Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Earns IAAF Gold Label
Paul Gains
Earning an IAAF Gold Label from the International Association of Athletics Federations represents the epitome of road race management and for the second consecutive year the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon has been awarded this distinction.
Meeting the very strictest...
National Athletes of the Week Turn in Blistering Times, Huge Marks
This week’s batch of National Athletes of the Week might be the best yet when it comes to what they accomplished as a whole during competition in NCAA and NJCAA Indoor Track & Field.
These eight athletes, as named Tuesday...
Trio to fight life bans at the court of arbitration
The nerve of disgraced former marketing employee of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and two others (see below) have the gall to fight their lifetime bans in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Perhaps they are displaying sociopathic...
John Woodall’s 8K world record at the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon 8K
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On October 11, 2015, Victoria’s John Woodall broke the single-age world record for the 8K distance road race. He finished in the time of 45:41. The performance is officially certified by the Association...
Total Rio 2016 budget rises by almost $100 million since August despite cuts
Inside the Games
Total costs for this summer's Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro have risen by BRL400 million (£69 million/$98.6 million/€91 million) in the last six months, despite the introduction of well-publicised budget cuts, it has been revealed.
The...
Race video: Prairie Inn Harriers Pioneer 8K – 1/10/16
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IAAF continues to lose credibility as London 2017 seeks to remove branding
The International Association of Athletics Federations has really taken it on the chin recently. Their reputation has gone down hill after their former President Lamine Diack and other administrators were caught or have been investigated for covering up doping,...
Trevor Hofbauer interview
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Trevor Hofbauer of Calgary is currently one of Canada’s fastest half-marathon runners, having raced the Philadelphia Half Marathon in the time of 64:28, which is nearly a three minute personal best.
Being an Olympic...
Harry Jerome Vancouver Sun Indoor Classic news
Emerging talent to debut at Harry Jerome Vancouver Sun Indoor Classic
The British Columbia indoor track season will start with the 6th Annual Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Indoor Games on Saturday, February 6th at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Last year...
Amy Cragg (née Hastings) Interview
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Amy Cragg (née Hastings) is currently one of America’s fastest distance runners. She has competed at a high level over the 5,000 and 10,000-metre distances for over a decade and more recently the...
