Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Moses Mosop released from contract with International Athletics Consultancy
September 29th, 2014 - International Athletics Consultancy (IAC) has decided to cease being the sports management service provider for Mr. Moses Mosop of Kenya as a result of a set of untenable circumstances and unprofessional conduct by Mr. Moses...
Jenny Barringer Simpson Interview
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Jenny (Barringer) Simpson of Oviedo, Florida is one of the top 1500m runners in the world. She won a gold medal at the 2011 IAAF World Track and Field Championships that took place...
World Record in store for Sunday?
Press Release - edited by Christopher Kelsall
Such is the breadth of talent and experience at the 2014 Berlin Marathon that the race to the finish line could see the world record broken almost as an afterthought. The talk among...
Kim Smith Interview
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Providence, Rhode Island’s Kim Smith is one of the all-time great distance runners to emerge from New Zealand. She is originally from Papakura - a suburb of Auckland. She currently owns nine national records...
Vern Walker Interview
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Vern Walker of New Zealand is an athlete who competed nationally during the country’s golden-era of running of the 1950 and 1960s and beyond. Although he didn’t gain quite as much prominence in...
41-year-old Kastor clocks 1:09:36 to finish third at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half...
PHILADELPHIA – (Sept. 21, 2014) – Nothing appears to be stopping American distance-running ace Deena Kastor. The 41-year-old Olympic bronze medalist and American marathon-record holder added another mark to her impressive and extensive resume this weekend: the Masters world...
Wallace Spearmon Suspended 3 Months
Three-time USATF 200 champion Wallace Spearmon set the question mark key alight on social media eight days ago when he tweeted, “In about a week I'll make a statement that will disappoint quite a few people. I apologize in...
Jessica O’Connell Interview
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Former West Virginia Mountaineers athlete Jessica O’Connell has returned to her home in Alberta to continue training and studying Exercise Physiology at the University of Calgary. She is training with the ultimate goal...
Will Eliud Kipchoge Break the Marathon World Record at Chicago?
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Is Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge ready to break the world record in the marathon on Sunday, October 12th at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon? The race is complemented with several high-value competitors to...
Has Ryan Hall finally met his match?
It appears that Ryan Hall may have met his match, well at least the right match for a coach-athlete relationship and Hall's quest to conquer the 2016 Rio Olympics in the marathon distance.
Runner's World wrote:
Ryan Hall, the two-time Olympian...
