Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Watch and listen to Irish athlete Brian Fay scream down the track at the...
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Brian Fay, from Dublin, will be competing in the Victoria Track Classic on Thursday, June 16 at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium — it'll be a screamer.
Fay will be competing in...
Lee Wesselius: running veterinarian to run Toronto Waterfront 10K
By Paul Gains
With the focus clearly on the medallists at the 2021 Canadian 10K Championships, it was easy to overlook the personal best setting performance of Lee Wesselius, who missed the podium by twenty seconds. Obscurity suits him fine,...
Meeting de Paris: throwing open a whole new era in Paris
Until now, the atmosphere synonymous with the major athletics meetings is something that Quentin Bigot, Alexandra Tavernier, and their fellow hammer throwers have had to get used to only tasting once or twice a year, during the international championships. As such, the...
What is “On” the feet of runner, triathlete and mother of three, Nicola Spirig?
At age 40, a mother of three and a seasoned veteran, one may ask, what is "On" the feet of runner and world-class triathlete Nicola Spirig of Switzerland.
The clue is held within the question. She is wearing the...
Allyson Felix begins farewell tour in Ostrava, finishes second
American sprint legend Allyson Felix finished second in the women's 200m event at the 2022 Ostrava Golden Spike meet. She clocked a time of 22.78 seconds, half a second back of Niger's Aminatou Seyni who set a personal and...
Faith Kipyegon is already in Olympic final shape, after convincing 1500m win in Eugene
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Faith Kipyegon's run at the Prefontaine Classic in the time of 3:52.59 is an Olympic-level performance, not just in pace but also in the way she went about it. She came, she...
Kinsey Middleton’s Ottawa marathon, a surprise win and an indicator of faster times to...
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Kinsey Middleton won the Ottawa Marathon on Sunday, May 29 in a new personal best time of two hours, 30 minutes, and eight seconds (2:30:08). It is...
British Mountain and Trail runners selected for July’s European Off-Road Running Championships
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team will be represented by 29 athletes for the European Off-Road Running Championships in La Palma, Spain on 1-3 July.
For the first time at the European edition of the event, the mountain running...
Ben Flanagan and Natasha Wodak are “happy” with their 10K Championship titles
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Ben Flanagan defended his Ottawa 10K title and national 10K road championship with a new road personal best of 28:39.5 on Saturday. The Kitchener, Ontario native led for most of the race,...
The Diamond League’s Prefontaine Classic lived up to its name and the hype
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Sha'Carri Richardson — a lightning rod for attention — stepped onto the line wearing a tiara. The American sprinter, who was suspended in 2021 for testing positive for cannabis and missed the...
