Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Kenyans target course record in Hannover jubilee marathon race
The jubilee edition of the HAJ Hannover Marathon will be boosted by the strongest elite entry in the history of the event. Six Kenyan men are on the start list with personal bests of sub 2:08 for the 25th...
Sooke 10K and Island Series Awards – Sunday April 19
The last race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series – Sooke 10K – will take place on Sunday, April 19 at 11 am. There will be a 10:30 am start for walkers and slower runners. The race will start...
Eugene, Oregon – TRACKTOWN, USA – Gets 2021 World Championships
For more than 30 years, the United States has consistently produced the world’s best track and field teams. But the track and field world championships have never been held in the United States.
Then, Thursday morning, in an unexpected bolt...
Volkswagen Prague Marathon: Kirui Challenges Defending Champion Terer
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Twenty-seven-year-old Kenyan Peter Kirui, who owns a marathon personal best of 2:06:31, will be challenging defending Prague Marathon champion and countryman, Patrick Terer on May 3rd at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon.
Terer won the...
Athletics Kenya President Isaiah Kiplagat steps down
Long-serving Athletics Kenya (AK) president, Isaiah Kiplagat, has stepped down for three months to campaign for the IAAF Vice-President post when the world governing body holds its next congress just before the start of the August summer World Championships...
Athletics Kenya suspends Rosa and Volare for six months, amid an increase in doping
Athletics Kenya takes a step earlier, promising to consider suspending or banning athletes as well as enablers, including coaches, agents and medical personnel.
AK suspended Rosa Associati and Volare Sports for six months pending investigations into doping, dealing a potential...
Krista DuChene’s Comeback
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April 27, 2014 Krista DuChene of Brantford, Ontario raced the Scotiabank Montreal Half Marathon in the hopes of defending her Canadian Half Marathon title. She was in the lead late in the race...
Patrick Makau on Boston
Patrick Makau
Exclusive Patrick Makau interview with Athletics Illustrated.
Patrick Makau Musyoki, best known simply as Patrick Makau, is a former marathon world record holder. He ran the 2011 edition of the Berlin Marathon in 2:03:38, which currently stands as...
Rotterdam Marathon: Krista DuChene’s Comeback Race this Sunday
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Canada’s second-fastest marathon runner Krista DuChene of Branford, Ontario, will be toeing-the-line this Sunday, April 12th in Rotterdam, The Netherlands to take on the flat course and an uber-fast field. In this race...
VIENNA CITY MARATHON ON SUNDAY: Getu Feleke returns to run even faster
Getu Feleke kept his promise after he took last year’s Vienna City Marathon with a sensational course record of 2:05:41. It is not that long ago when such a time was thought to be impossible on this course. During...