Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Boston Marathon’s new qualification standards: Timely move and smart marketing
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Much of the hullaballoo over the B.A.A. Boston Marathon qualification standards for the various age groups breaks down to smart marketing, executed with near-perfect timing.
The talk recently on the lips of the...
Meseret Gebre seeks redemption at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
By Paul Gains
Meseret Gebre returns to the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 20th intent on making amends for her below par performance in last year’s race.
The 31 year-old Ethiopian finished 7th on that windy day in a time...
Camille Herron caught manipulating Wikipedia information on herself and editing Killian Jornet’s profile
Canadian Running Magazine journalist Marley Dickinson has exposed American ultramarathon runner Camille Herron and her coach for manipulating information on Wikipedia. She has apparently "fluffed" her profile while diminishing the profiles of competitors.
Her coach and husband Connor Holt...
50th BMW Berlin-Marathon Sunday: Deep fields promise fast and exciting races in Berlin’s jubilee...
The 50th edition of the BMW Berlin Marathon promises fast and exciting elite races. Deep fields will be assembled with 14 men who have already run sub 2:06:00. While there is no strong favourite among them it is different...
Andrew Davies and Natasha Wodak win Eastside 10K
The Eastside 10K was won on Sunday by Andrew Davies and Natasha Wodak. They finished in the time of 29:49 and 32:47, respectively.
The men's race
The men's race was tight between Ben Preisner and Davies. In a thrilling finish, Davies...
Eilish McColgan and Jack Rowe won the Vitality London 10,000 race
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Although the Vitality London 10,000 race, is a reference to the track distance event, it is very much a 10K road race.
In mild and wet conditions, Eilish McColgan, who finished 15th in...
Kenya’s Kinyanjui and Chemnung triumph in the Brasov Running Festival 2024’s tRUNsylvania 10K
The tRUNsylvania 10K at the Brasov Running Festival 2024 saw victories for the Kenyan duo of Daniel Kinyanjui and Loice Chemnung on Sunday September 22.
Course records did not fall at this World Athletics Elite Lable Race in Romania. However, both contests were still...
Victories for Lithuania’s Galvydyte and France’s Mornet in European Road Mile races
The Brasov Running Festival 2024’s European Road Mile races saw wins for Lithuania’s Gabija Galvydyte and France’s Romain Mornet with the pair crossing the line in course records of 4:36.8 and 4:01.7 respectively on Saturday the 21st.
The gun went first on...
Seven more Kenyan athletes banned for doping or related practices
Just days after it was announced that the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya has had its budget slashed, and can no longer test athletes, seven have been banned for doping-related issues.
Also, just three months after 33 Kenyan athletes were...
Olympic heptathlete, Odile Ahouanwanou, has mysteriously disappeared
Two-time Olympic heptathlete has disappeared in France. Her mysterious disappearance has prompted a search as well as growing concern from friends and family — it was out of character.
Odile Ahouanwanou of Benin did not return home or pick up...
