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Christopher Kelsall

Christopher Kelsall
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Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.

Will Jessica O’Connell win gold in the 5,000m on Tuesday?

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© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated The 2015 Toronto Pan Am/Para Pan Am women’s 5,000m final will take place Tuesday, July 21st. the top eight or nine athletes appear fairly evenly matched, however, Canada's Jessica O'Connell looks to be...

Men’s 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games Marathon Predictions

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© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated The 2015 Toronto Pan Am/Para Pan Am Games men’s marathon takes place Saturday, July 25th. The field is made up of a total of 19 runners. They are listed below in the order...

Big Day in Monaco for Dibaba, Willis, Rowbury and Philibert-Thiboutot in the 1500m

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© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Today history was made in the Monaco Diamond League meet that featured Genzebe Dibaba’s world record 1500-metre run in the time of 3:50.07. The previous world record was held by China’s Qu Yunxia...

Genzebe Dibaba’s 1500m World Record

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Video below. Top-10, all-time: Genzebe Dibaba 3:50.07 ETH 08.02.91 17.07.2015 Qu Yunxia 3:50.46 CHN 25.12.72 11.09.1993 Jiang Bo 3:50.98 CHN 13.03.77 18.10.1997 Lang Yinglai 3:51.34 CHN 22.08.79 18.10.1997 Wang Junxia 3:51.92 CHN 09.01.73 11.09.1993 Tatyana Kazankina 3:52.47 RUS 17.12.51 13.08.1980 Yin Lili 3:53.91 CHN 11.11.79 18.10.1997 Paula...

Melissa Bishop appears ready for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games 800-metre

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© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated It appears that Canada’s fastest active 800-metre runner, Eganville, Ontario’s Melissa Bishop is ready to take on the 800-metre event at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games. Her fitness has come around just...

2015 Toronto Pan Am Games Women’s Marathon Predictions

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Updated: July 16 2:42 PM PST © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated The 2015 Toronto Pan Am/Para Pan Am Games athletics events start off with the women's marathon race Saturday the 18th of July. Listed below are 17 competitors ranked...

GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Early Bird Registration Deadline – July 15

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The early bird registration deadline for the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon is just days away – on Wednesday July 15. The 36th Annual event features a Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K Road Race and Thrifty Foods Kids Run. For the...

Canada Announces NACAC Senior Championships Team

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From Athletics Canada Athletics Canada announced today the team that will compete at the second North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Senior Championships August 7 to 9 in San Jose, Costa Rica. The inaugural NACAC Senior Championships were hosted in...

National Track League wraps up, global championships set to begin

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© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Edmonton, Alberta, dubbed TrackTown Canada for summer 2015 is hosting a total of three major track meets  including the Canadian Track and Field Championships that already took place from July 2nd to the...

Toronto 2015 declared open with tributes to athletic past and youthful future

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From Inside Sports A gravity defying stunt from Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey and a heartfelt tribute to late Americas sporting chief Mario Vasquez-Rana formed the highlights of tonight's Opening Ceremony of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. After a build-up...