Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Azy, Neita, Muir, and Wightman highlight Müller UK Athletics Championships on Day 2
Day two of the Müller UK Athletics Championships at the Manchester Regional Arena welcomed a cluster of superb performances and a host of World Championship qualifiers, in a day of mixed weather conditions and considerable winds.
In the women’s 100m,...
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot on top again at Canadian championships
On the night of the Nativity of St. John the Baptiste day (a provincial holiday in Quebec), a pair of runners from La Belle Province closed out Day 3 by taking the top spots in the men's 5,000m. Charles...
3,000M Steeple: McCabe narrowly misses world standard, Gay repeats as Canadian champion
From Athletics Canada
It was a bittersweet night for Vancouver’s Ceili McCabe, who won her first senior national title but missed the World Athletics Championship qualifying mark of 9:30.00 by a mere 0.69 seconds. The 23-year-old University of Michigan athlete...
Christine Ohuruogu leads the way as stars progress on day one of the Müller...
It was a busy day one of the Müller UK Athletics Championships at the Manchester Regional Arena as a number of athletes proved this is where it starts as they kickstarted their summer Championships campaigns at the leading fixture in the...
US, Canadian, and Jamaican sprint news after Day 1 of national trials
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated As expected, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price easily won the preliminary round in the 100-metre sprint on Thursday, the opening of the Jamaican Championships. She ran a 10.70-second performance. She has been flying this season....
Bell Trials: Day 1 recap – Dunfee wins ninth national title, Lundman continues strong...
From Athletics Canada — 2022 Canadian Athletics Championships — Langley, BC
Day One at the Bell Canadian Track and Field Championships exclusively comprised the race walking events, and a pair of familiar faces emerged on top at the Mission Raceway Park in...
Shara Proctor calls time on superb long jump career
British long jump record holder, Shara Proctor has called time on her stellar career that included medals at world, European and Commonwealth games and a sixth place at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Whilst she first took the British best...
Great Britain and Northern Ireland team selected for European Athletics U18 Championships
UK Athletics has announced the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team selected for the European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel from 4-7 July.
With a maximum team size of 40, Jessica Bailey (coach: Matthew Long, club: Leven Valley) heads...
Kenyans are not just distance runners anymore, watch out cycling world
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Kenya has long been known as a hotbed of developing middle and long-distance runners. They dominate in most distances from 800-metres to the marathon. Currently, both marathon world records are held by...
Glynis Sim interview at Harry Jerome Track Classic
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IINU-jnGG2c
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds athlete Glynis Sim took on the 800-metre distance run at the Harry Jerome Track Classic Tuesday, June 14. She won the national race finishing in the time...
