Breakfast Club: April 9, 2019

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curated running news and other curious content

Jessie Sparrow-Stewart and Magda Boulet flying through the miles at the Modesto Marathon.

Good morning!

Welcome back for another round of Breakfast Club. Here's the content I've enjoyed this week:

running(ish) news 

Front of the Pack:
Stanley Kebenei broke the 36-year-old American record in the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run.  (Runner's World)

Yuki Kawauchi is now a professional runner.  The fan-favorite civil servant who won the 2018 Boston Marathon has signed a contract with Asics.  (Japan Times)

This weekend, the Stanford and California track teams competed in the 125th Big Meet. The Cardinal ladies took the team win, while the Cal men's team took the victory in dramatic fashion in the final 4x400 relay.  It was Cal head coach Tony Sandoval's last Big Meet.  Sandoval is retiring after this season.  (Stanford Daily, Cal Bears)

Last month, the IAAF announced they were dropping the 5,000 meters from the Diamond League, the global track…