Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Middleton fired up, Levins seeks redemption in Eugene World Athletics Championships Marathon next month
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Athletics Canada nominated a full marathon team made up of three women and three men to compete at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. It's a good thing, because the Paris 2024 Olympic...
Meeting de Paris: Kevin Mayer back on home turf
Kevin Mayer has only graced the blue track in the Charléty Stadium once before. It was on 24 August 2019, the year it was renovated, which was also the last time he participated in the Parisian meeting. It was an...
Lagos, we have a problem: thirteen Nigerian athletes left at home apparently due to...
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Thirteen Nigerian athletes were left at home for allegedly missing doping tests, while the team heads to Mauritius to compete in the African Athletics Championships. The championships serve as a qualifying meet...
Eilish McColgan, Armand Duplantis, and Faith Kipyegon were flying at FBK Games
On a cool, wet and windy afternoon at Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion, Armand Duplantis defied the conditions to record a world-leading 6.01m vault. He called a halt to his competition after the first attempt. Rutger Koppelaar of the Netherlands was...
Allyson Felix continues to race competitively during her final athletics season
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Allyson Felix continues to run well during her final season on the tracks before retirement. The woman with the most Olympic medals in athletics, all-time, finished second during the Chorzów Continental Tour...
Wightman, Thompson-Herah thrill, Warholm DNF’s in season debut at Rabat Diamond League
© Copyright- 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The Rabat Diamond League meet happened Sunday and the usual suspect, Elaine Thompson-Herah, did her usual winning and clocking a world-class time in the process. She demolished the field behind her. But what...
Haven’t heard of William Paulson? That’s okay, watch him Sunday at the Rabat Diamond...
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If you haven't heard of William Paulson, don't feel left out of the running scene. He is Canadian, but ran collegiately in the US and was born to a French-Canadian mother and British...
Was world 5000m record holder Cheptegei, protected from racing other competitive athletes at Pre?
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Canada's Mo Ahmed owns the 11th fastest 5000m time in history. It is also the fastest by a North American of all time. At 12:47.20 only four faster athletes in the world...
Athletics Canada names eight athletes to Team Canada for the 2022 Eugene World Athletics...
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Athletics Canada named eight athletes Friday, June 3 (not the whole team) to the 2022 World Athletics Championships that will take place this summer in Eugene, Oregon. They include Canada's fastest racewalker...
Francois Msafiri will run 320K from Eldoret to Nairobi for peace
Francois Msafiri, a Congolese refugee, who has been living in Kenya for more than a decade will run from Eldoret to Nairobi for peace. The distance is 320 kilometres.
The 26-year-old will have six Kenyan pacers. Two runners will...
