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Christopher Kelsall

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

Four Canadian Records Fall in Several Locations This Valentines Weekend

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© Copyright – 2014 – Athletics Illustrated With files from Douglas Clement. Nate Brannen set the tone for the day, this Saturday February 15th, in New York at the Millrose Games with a fast one mile run (1609m) finishing in the...

Russia’s Full Size Doping Problem

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© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recently found out that a newly developed muscle-building drug - invisible when using current doping test procedures - was made available to undercover German journalists, who were posing...

Drug Cheats Asli Cakir Alptekin and Tyson Gay Should be Banned

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© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) moved to reinstate the provisional suspension of Turkish drug cheat, Asli Cakir Alptekin. She had anomalies in her biological passport, this, after already once having served...

Updated: Top Twenty Canadian Indoor List – 2/12/2014

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Here is an interesting ranking of Canadian athletes today.  Not endorsed by Athletics Canada, but compiled form Douglas Clement. Top Twenty Canadians Indoor to February 12, 2014 Men Name Event Mark IAAF points * Cam Levins’89 2000 4:55.35 1223 * Aaron Brown’92 200m 20.53 1206 * Nathan Brannen’82 Mile 3:54.22 1205 * Sam Effah’88 60m 6.58 1167 Brendon Rodney’92 200m 20.78 1167 * Mike Mason’86 High Jump 2.30m 1166 Jeremy Rae’91 Mile 3:57.25 1165 Shawn Barber’94 PV 5.66m 1160 Luc Bruchet’91 Mile 3:57.71 1159 Derek Drouin’90 HJ 2.29m 1157 * Gavin Smellie’86 60m 6.60 1156 * TJ...

Felicien, Henry, Mitchell, Muscat, Young retire from competition

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  Athletics Canada   Athletics Canada would like to recognize five great athletes who represented Canada with class, dignity and honour over their illustrious careers. In the last few months Perdita Felicien, Anson Henry, Kerri-Ann Mitchell, Megan Muscat and Sean Young all...

Dick Quax Interview

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© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Legendary New Zealand distance runner, Dick Quax, competed at an international level in distances from as short as 1500 metres to the marathon. He set national records in the 10,000 metre event with...

Cameron Levins Interview – 2014 NB 3000m

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Canadians Bruchet and Levins in 3000 Metre Showdown

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© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Vancouver’s Luc Bruchet is racing against fellow Canadian Cameron Levins Saturday, February 8th at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix at Roxbury College in Boston, MASS. They will be contesting the 3000 metre...

Third-World Doping Cheats Are Testing Positive: What Has Changed?

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© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Two of the world’s superpowers in the sport of athletics are Jamaica in sprinting and Kenya in middle-distance and long-distance running. After several years of world domination by these two previously assumed clean...

Haile Gebrselassie Going for World Masters Marathon Record

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© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Haile Gebrselassie is seeking to break the Masters (40-plus) World Marathon record this spring. He has committed to compete in the 2014 Haspa Hamburg Marathon, which will take place on Sunday, May 4th...