Breakfast Club - January 29, 2019

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curated running news and other curious content

Good morning!

Welcome to another edition of Breakfast Club.  Let's get right to it!  Here's the week's running(ish) content to keep you in the loop and lit for action.  Onwards!

running(ish) news 

Front of the Pack:
No one could finish the world's coldest marathon.  The Oymyakon Marathon in Siberia was raced on January 5, in -52C.  (Explorer's Web)

Why does everyone hate Jim Walmsley?  "The hatred spewed in places like LetsRun and Twitter would leave you to believe, if you didn’t know any better, that Walmsley had taken everyone’s mother out for a nice seafood dinner and never called her again."  (Citius) 

The Brooks Beasts set a world record in the 4 x Mile at the New York Armory indoor track, running 16:03.  Yowza.  (Letsrun)

How much do professional shot putters eat?  Olympic silver-medallist Joe Kovacs's diet includes a dozen eggs for breakfast (plus toast and avocado), a pound of red meat, fish for fatty acids, and 4,500-5,000 …