Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Paula Dunn to lead GB & NI teams at 2022 major championships
UK Athletics has confirmed that Paula Dunn will assume the role of Team Leader across three major athletics championships in 2022.
Dunn, who has now moved into a part time role in the Para world class programme as she transitions...
Kiprop’s dramatic four year ban ends; he’s ready to race again
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Three-time World Athletics champion Asbel Kiprop of Kenya will return to racing the 1500m distance in 2022 after serving a four-year ban. He will, however, start with the 800m event.Kiprop was accused...
British 1500m record under threat at Birmingham showdown
Olympic finalist Jake Wightman leads a strong British contingent in the men’s 1500m at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix – a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting – at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on February 19.
The European and...
Marcell Jacobs should avoid the oft-repeated denial
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"Better to remain silent and to be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt." — Abraham Lincoln, 1860.
Whether Tokyo Olympic gold medallist, Marcell Jacobs, of Italy is clean...
UK Athletics confirms two non-executive director appointments
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UK Athletics today confirmed the two new non-executive directors who will join the board from February 1, 2022.
Following an open process launched last Autumn by UKA Chair Ian Beattie, Marilyn Okoro and Wendy Sly have been appointed to...
Charlie Lungelo Mlotshwa interview: Vikes Invitational Jan 2022
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Charlie Lungelo Mlotshwa is new to Victoria, BC. The 14-year-old moved with his parents from South Africa two weeks prior to the race. He is currently being coached by Bruce Deacon with...
Cole Dinsdale interview: Vikes Invitational 3000m
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Cole Dinsdale is a former University of British Columbia Thunderbird. He races Saturday, January 29 and won the 3000m in Victoria at Centennial Stadium. The meet was hosted by the University of...
Millrose Games sets the tone for the season, especially in the men’s 3000m
Elle Purrier St. Pierre defended her Millrose Games title but did not threaten her indoor American record in the women’s Wanamaker Mile, running 4:19.30 to put away Josette Norris on the final lap.
The biggest question of the race — how fast could...
David Waller interview: after win in UVic Vikes Invitational 1000m
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Second-year Vike David Waller, originally from Halifax, took the 1000m race with a personal best of 2:30.56.
Asked about his tactics, he said, “sit on the pacer for 800m, then see what I have.”
In...
University of Victoria track meet, an early-season rust buster
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The University of Victoria Vikes hosted an invitational track meet at Centennial Stadium on Saturday. It was a rust buster for many. Travel to Washington State where an indoor meet was taking place...
