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Breakfast Club: February 5, 2019

Breakfast Club: February 5, 2019

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Feb 05, 2019
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The start of the 2019 Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon in San Francisco.

Good morning!

Welcome back to another edition of Breakfast Club!  I'm finally returning to a bit of running after a month of recovery from a metatarsal stress fracture.  Bone heals slow, but this is not my first (or second, or third, or fourth) rodeo with bad injuries. 

What I've learned through twenty-five years of sports injury is that getting "running hurt" rarely entails real debilitation.  It just means a break from one aspect of your life, albeit an important one.  As of late, when I get dinged up, I try to use the break to develop other facets of life, whether that's work, books, or family...and I absolutely refuse to spend another minute of my life pool-running. ;) 

Still, I'm looking forward to getting back on my feet.  In the meantime, here's the week's running(ish) news, outdoor content, and Tweets of the Week.

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