Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Lindsay Allen Interview
© Copyright - 2009 - Athletics Illustrated
Twenty-two year old Lindsay Allen is in the early days of her post-collegiate career. She joined the elite world when she ran the 10th fastest steeple time in US history during her first...
Andrew Middleton Interview
© Copyright– 2010 - Athletics Illustrated
Andrew Middleton who trains with McMillanElite of Flagstaff, Arizona, is a 2007 graduate from the University of Texas, where he attained a BA in Government. He accomplished all-American status in 2004 and helped the...
Ian Torrence Interview
© Copyright - 2010 - Athletics Illustrated
Greg McMillan, owner of McMillanRunning, has hired veteran ultra-runner Ian Torrence to head its new ultramarathon coaching division. The creation of the new ultramarathon division expands the offerings of McMillanRunning to include any...
The Jim Finlayson interview: math, musings, and coaching others
© Copyright – 2010 - Athletics Illustrated
- Introduction updated May 20, 2016
Jim Finlayson is a former Canadian marathon champion, three-time competitor in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and winner of the Royal Victoria Marathon. He competed for NCAA...
Shalane Flanagan interview: marathons, art, and soccer
© Copyright - 2010 - Athletics Illustrated
Three-time American record holder, Shalane Flanagan, from Marblehead, Massachusetts grew up in an athletic family. Both of her parents were excellent distance runners. Her father Steve Flanagan owns a marathon personal best of...
Nic Bideau interview: Olympics, coaching, and wife Sonia O’Sullivan
© Copyright - 2010 - Athletics Illustrated
Nic Bideau is the Director of the Melbourne International Track Club located in Melbourne, Australia. He coaches many athletes and is best known for managing Cathy Freeman, who won 400 metre Olympic gold...
Kris Swanson Interview
© Copyright - 2010 - Athletics Illustrated
Kris Swanson recently achieved an impressive personal best at the 2010 IAAF World Mountain Running Championships, which took place in Kanmik, Slovenia, by moving up 34 spots from his previous best of 64th...
Jessica Zelinka Interview
© Copyright - 2011 - Athletics Illustrated
Jessica Zelinka of London, Ontario is Canada’s best Heptathlete. She holds the Canadian record with a performance where she amassed 6490 points during her fifth place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
She...
Nobby Hashizume & Lorraine Moller – Master Run Coach (now Running Wizard).
Bill Bowerman, Nobby Hashizume & Arthur Lydiard
© Copyright - Christopher Kelsall - 2011
UPDATED: March 3, 2012
Do you want to run or coach your very best?
The endurance coaching behemoth, Arthur Lydiard, or rather his training method and his vast...
Scott Jurek micro interview: food and running
© Copyright – 2011 – Athletics Illustrated
What is one of the world’s greatest ultra-marathon runners up to these days?
Catching up with Scott Jurek these past few months has been a tough task, requiring the same determination required from an...
