Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to compete in the London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July...
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will race the 800 metre event at the London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 18.
A welcome return
It will mark a welcome return to the London Stadium for the 24-year-old. She made history at the 2024...
Mattoni Running Festival hits capacity; eyes fast Europeans to race half-marathon, Saturday
The fourteenth running of the Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice goes off Saturday, May 30, in the heart of the South Bohemian capital. Its is a race that has quietly become one of the most reliable fixtures on the...
2026 Hypo Meeting in Götzis preview: Ehammer, Neugebauer and Warner headline
The multi-event cathedral that is Mösle Stadium is ready. This weekend, May 30–31, the 51st edition of the Hypo Meeting in Götzis, Austria, takes center stage. As the crown jewel of the World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold series,...
Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice eyes new Czech record: Track specialists to share spotlight...
Budějovice braces for a fast one.
The RunCzech Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice returns Saturday evening (May 30, 7:00 PM), and once again the South Bohemian air feels charged with possibility. Or at least with the kind of humidity that...
Breaking: Enhanced Games was underwhelming, disorganized, and suffered massive financial problems
Oh, the delicious irony.
Those who support honesty, an even playing field, and fair play in sports may be laughing today. It turns out that the Enhanced Group Inc. (NYSE: ENHA), the parent company and organizers of the inaugural...
World silver medallist Amanal Petros to race the Frankfurt Marathon
German marathon record holder Amanal Petros is returning to home soil with the kind of momentum that makes race directors speak in complete sentences of relief. The 31-year-old, who missed the world title in Tokyo by roughly the width...
České Budějovice Half Marathon: It is going to be hot in the city of...
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A city of beer, replete with historic baroque façades and warm late-May evenings, what more could a distance runner ask for from a half-marathon? The weather will likely be a factor in 2026,...
Parker Valby wins first race back after 19 months; sets a personal best
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American professional debutant Parker Valby has been off due to injury. For a year and a half, she has been building on her rehab and fitness. Saturday, at the Sound Running meet...
Diamond League in Xiamen: Chaos, records, and a javelin throw heard around the World
The Wanda Diamond League stop in Xiamen rarely disappoints, but 2026 may go down as the edition where the sport collectively experienced a jaw drop. World leads fell, meeting records evaporated, and an 18‑year‑old produced a javelin throw so...
Mattoni Running Festival returns to České Budějovice
The old European city squares were never designed for silence. They were built for markets, celebrations, declarations, and now, increasingly, road racing. On Saturday, May 30, more than 8,000 runners will converge on České Budějovice for the 14th edition...
