Breakfast Club: John Burton Does Barkley

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the east bay's running newsletter 

Good afternoon!

America!  Unless a full-on trade war has broken out and the tech industry has finally tanked, Breakfast Club is dropping in your inboxes a little earlier today.  I'm testing if an earlier time encourages more engagement, so thanks for being part of the experiment. 

The track season began in earnest this weekend, most notably in Palo Alto where the Stanford Invite's tradition of blazing fast results continued—including Gwen Jorgensen's ongoing upward trajectory, as she won the women's 10K invitational. 

On this side of the Bay, amateur runners competed in the SF Distance Carnival, held this year at Chabot Community College.  The Distance Carnival has become a stellar early-season meet in its own right, and the place where fast local guys kick the tires of their track-legs. The Breakfast Club's George Torgun opened his season with a 15:33 in the 5K, a solid debut for the veteran.  Keep your eye on Torgun, who at 41 is quietly …