Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Bekele: Thoroughly a Modern Marathoner
If a man sets a goal of breaking the course record in his first run over a marathon course, it would be wise for him to learn about the terrain before the starting gun sounds.
That is exactly what Ethiopia’s...
Jacob Smith Interview
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Jacob Smith of Brockville, Ontario recently joined the successful Speed River Track and Field Club based in Guelph, Ontario. He graduated from High Point University having competed for the Panthers from the 2009/2010...
European Championships: Day 5 Report
Are you following the European Track and Field Championships?
The final post at the end of day five reads as per below, but read the whole article here.
5-4-3-2-1 and cut. That's a wrap from us after another golden day for...
Will Kenenisa Bekele Break the World Marathon Record in Chicago and be considered the...
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The marathon world record should be challenged this autumn when the world’s fastest man over both the 5,000m and 10,000m distances, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, will run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon...
Tim Montgomery had it all then his world came crashing down
Whatever happened to him? He was on top of the world, but as the saying goes, the bigger you are, the harder you fall.
Tim Montgomery had it all.
Money and fame, records and endorsements. Even a Nike commercial.
Montgomery, who transferred...
Barry Britt Interview
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The successful Speed River Track and Field Club of Guelph, Ontario that is headed by Dave Scott-Thomas - one of Canada’s top distance coaches – along with assistant Chris Moulton, continue to bolster...
Mo Farah Wins European Championships 10,000m Over Teammate Andy Vernon
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At the 2014 European Track and Field Championships, English double gold medallist in the 5,000m and 10,000m in both the 2012 London Olympic Games and 2013 IAAF World Track and Field Championships that took...
Is the NCAA’s business model about to collapse? The Guardian Thinks So.
Scott Lemieux writes that it is a good thing that the NCAA business model is about to collapse, but is it?
An almost radical court ruling has only one downside: it didn’t go far enough to pay student-athletes for the...
Canada earns 28 medals at NACAC under-23 Championships; best-ever showing
Kamloops, B.C. - Team Canada enjoyed its best ever NACAC under-23 Championships this past weekend in Kamloops, B.C., with an astounding 28 medals. The team's previous best showing was 18 medals at the 2012 edition in Guanajuato, Mexico.
6 Gold...
IOA to open investigation into secretary general after arrest and release during Glasgow 2014
IOA President Narayana Ramachandran has announced there will be an investigation into the behaviour of Rajeev Mehta ©AFP/Getty ImagesAn investigation will be opened by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) into the behaviour of secretary general Rajeev Mehta after he...
