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© Copyright – 2009 – Christopher Kelsall Having hosted my rather small, ragtag group of miscreant running comrades from my house (the compound) for the better part of four years, most every Tuesday night, this time we set about choosing a Christmas lights route. “It should be,” offers Sean, “hilly, as per usual.” The route I chose indeed provided a healthy measure of hills as well as Christmas spirit. Having run the early kilometers at a rather easy pace, we commenced the sightseeing way first. After meandering up and down frosty and bright streets amongst slow-moving vehicles and bundled kids,… more »

Hey guys,  I was contacted by Derek Peterson about a fellow runner, Trinity Gray, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer.  When I entered college Trinity was one of the best 800 meter runners in the NCAA and the US while he was at Brown University (#1 in US in 2001, 1:44 PR).  Derek is one of Trinity's friends who is helping to generate awareness in the running community to help Trinity fight through this battle.  I saw a post on Letsrun from one of Trinity's college teammates, Derek Schueren, so I have copied it below.  It talks about whats… more »

With a snowstorm hitting the east coast and cold temperatures abounding, it only seemed right       to get into the holiday spirit.  I have updated an old classic below and I hope it brings at least a small chuckle. I will be back in January for the indoor season. While I am away, I would love to hear from you on what should appear in this column. Do you want to see weekly updates or recaps of races? More interviews? More discussion questions? Embrace this piece of online media and tell me what you would like to see. Happy Holidays to… more »

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Minnesota Gopher Hassan Mead was born in Somalia and came over to the United States for better opportunities. The former Footlocker Finalist has a personal-best time of 13 minutes, 28.45 seconds with his victory at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational 5,000-meter race last spring. In November, Mead finished 16th overall at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and will head into indoor. Overall can you sum up your cross country season? I had different expectations coming into Nationals. When I started training in July, I thought… more »

  © Copyright – 2009 – Christopher Kelsall     100.3 the Q! Signs on as Title Sponsor of the Victoria Track Series Radio Station, 100.3 the Q! – CKKQ FM have agreed to become the title sponsor of the Victoria Track Series for 2010 through 2012. The name of the Victoria Track Series, going-forward is: the Q!’s Victoria Track Series.   Brother radio station the Zone 91.3, CJZN FM provides a support role.   The Q!’s Victoria Track Series kicks off on Saturday May 1, 2010. This is an 8 meet series that will be run on an every-other-week… more »