Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
The Vibram Suit: Poor Judgement
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Vibram USA Inc., the company behind the Vibram FiveVinger shoes recently settled a $3.75 million dollar class action lawsuit against them so to avoid the high costs of continuing the legal battle. They...
Andrew Bumbalough Interview
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Andrew Bumbalough is a twenty-seven-year-old American middle- and long-distance runner based in Portland, Oregon. He trains with the Nike supported group that is headed by Coach Jerry Schumacher. Schumacher is also known to...
Eric Gillis is Expecting a Good Performance at the Ottawa Marathon
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Eric Gillis of Guelph, Ontario (by way of Antigonish, NS) will be competing Sunday, May 25th in the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon. He is Canada’s third fastest active marathon runner and owns a personal...
Speed River Inferno Update – Field Includes Double Olympic Bronze Medallist
The Speed River Inferno Track and Field Festival Presented By New Balance is thrilled to announce that double Olympic bronze medallist Lalonde Gordon has been added to this year’s May 31st track meet.
Gordon, who won bronze in the 400...
Kimberley Doerksen’s Winning Season
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See the chatline discussion here.
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Kimberley Doerksen of Gibsons, BC ran the 2014 BMO Vancouver Marathon Sunday, May 4th with the intention of running “sub-2:40”. She ran 2:37:00 and won the race. Although it wasn’t...
Time For Tyson Gay To Walk Away
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Is Tyson Gay a little sociopathic like Lance Armstrong, but perhaps a lesser version? Shall I suggest: villain light?
Gay told us this time last year when it was announced by the United States...
Krista DuChene: “Coping and Recovering”
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Krista DuChene, Canada’s second fastest marathon runner of all time, was planning to race a few events this spring in preparation to compete in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games marathon. She also had...
Speed River Inferno: Big Numbers, Big Names Confirmed
By Christopher Moulton
Athletes from eight countries have committed to compete in the 2014 Speed River Inferno Track and Field Meet Presented by New Balance, May 31st at the University of Guelph’s Alumni Stadium.
Over 75 athletes in all have confirmed...
Beer Mile Controversy
See Message Board thread here.
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James Nielsen of California raced the Beer Mile Sunday, April 27th in the time of 4:57. Nielsen will forever be immortalised as the Roger Bannister of the Beer Mile,...