Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
A special season for the Guelph Gryphons
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The University of Guelph’s cross country teams have a special season in front of them for two reasons. First, they are hosting the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Championships and they have the opportunity...
Matt Hughes’s most excellent season
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Matt Hughes, Canada’s all-time fastest 3,000-metre steeplechaser has had a great season in 2015, including competing well in Canada’s National Track League (NTL), in Europe, Toronto Pan American Games and Beijing World Championships. He...
Natasha Labeaud and Kelly Wiebe To Defend Eastside 10k Titles
By Paul Gains
Natasha Labeaud returns to the Vancouver Eastside 10k September 19th ready to defend the title she won a year ago, but also as a much more experienced athlete.
Though she represented Canada at the 2014 Chiba International Ekiden,...
Natasha Wodak and Matthew Hughes win Canadian 5K Road Championships
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The Canadian 5K Road Race Championships took place Sunday, September 13th in Yorkville, Ontario and appeared to be an unofficial battle between Greater Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area. Half of the top-12 male...
Peres Jepchirchir’s rise continues as the young Kenyan smashes event record to win in...
By Andy Edwards
The surge to the top of Peres Jepchirchir showed no sign of faltering as the 21-year-old Kenyan surprised herself with the emphatic nature of her victory. A week after running the fastest 10k by a woman this...
Mohammed Ahmed takes well travelled route in setting national 5,000-metre record
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Following the well travelled route from the Wisconsin Badgers to the Bowerman Track Club to a national record, St. Catharines, Ontario native Mohammed Ahmed today brought down the Canadian record in the 5,000-metre...
Kenyan duo of Peres Jepchirchir and Daniel Chebii go in search of fresh roads...
By Andy Edwards
The Kenyan talents of Peres Jepchirchir and Daniel Chebii will complete a busy week when they line up at the Mattoni Usti nad Labem Half Marathon on Saturday. Fresh from their triumphs in the Birell Prague Grand...
Zola Budd Pieterse hired as Assistant Coach at Coastal Carolina University
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After seven years as a volunteer Assistant Coach starting in 2008, running legend Zola Budd Pieterse was hired by Jeff Jacobs Thursday, September 3 as the Assistant Coach of the Coastal Carolina University...
Fiona Benson continues to surprise, wins and runs a new 1500-metre personal best
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Langley, BC’s Fiona Benson today won the Unione Sportiva Quercia Roverto track meet 1500-metre event that took place in Roverto, Italy. She won in the time of 4:05.62 setting a new personal best...
Jim Finlayson breaks his own former world beer mile record
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Jim Finlayson of Victoria, BC quietly broke his own former world record in the beer mile of 5:09 with a 5:07.3 running, Saturday, September 5th at the Oak Bay High School track. This...
