harrier Youth Team member...
