Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Runner’s World Magazine Jumps the Shark with KT Tape article by apparent fraudster
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Runner’s World Magazine may have jumped the shark with a content marketing article that created a firestorm on social media, especially over Twitter.
The author in question is Dr. Austin Sedicum III who owns...
Mainova Frankfurt Marathon: Masters World Record holder Mark Kiptoo returns
The man who last year set the first world record in the history of the oldest German city marathon will be making a return to those same familiar roads: Mark Kiptoo is to run the 38th edition of the...
Welshman Griffiths Seeking Olympic Selection at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
By Paul Gains
As a pack of elite Canadian athletes chase Olympic selection at the 2019 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon a solitary Welshman expects to match their every move.
The IAAF Gold Label race (October 20th) is serving as the Athletics...
Sunset+Vine rises to the INEOS 1:59 Challenge
INEOS 1:59
Sunset+Vine, the UK independent TV sports production and media company, has been selected by the INEOS 1:59 Challenge team to provide a 360-degree host broadcast, digital and distribution solution to cover the world’s greatest marathon runner and world...
Christian Coleman to compete at world championships; Sara Hall and Leonard Korir win US...
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The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), as expected, withdrew their charge against sprinter Christian Coleman on September 2nd for committing three whereabouts violations within a single year. With direction from the World Anti-Doping...
Gesa Krause smashes 2,000 m Steeplechase world best at Berlin’s ISTAF
Three days after clocking a German steeplechase record in Zurich Gesa Krause thrilled the home crowd at the ISTAF in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium by smashing the world best in the 2,000 m Steeplechase. The 27-year-old clocked 5:52.80 for the...
Vienna hosts successful weekend of testing in preparation for the INEOS 1:59 Challenge
The INEOS 1:59 Challenge team conducted a series of successful tests on the INEOS 1:59 Challenge course in the Prater, Vienna Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.
Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathon runner of all time, the reigning world and Olympic champion...
Kenya with big final day in African Games
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Kenya finished second in athletics in the medal standings at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
On the last day of competition, Titus Ekiru helped his country make history to win the half-marathon...
Four weeks to go to IAAF World Track and Field Championships
International Association of Athletics Federation
In four weeks from now, the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 will get underway as the Qatari capital hosts the 17th edition of the IAAF's flagship event.
The championships, which runs from 27 September until 6...
Zach Bitter “feeling great” after setting two ultra world records
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Thirty-three-year-old American Zach Bitter broke the world 100-mile record this week in the Six Days in the Dome race on the indoor track at the Pettit Centre located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The race...
