Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
World Athletics removing the marathon event from the World Athletics Championships
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World Athletics is removing the marathon from the World Athletics Championships. A World Athletics spokesperson told CBC Sports the marathon is being moved to conditions where it can thrive, and expanding World...
Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie faces further charges for tampering
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Kibiwott Kandie, the Kenyan distance phenom, was charged in 2025 by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing to submit a sample. The AIU referred to the charge as Evading, Refusing, or...
A new look for Athletics Illustrated Magazine: About the new logo and emblem
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Athletics Illustrated Magazine logo and emblem are sporting a new, more sophisticated look.
After more than 16 years with the Helvetica-like font and a male steeplechaser climbing the "a" and landing on the...
Finnish Athletics Federation president Pakarinen steps up for 2030 European Athletics Championships
There is a familiar rhythm to championship bidding in athletics. They include ambitious promises, carefully staged presentations, and governments cautiously circling the financial commitments required to land a major event. In Finland, however, the tone surrounding Helsinki’s pursuit of...
UK Athletics names eight for La Spezia as 10,000m Cup returns to centre stage
UK Athletics has confirmed an eight‑strong Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the 2026 European 10,000m Cup in La Spezia, Italy, set for Saturday, 23 May—an event that reliably reminds us that 25 laps can still produce...
Dennis Kipkogei smashes course record in Mainz Gutenberg Half Marathon
Dennis Kipkogei did not so much win the Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday as annex it. The 24-year-old Kenyan tore through the streets of Mainz in 59:14, reducing the course record to rubble and, in the process, nudging...
Ethiopian Tadesse Kassa and Kenyan Mercy Chepwogen win Copenhagen Marathon
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Tadesse Kassa from Ethiopia and Kenyan Mercy Chebwogen won the 2026 Copenhagen Marathon on Sunday, May 10.
Kassa clocked in a 2:08:26 performance to break the tape four seconds in front of...
Help Athletics Illustrated and win: Which new logo concept do you prefer?
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Help decide Athletics Illustrated's branding starting potentially with one of these logos.
NEWS ROUNDUP: Broeders-Bol to debut, Duplantis relocates, seeks world record and Belarus rejected by...
Femke Broeders-Bol outdoor debut
Dutch 400 metre and 400 metre track phenom Femke Broeders-Bol will make her long-anticipated outdoor 800m debut at the 45th annual FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday June 21. This will be the latest move...
Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday: All eyes on Dennis Kipkogei in Mainz after...
If the organizers of the Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon were hoping for a little subtlety this year, Dennis Kipkogei has politely declined. The 24‑year‑old Kenyan, who only recently discovered that racing outside his home country is both allowed and...
