Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Canadian Track and Field Championships: Women’s 5,000m – a three-women race
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Jessica O’Connell is having quite the season. Will she continue to roll out the personal bests with her next race, the 5,000-metre final on Thursday June 2nd in...
Canadian Track and Field Championships: Men’s 5,000m preview
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The Canadian Track and Field Championship’s men’s 5,000-metre event will be a race between two men: Cameron Levins and Mohammed Ahmed. The rest of the field will be...
Canada’s 3,000-metre Steeplechase: A three-way race for second?
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The men’s 3,000-metre steeplechase event at the Canadian Track and Field Championships may be a three-way race for second place, depending on how fast Canadian record holder Matt...
Women’s 800-metre race at nationals: who will qualify for the world championships?
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The women’s 800-metre event at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Edmonton next week will be yet another interesting race for this crew.
Since May 30th, when Langley,...
Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba to attempt world record 5,000m run in France
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with Meeting Areeva
On Saturday July, 4 2015 at the Stade de France, Ethiopians Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba aged 23 and 24, will compete in a bid to smash the world record in the 5,000-metre distance. The two...
Levins to double at national championships, takes on the 1500m and 5,000m distances
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Like Nike Oregon Project teammate Mo Farah, Cameron Levins is known as a 5,000 and 10,000-metre distance specialist. They have competed in these two events to the highest level,...
Canadian Track and Field Championships: Women’s 1500m
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The Canadian Track and Field Championships are taking place this week n Edmonton, starting on July 2nd and wrapping up on July 5th. Canadians who are wishing to qualify...
Rob Krar wins Western States Run again, “…it is truly humbling.”
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On June 28th, Flagstaff, Arizona’s Rob Krar won his second consecutive Western States Run - a 100-mile ultramarathon race. He finished in the time of 14:49:59, nearly half an hour ahead of second-place...
Marchant and Coolsaet Win 2015 Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon
Lanni Marchant, who lives in Chattanooga, TN continues to roll as she raced the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon today in very warm temperatures and still ran a fast time of 71:03, just 16 second from her personal best and...
