Cameron Levins and Kimberlyn Duncan - The Bowerman Winners Chris Kelsall Dec 20, 2012

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Black Creek, British Columbia’s Cameron Levins and Katey, Texas native Kimberlyn Duncan are the 2012 recipients of the The Bowerman. The 2012 edition was the fourth annual presentation of the award and were handed out Wednesday, December 19th to the best male and female track and field athletes in the NCAA.

Jessica Zelinka Dominates 2012 Athletics Canada Annual Awards Chris Kelsall Dec 19, 2012

Athletics CanadaJessica Zelinka Beijing Olympics, sets Canadian Heptathlon record 6490 points.

OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced today its 2012 annual award winners with Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont., getting the nod in three categories. Zelinka was chosen as outstanding athlete of the year, as most outstanding athlete in track events and as the combined events athlete of the year. The winners are chosen by Athletics Canada's Awards Committee from the nominee pool put forward by the athletics community.  The award recipients will be honoured at the 2013 Canadian Championships in Moncton, N.B., which take place June 20-23.

Tyler Smith - Interview Chris Kelsall Dec 18, 2012

Tyler Smith winning Simplot Games 800m

Eighteen-year old Tyler Smith of Wetaskiwin, Alberta is one of Canada’s top 800m runners and he still attends high school.

He owns a personal best time of 1:47.96, which he accomplished in 2012, as a 17-year-old, Grade 11 student.

Smith currently competes for Wetaskiwin Composite High School Track & Field and Cross Country team.

Michelle Kinsella - Interview Chris Kelsall Dec 17, 2012

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Michelle Kinsella

Twenty-one year old Michelle Kinsella (formerly Theophille), of Whitby, Ontario competes in the first division of the NCAA for the University of Louisville Cardinals. Kinsella specializes in the high jump. She has won All-American honours multiple times and won the Hoosier Open on December 7th, the first meet of the season.  She cleared her first three attempts as she jumped over the bar at 1.83m and then set the school record of 1.85m in her final attempt.

Steve Magness - Interview Magness Report #3 Chris Kelsall Dec 13, 2012

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Steve Magness writes science-based running and training articles primarily for the website The Science of Running.

Magness is an assistant coach with Sara Hall at the University of Houston, his alma mater. Previously he was an assistant coach at Nike Oregon Project, leading up to the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Athletes Chimp in to Help Themselves Chris Kelsall Dec 11, 2012

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Amateur Sport in Canada remains largely underfunded, for example in the sport of athletics there are two funding levels available by the National Sporting Organization (NSO) Athletics Canada. Athletics Canada offers athletes either $900 per month for developing athletes who: 'have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the National Training Centre (NTC) that they are on a path to earn a Senior card in the future', or $1500 per month should an athlete who 'finished in the Top 16 and top ½ of the field at the IAAF Senior World Championships or the Olympic Games (for individual events) or in the Top 8 and top ½ of the field at the IAAF Senior World Championships or the Olympic Games (for relays)'.

Kate Harrison - Interview Chris Kelsall Dec 09, 2012

Kate Harrison

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Twenty-three year old Kate Harrison of Toronto, Ontario, graduated from NCAA Division 1 West Virginia University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Exercise Physiology. She competed as a U of WV Mountaineer for three years after having red-shirted the 2008 indoor and outdoor seasons. Harrison was named first team All-American after placing second at the 2011 NCAA Championships. She finished first at the NCAA East Regional in the 10000m earning a personal-best time of 33:48.64.

Jessica Smith - Interview Chris Kelsall Nov 19, 2012

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Marcie Good                                                                                                                                                                                 

Jessica Smith ran a personal best in the 800 metres of 1:59.86 last summer at the Harry Jerome International Track Classic, qualifying for her first Olympic Games. In London, she placed second in her heat, and then seventh in the third semi-final (2:01.90). The 23-year-old is now finishing the last semester of her degree at Simon Fraser University with a criminology major and an education minor. At the BC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 27 she placed eighth. She has competed in cross country regularly, and at last year’s national meet she placed 10th.

Upset in the Making? Mo Ahmed Looks to Run Aggressively at National Cross. Chris Kelsall Nov 19, 2012

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Mohammed (Mo) Ahmed of St. Catherines, Ontario is a distance runner who has run 10,000m as fast as 27 minutes and 34 seconds, the third fastest in Canadian history behind number two Cameron Levins, with his 27:27 and Simon Bairu’s 27:23. His talent however, may be overshadowed by Levins. The 2012 Canadian Cross Country Championships may be an opportunity for Ahmed to step out front.

Preview - Canadian Cross Country Championships Chris Kelsall Nov 17, 2012

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Jim Clifford

The entries have closed for Athletics Canada's 2012 Cross Country Championships that takes place in Vancouver, BC on Saturday, November 24th at Jericho Beach. The fields for this event are outstanding; the deepest in many years.