Christopher Kelsall

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Aussie Interviews here © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Ron Clarke is one of the greatest Australian athletes of all-time. The case can be made that he is also one of the greatest distance runners that the world has seen;...

  © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Steve Moneghetti is one of Australia’s all-time great marathon runners. He is in good company, with the likes of countrymen Ron Clarke and Rob de Castella however, Mona did win his share of...

© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Steve Magness who writes for the website Science of Running is publishing a book. It will be available by February 18th. The name is, "The Science of Running-How to find your limit and...

Athletics Canada New (Pending) Canadian Records Katelyn Ayers - 1000m (junior) 2:44.88 (previous mark 2:46.89, Emma Galbraith, 2013) Nathan Brannen - mile *3:54.22 (previous mark 3:55.11, Nathan Brannen, 2005) Christian Brennan - 400m (junior) 53.83 (previous mark 53.91, Sage Watson, 2012) Aaron Brown - 200m *20.53 WL (previous...

© 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...

© 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...

© 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...

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...

  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...