Christopher Kelsall

Canada

Managing Editor at Athletics Illustrated

Pres. & GM Vancouver Island Race Series, High Performance Director at Royal Victoria Marathon. journalist, at https://t.co/PZXiYdbRjA

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Interview with Australian Paralympic athlete Jaryd Clifford

5 days ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

© Copyright – 2025 – Athletics Illustrated Jaryd Clifford from Melbourne, Australia, competed in the 2025 Victoria Track Classic on Sunday. He won the 3000 metre race in 8:08. His personal best is 7:56. The para-athlete competed against able-bodied athletes; however, Liam Stanley, the 2016 Rio Paralympic silver medallist, was also in the race. Clifford will take in two more meets before he heads back to Australia for winter base training.
Preisner, Brawdy won the 27th Vancouver Half Marathon Sunday

5 days ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

Oakville, Ontario’s Ben Preisner and Smithers, British Columbia native Eliyah Brawdy each won the Vancouver Half Marathon on Sunday, June 22. Ben Preisner won the Vancouver Half Marathon in a time of 1:04:35. Taking second was Vancouver native Brendan Wong, and finishing in third was masters runner and fellow Vancouver resident Craig McMillan. Wong finished in 1:06:33, while McMillan rolled in at 1:07:57, respectively. McMillian competes in the 45-49 age category.
Clifford, Thompson win the 3000m at the Victoria Track Classic

5 days ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

The 37th annual Victoria Track Classic took place Sunday, June 22, at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium. It was an afternoon affair offering competitive races over the 100 metre sprints up to the 3000m and field events. Melbourne, Australia’s Jaryd Clifford won the men’s 3000 metre race at the annual Victoria Track Classic on Sunday, clocking a time of 8:08.36.
Hedengren closes out high school career with a win, national record

6 days ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

© Copyright – 2025 – Athletics Illustratd Jane Hedengren whipped up another 3000 metres record on Saturday. She raced in Eugene, Oregon, at Hayward Field, finishing in 8:40.03, bettering her previous record of 8:40.99 from two weeks prior. “Depending on how I was feeling, I wanted to close it out strong and get those lights at the end there. It was much more of a battle than I anticipated, but I’m here for it, and I just wanted to maximize that effort today,” She told the media after the race.
The men's 1500m was the story of the Paria meet on Friday

1 week ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

© Copyright – 2025 – Athletics Illustrated “It’s incredible. I came with the goal of breaking the French record, maybe running 3:28. But with this crowd, I felt like I had wings.”Moroccan-born Frenchman Azzedine Habz won the men’s 1500 metre event in Paris on Friday. He clocked a massive personal best of 3:27.49, breaking the national record and Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj’s 2001 meeting record of 3:28.81. Habz is experiencing the best season of his career in 2025.
Alfarsi and Happio banned for doping-related issues

1 week ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

Saudi Arabian middle and long-distance runner Wesam Nasser A Alfarsi has been banned for five years for doping. In September 2024, he was tested using urine and blood samples in Hangzhou, China, in accordance with the 2022 Asian Games. The results showed a presence of darbepoetin (“dEPO”) methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (“CERA”). Testing was conducted in the World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory in Beijing, China.
Grand Slam Track in partnership with Sundial Media Group

1 week ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

Grand Slam Track (GST) has announced a new partnership for the 2026 season. The announcement comes days after the 2025 season was rudely interrupted by the cancellation of the Los Angeles edition of the inaugural series. Cancellation may have been due to several factors: political climate, demonstrations that were going on at the time and the economy. However, this has not deterred the formation of a new partnership.
Debues-Stafford runs the 1500m in 4:02.00

1 week ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

© Copyright – 2025 – Athletics Illustrated Canadian middle-distance runner Gabriela Debues-Stafford continues her comeback after being down for three years due to injuries. This time, at a Continental Tour Gold meeting, in Turku, Finland, at the Pavvo Nurmi Games, she clocked exactly 4:02.00 for the win. Taking second was Britain’s Reve Walcott-Nolan, followed by fellow British runner Erin Wallace. They clocked times of 4:02.25 and 4:03.59, respectively.
Kipyegon's sub-4-minute mile attempt to take place in Paris

1 week ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

© Copyright – 2025 – Athletics Illustrated “If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!”— Rudyard Kipling. Fast-forward 131 years, and Kipling may have replaced “son” with “daughter” and man with woman, if he saw Faith Kipyegon run. Kenyan Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman in history to run a sub-four-minute mile (1609m).
Store owner alleges HOKA hoes cripple his customers

1 week ago | athleticsillustrated.com | Christopher Kelsall

© Copyright – 2025 – Athletics Illustrated Victoria, BC, shoe store owner Phil Nicholls posted an Instagram video thanking his Father’s Day customers, while sharing his opinion on HOKA brand shoes. He tossed a pair of HOKA shoes into the waste bin outside of his store, which he recently named 218 Run, formerly Island Runner. Nicholls was wearing a tee shirt showing the middle finger, as well as the phrase “F*CK HOKA.” Nicholls used extensive hashtagging of the Nike brand in his post.