Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Kate Van Buskirk: In Pursu.it of a new Goal
Interview with KVB
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Kate Van Buskirk
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Hi, my name is Kate Van Buskirk and I love to run! I compete primarily in the 1500m but I also race the 800m and 5000m on the track and 5km,...
The Dennis Kimetto interview: Being Kenyan, world records, and marathon majors
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Dennis Kimetto is the world record holder in the marathon with his 2014 Berlin performance of 2:02:57. Formerly a corn and cattle farmer he was motivated to train seriously on a chance encounter...
Nick Symmonds to Play John-Boy Walton
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American Olympic athlete Nick Symmonds is set to play John-Boy Walton in the un-anticipated biopic of Richard Earl Thomas’s life in film, stage and television.
Thomas is most famous for playing the character John-Boy...
Genzebe Dibaba Smashes Indoor 5,000 WR
"Genzebe Dibaba Smashes Indoor 5,000 WR By Over 5 Seconds With 14:18.86 In Stockholm."
Let's Run breaks down the quality of Genzebe Dibaba's world record indoor 5,000m performance from Stockholm, February 19th. It appears she is running faster indoors than...
Mohammed Aman Interview
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Mohammed Aman is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800-metre event, a rarity for an Ethiopian, as the country typically produces world-class athletes that compete over the 5,000m and 10,000m distances...
Lelisa Desisa Interview
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Lelisa Desisa is a 25-year-old Ethiopian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. His personal best at the distance is 2:04:45, which he achieved at the 2013 Dubai Marathon, finishing first in...
Florence Kiplagat Breaks World Half Marathon Record
Competing in the same race in which she broke the world record last year, Florence Kiplagat improved on her own half-marathon mark at the Mitja Marató de Barcelona on Sunday (15).*
Her winning time of 1:05:09 shaved three seconds off...
Let’s Run Previews and Interviews at Wannamaker
7 Pre-Wanamaker Mile Interviews: Shelby Houlihan Is Confident She Can Get the Collegiate Record, Lawi Lalang Wants Sub-3:50 and Much More
February 15, 2015
Manhattan, NY
By LetsRun.com
February 13, 2015
NEW YORK — For years, Millrose and the Wanamaker Mile were nearly synonymous....
Michal Kapral Interview
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Michal Kapral of Toronto, Ontario keeps a healthy grip on his balls. He spends hours holding them and tossing them about; up and down and back and forth. He teaches others to do...
Is Pot an Ethical Performance Enhancer?
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Apparently, there is a new ethics debate taking place in the ultra-marathon community about the use of marijuana (THC) as a performance enhancing drug. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lists cannabinoids as prohibited...