Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Americans Yared Nuguse and Heather McLean have big last-chance mile races at Boston University
Yared Nuguse's world record attempt
American middle-distance runner Yared Nuguse clocked a 3:47.22 indoor mile performance in his last-chance attempt to break Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen's world record. He ran the race at Boston University on Sunday.
Ingebrigtsen's record of 3:45.14 was...
Former world record holder, Paula Radcliffe, ran the Tokyo Marathon
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"...and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."— Friedrich Nietzsche
Radcliffe returns to the dance floor.
Words no one thought that they would hear:...
Ethiopia sweeps 2025 Tokyo Marathon as Takele Tadese and Sutume Kebede win
Takele Tadese and Sutume Kebede of Ethiopia won the 2025 Tokyo Marathon.
Tadese finished in 2:03:23, while Sutume clocked in at 2:18:31. For Tadese, the performance was a once-second personal best. He came into the race with a 2:03:24 best...
Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record with 6.27m jump in Clermont-Ferrand
Swedish pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis bettered his own world record, clearing 6.27 metres at the All-Star Perche event in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Friday, February 28. It is the 11th time that Duplantis has taken a world record.
His previous record...
Opinion: It is time for races, the NCAA and global meets to cease inviting...
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It is time for race events, be it cross-country and track meets or college programs and road races, to cease inviting Kenyan athletes. A by proxy-like ban needs to take place.
If World...
World Record Holder Mondo Duplantis to Headline Men’s Pole Vault at the 50th Prefontaine...
Two-time Olympic Champion Mondo Duplantis has broken the world record 10 times since 2020. Two of those world records have been set at Hayward Field.
Duplantis returns to this year’s special anniversary edition of the Pre Classic for the first...
Registration for 2025 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend Opens March 4
Registration for this fall's Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend opens on Tuesday, March 4, at 10 am CST. Event organizer Twin Cities In Motion expects more than 30,000 runners to enter one or more of the weekend's races scheduled for October...
UK Athletics Indoor Championships start delayed due to fire
The UK Athletics Indoor Championships were delayed due to a fire. Birmingham's Utilita Arena had to be evacuated on Saturday morning.
Firefighters responded after reports emerged of a blaze at the venue, sparking concern among athletes, officials and fans.
Preliminary investigations...
Ethiopians Selemon Barega and Anchinalu Genaneh debut and win at the Seville Marathon on...
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Tokyo Olympic 10,0000m champion Selemon Barega from Ethiopia won the 2025 40th edition of the Seville Marathon on Sunday. It was his debut at the distance.
Barega stopped the clock at 2:05:13.
Taking...
Hobbs Kessler, and Nikki Hiltz double down at the USATF Indoor Championships
The USATF Indoor Championships had an exciting finish to the meet on Sunday. There were record-breaking performances at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex as Hobbs Kessler, and Nikki Hiltz doubled down in the 1500 metre and 3000 metre events...
