Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Fallout from Zane Robertson’s arrest will affect non-Kenyan athletes going forward
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New Zealand marathon record holder Zane Robertson, who is serving an eight-year doping ban for testing positive for EPO, was arrested for alleged sexual assault. When police made their way into his...
Unique Eliud Kipchoge artwork unveiled on the streets of Berlin
The street art, showing marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge in full stride, highlights the return of the NN Running Team’s double Olympic champion to the city, where he will run the BMW Berlin Marathon this Sunday, September 24th.
The...
The Zurich Marató Barcelona 2024 unveils a new, faster course
Organizers of the Zurich Marató Barcelona (marathon) will debut with a new, faster, more urban, more central and more monumental course on March 10, 2024. This change in the circuit comes after more than two decades of the previous circular and more peripheral...
Zane Robertson was arrested for alleged sexual assault, and in possession of an AK47...
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May we borrow from David's lament of Saul and Jonathan from 1611? "The beauty of the elite is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen." That would be none...
What will Kipchoge do on the streets of Berlin on Sunday?
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First off, the World Marathon Majors should skip the three-year assessment plan for the Sydney Marathon and adopt the event into the current crop of six majors. They are New York, Tokyo,...
Will bankrupt Birmingham be able to host European Athletics Championships in 2026
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By 2026, it will be the first time in 94 years that the European Athletics Championships will be scheduled to take place on British soil. But, the host city, Birmingham is bankrupt. The...
Olympic gold-medal-winning sprinter Jacobs leaves long-time coach
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Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who won gold during the Tokyo Olympic Games in the 100-metre sprint has left his long-time coach Paolo Camossi.
Camossi guided Jacobs to a personal best of 9.80 seconds,...
Elvis Cheboi carries Kenyan hopes at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
By Paul Gains
Although he may not have the fastest personal best time in the field Kenya’s Elvis Cheboi will certainly be a contender when the 2023 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon gets underway on October 15th.
The 27-year-old made his debut...
Confusion persists as to why the CAS overturned the AIU’s suspension of Toby Amusan;...
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In July 2023, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) provisionally suspended Nigerian sprinter Toby Amusan. She is a 26-year-old sprinter who is a World Champion in the 100-metre hurdles. Amusan received the notification...
Cameron Levins to run Royal Victoria Half Marathon
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Canadian marathon and half-marathon record holder Cameron Levins will be racing the Royal Victoria Half Marathon on Sunday, October 8.
The 34-year-old Vancouver Island native, now living in Portland, OR, will be...
