Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Daniel Lieberman, 10 Years After “Born to Run”
Daniel Lieberman, 10 Years After “Born to Run”
Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman is an evolutionary biologist whose 2004 study on human evolution, “Endurance running and the evolution of Homo,” caught international attention by arguing that among the animal kingdom, humans...
Kiplagats to take on the Great North Run
Edna Kiplagat ran her way into the record books when she won the World Championship marathon in Moscow in August last year, becoming the first ever winner of back-to-back titles in the 26.2 mile (42.195km) global event.
In April this...
Jared Connaughton Retires
Athletics Canada
OTTAWA - Two-time Olympic sprinter Jared Connaughton of New Haven, P.E.I., officially announced his retirement today. Jared Connaughton steps off the track following an impressive career representing Canada on the International stage for nine years.
Connaughton retires as a...
Nicole Sifuentes is Expecting Great Things Going-Forward
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Twenty-eight-year-old Winnipeg native Nicole Sifuentes (now lives in Michigan State), has had two, much-improved years of racing during both the 2013 and 2014 indoor and outdoor track seasons. She ran personal bests in...
How Nike Can Grow Its Women’s Business
Interesting below, and link to the whole story, Forbes suggest to Nike how they can grow their women's business. I guess they started with hiring Amy Montagne as the head of its women's business, good move.
From the Forbes article:
One...
Five top-eight for Canadian Track and Field at Youth Olympic Games
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OTTAWA - The athletics squad competing at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China registered five top eight finishes. Tristian Slater of North Bay, Ont., Kyra Constantine of Brampton, Ont., Lexi Aitken of...
Jeremy Rae Interview
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Speed River Track and Field Club of Guelph, Ontario have recently recruited three athletes that plan to compete at their highest possible level after having graduated from their respective universities in 2014. They...
Meet the Mikhnevichs, Belarus’s Shot Put Power Couple
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There is a fairly accurate and well-known aphorism that goes, “A couple that plays together; stays together.” So meet the Mikhnevichs. They are a married couple from Minsk, Belarus. Andrei and Natallia both...
Due to drug cheating, Canadian Dylan Armstrong earns two international medals in 2014
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On July 6th 2014 Canada's greatest all-time shot putter, Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, BC, received the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships bronze medal. Athletics Canada's President Rob Guy was on...
Nairobi may host world youth track and field championships 2017
Athletics Kenya is in the process of bidding to host the World Youth Championships in Nairobi in 2017. The bidding process started in March 2014 when Athletics Kenya submitted to IAAF a letter of intent to host the Championships...
