Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Landon Well interview: 2022 BC Cross Country Championships
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Landon Wells who runs for the Langley Mustangs Track and Field Club won the boy's U10 race at the 2022 BC Cross Country Championships. He won by a large margin, but said that...
Ella Ballard interview: 2022 BC Cross Country Championships
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Ella Ballard won the women's U20 category at the 2022 BC Cross Country Championships in South Surrey (Greater Vancouver) on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Prairie Inn Harrier running club member is looking forward...
Kandie, Klosterhalfen win Valencia Half Marathon, Flanagan sets new Canadian record
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The Valencia Half Marathon offers a fast course, deep fields, and good prize money. The top athletes choose Valencia not just to win, but to set new standards, records, and personal bests,...
Polish sprinter Krzewina suspended for whereabouts failure, Russians hide results of doping test
Polish 400 metre runner Jakub Krzewina has been banned for 15 months for whereabouts failure.
The Polish Anti-Doping Agency (POLADA) announced the sanction, which was announced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Krzewina missed tests in 12 months, which...
Another Kenyan on PEDs, admits to EPO use, gets three-year ban
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Thirty-four-year-old Kenyan marathon runner, Marius Kipserem, received a three-year ban for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) use. EPO is a banned blood booster.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Kipserem had twice denied...
Shoe Review: Adidas Adizero Boston 10M lightweight trainer
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What do you get when you cross a super shoe with a lightweight trainer? Perhaps for a lack of a more creative answer, a super trainer? Maybe not. But that is what...
Eilish McColgan’s European 10K struck from the record books due to short course
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Scottish runner, Eilish McColgan, who had a banner year in 2022 capped off with the European, British, and Scottish 10K record at the Great Scottish Run, will have that one removed. The...
The flood of Kenyan doping continues to flow like the Tana River as two...
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"Each of usA cell of awarenessImperfect and incompleteGenetic blendsWith uncertain endsOn a fortune hunt that's far too fleet.”— Neil Peart.
When will it end? In 2016, the small country of Kenya (53 million)...
Records set at 2022 Amsterdam Marathon by Almaz Ayana as Ethiopia swept podium
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Almaz Ayana, former world 10,000m record-holder, broke the Amsterdam Marathon course record and ran the fastest debut all-time with her 2:17:20 performance. Meanwhile fellow Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba, the current world...
Malindi Elmore and Trevor Hofbauer 2022 Canadian champions at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
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Malindi Elmore and Trevor Hofbauer were crowned Canadian champions Sunday at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
The two finished in the time of 2:25 and 2:11, respectively. *Results will be available soon.Hofbauer, age 30,...
