Breakfast Club: December 19, 2018

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the east bay's running newsletter 

Photo: John Williams

Good morning!

Welcome back to Breakfast Club!  We've got more outdoor and running content to get you through the mid-week grind.  

Breakfast Club will take a holiday break next week.  That means no run on Thursday, December 27.  Get some rest, spend some time with friends and family, and enjoy the eggnog.

running(ish) news 

Front of the Pack:
If you read any running content this week, let it be this reflection by Peter Bromka upon his year-long attempt to hit the Olympic Trials standard.  “‘Marathon training is kind of a trust fall,’ Patrick philosophized. You need to take risks, to balance fatigue with performance, without knowing the true outcome until race day.”  (Tempo Journal)

Des Linden and Yuki Kawauchi will be back at the Boston Marathon in 2019 to defend their titles.  (Sports Illustrated) 

Here are the ten most improved runners from the NCAA cross country championships.  FloTrack compared 2017 and 2018 finishes ac…