Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
World Athletics launches fund to support Ukrainian athletes
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated As of April 8, and since the illegal conflict began in Ukraine on Feb. 24, more than four million refugees have fled Ukraine. Casualties total 2,685 with over 900 civilian deaths on...
Kenyan marathon teams set for Eugene World Championships and Birmingham Commonwealth Games
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Athletics Kenya has selected athletes who will be competing in this summer's World Athletics Championships and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Worlds team
Defending champion Ruth Chepng'etich will defend her title. Meanwhile, Geoffrey Kamworor...
GB & NI select 10 athletes for the European Athletics Marathon Championships
The first athletes selected for this summer’s European Athletics Championships have been confirmed today with 10 marathon runners set to compete in Munich this August.
Trials winner Becky Briggs (coach: Geoff Watkin, club: City of Hull) leads the women’s team...
Katie Nageotte and Holly Bradshaw lead world-class pole vault field at Müller Birmingham Diamond...
Olympic pole vault bronze medallist and British record-holder Holly Bradshaw will be up against world-class competition as she gets her 2022 season underway at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday, May 21.
Olympic champion, Katie...
NN Running Team celebrates 5 year anniversary and extends contract with title sponsor NN...
NN Running
In the week where the NN Running Team celebrates its fifth birthday, today it was also announced that title sponsor NN Group extends the contract with the first global professional running team until the end of 2025.
Together with Nike,...
Five fast road races are “on” in Western Canada over a 21-day span starting...
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For road runners on the west coast of Canada, there are several noteworthy races coming up including the Vancouver Sun Run, TC10K, Steveston Icebreaker 8K, Bazan Bay 5K and the Vancouver Marathon,...
First-ever European Athletics Off-Road Championships confirmed for July in the Canary Islands
Approximately 700 kilometres west off the coast of Western Sahara are the Canary Islands. One of them, the furthest of the archipelago, into the Atlantic, is La Palma. La Palma and its town of El Paso will host the...
Spring Run-Off 8K will see a new champion on Saturday
Lee Wesselius is still getting used to racing with a target on his back.
Things have not been quite the same for the New Brunswick-born veterinarian since last fall when he finished seventh at the Canadian 10K Championships in 29:13, and...
Bazan Bay 5K, happening on Sunday April 10, offers a very fast course
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The Synergy Health Management Bazan Bay 5K road race is taking place Sunday, April 10 at 11:00 AM in Sidney, British Columbia. The race venue is located just 20-minutes north of Victoria,...
Milano, Manchester, and Paris Marathons produce course records and personal bests
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Kenyans Titus Kipyego and Vivian Kiplagat won the Milan City Marathon on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Kipyego, ran a new personal best with his two-hour, five-minute, and five-second performance for the win. Fellow...
