Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Australian Track Championships are two weeks away and Canada’s new track series launched
The Australian Track and Field Championships are taking place over nine days from March 26 to April 3 at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre. The meet will give spectators the chance to see Australia’s premier athletes compete for their...
Chepngetich and Salpeter to race for $250,000 at Nagoya Women’s Marathon
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich and Isreal's Lonah Salpeter are leading the field at the Nagoya Women's Marathon Sunday, March 13.
The 2019 World Marathon Champion and 2021 Chicago Marathon winner said, “I chose (to run) the Nagoya Women’s Marathon because...
Athletics Canada selection criteria for 2022 Commonwealth Games published
Athletics Canada's (AC) 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games qualifying standards have been released. The standards are tough and as standards alone appear nearly unreachable. However, AC's plan is to fill 31 spots for the team competing this summer. The good...
Two British athletes added to the World Indoor Championships
Emily Borthwick and Amelia Strickler have both received invitations to compete at next week’s World Athletics Indoor Championships, and these have been accepted by UK Athletics.
High jumper Borthwick, a Wigan & District athlete, has been in excellent form this...
South Africa to lose relay World’s gold due to doping ban to Thando Dlodlo
Twenty-three-year-old sprinter Thando Dlodlo tested positive for testosterone and "related compounds" in April of 2021, at the South African championships which took place in Pretoria. SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (Saids) confirmed the infraction and ban.
Dlodlo and teammates, Akani...
Olympic bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw to return to action at Müller Birmingham Diamond League
Olympic pole vault bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw (GBR) will open her 2022 Wanda Diamond League campaign at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May.
The 2013 European indoor champion - a former world indoor...
Tristan Woodfine video interview: in Victoria training for a spring marathon
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Interview with Canadian marathon runner Tristan Woodfine in Victoria, BC. He is training for a spring marathon and the New York Half Marathon in March. The 30-year-old is training in Victoria for...
Trevor Hofbauer is racing the Comox Valley Half Marathon Sunday
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Canada's second-fastest marathon runner, Trevor Hofbauer, will be competing at the Comox Valley Half Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old owns a best of 2:09:51 from the 2019 Toronto Waterfront Marathon. He competed...
Five British athletes selected for 2022 Eugene World Athletics Championships marathon
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UK Athletics has today announced the first British athletes to be selected for this summer’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon taking place July 15-24.
Five athletes contesting the marathon will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in...
American, Canadian, and Australian 10,000m records smashed in California
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated American Grant Fisher, Canadian Mo Ahmed, and Australian Jack Rayner smashed their respective national 10,000m records at The TEN on Friday in San Juan Capistrano, CA.
Fisher took out Galen Rupp's American record...
