Athletics Illustrated

© Copyright - 2009 - Athletics Illustrated With a Commonwealth Games appearance and a 2:32 marathon personal best, Nicole Stevenson has been one of Canada’s elite marathon runners since 2002. Coached by Hugh Cameron, Stevenson transitioned from a middle-distance runner to...

© Copyright - 2009 - Athletics Illustrated The first of two long runs I had done with Kelvin Broad were over 32 kilometres long (20 miles) long and included a group of fellow runners of varying abilities (I was the...

© Copyright - 2011 - Athletics Illustrated Christopher Kelsall: What precipitated the change to the marathon from years competing at the top-level as a steepler? Rob Watson: The steeplechase will always be my first love, but after a fairly disappointing and...

© Copyright - 2010 - Athletics Illustrated Christopher Kelsall: Megan, your email address has ‘2012’ in it, which can only mean one thing: Olympic aspirations. What event are you looking to focus on for London qualification? Megan Brown: If you had...

 © Copyright – 2009 – Athletics Illustrated(editor's note: Updated in August 2025) The Arthur Lydiard phenomenon — A method of any other way could only be of a lesser standard. A standard of practical research yet to be matched No other endurance...

John L. Parker: Comeback Author John L. Parker Jr. took 30 years to write the sequel to his classic novel Once a Runner. Then he almost died, spending 16 days in a near-coma. He along with his fictional hero, Quenton...

© Copyright - 2010 - Athletics Illustrated Perhaps you have read John L. Parker Junior’s contribution to running culture, the quasi-fictional parable, Once a Runner – if you are a runner, inevitably you will read it. As far as running...

© Copyright - 2011 - Athletics Illustrated On the Wings of Mercury is a self–penned autobiography by Lorraine Moller. From the days when she was a world-class middle and long-distance runner, it is one of the most riveting and highly...

© Copyright – 2009 – Athletics Illustrated Paperback, 278 pages Published April 28th 2000 by Cedarwinds (first published April 2000) ISBN 0915297280 (ISBN13: 9780915297283) Anne Audain’s book, Uncommon Heart, co-written with John L. Parker Jr. (Once a Runner) is an ardent, tell-all, roller-coaster...

© Copyright – 2010 – Athletics Illustrated Chris Solinsky, a University of Wisconsin Badger alumnus and current Nike Oregon Track Club athlete (also with Kimbia Athletics), who pulled off one of the most stunning track races in US history. Becoming...