Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Strong debut for the inaugural Hochkönig Ultraks
The inaugural Hochkönig Ultraks delivered the kind of trail running that doesn’t need adjectives to sell itself. Maria Alm, Dienten, Hinterthal and Mühlbach formed the backdrop; 47 countries’ worth of runners supplied the rest. Nine courses, all varying shades...
America’s first Olympic city, St. Louis, will host the Los Angeles Olympic Marathon Trials
The road to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games marathon will begin in St. Louis, Missouri, for six Americans.
USA Track & Field (USATF) and the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced on June 6 that St. Louis has...
Mexican Yamile Herrera provisionally suspended for the presence of an anabolic steroid
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Monday that the organization has provisionally suspended Mexican athlete Yamile Herrera. Herrera showed a presence or use of the prohibited substance oxandrolone.
The 26-year-old competes in the sprints and holds personal bests of 11.55...
First edition of the tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj is around the corner
Get ready for some serious road racing action in Eastern Europe. The inaugural tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj, powered by Joma, is locked and loaded for Sunday, June 28. Set right in the heart of Cluj-Napoca—Romania’s vibrant cultural hub and...
Novuna GB & NI team announced for 2026 IAU 100km World Championships
A robust Novuna GB & NI squad of 12 has been named for the 2026 IAU 100km World Championships, set for 20 September in Spain, a race that increasingly resembles Britain’s unofficial annual audit of national pain tolerance.
The team...
Will American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus one day run faster than David Rudisha of Kenya?
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Kenyan David Rudisha currently holds the world record in the 800 metre event at 1:40.91, set in September of 2012 during the London Olympic Games.
No one else has ever gone under...
Audrey Werro takes down Keely Hodgkinson in the Stockholm Diamond League meet
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson ran a personal best and improved the UK record, with her first outdoor 800 metre race of the season in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday. Yet was bettered by Swiss athlete Audrey Werro, 1:53.98 to 1:54.33.
Werro...
Agnes Ngetich won the New York Mini 10K in a new course record 30:07
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich continued her steady march through the global road‑running circuit on Sunday, winning the New York Mini 10K in a commanding 30:07, a new course record. The 25‑year‑old did it the hard way — in warm, sticky...
East Germany’s doping legacy demands reckoning through Change.org petition
East Germany's doping legacy demands reckoning
From the 1960s to the 1980s, East Germany emerged as a dominant force in the Olympic movement. Its athletes amassed medals at an extraordinary rate, often outperforming competitors from much larger nations. At the...
Wisconsin brings in alumnus Chris Solinsky to take over the athletics program
The University of Wisconsin didn’t need to look far to find its next distance-running coach, selecting one of its own all-time greats to steer the powerhouse program into the future.
On Thursday, Wisconsin Athletics announced the appointment of Chris Solinsky...
