Breakfast Club: April 23, 2019

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curated running news and other curious content

Arturo Fernandez, third fastest Mexican runner in last week's Boston Marathon.

Good morning!

Welcome back for another round of Breakfast Club!  

running(ish) news 

Front of the Pack:
Here is what you need to know from last week's Boston Marathon:

• The men's finish ended in a sprint between Lawrence Cherono and Lelisa Desisa.  It's a must watch.  (Twitter)

• Worknesh Degefa showed she had real minerals, breaking away from the women's field around mile 4 to win in a solo effort.  (LetsRun)

• Jordan Hasay, resplendent in a NOP oil-sheen singlet, returned from a year of injuries to finish third.  (Runner's World, YouTube)

• Relative unknown Scott Fauble launched himself into Olympic contender status with a 7th-place 2:09:09.

  • GU Energy Labs outlined why Fauble's race matters.

  • Outside Mag highlighted Fauble's transparent approach to training.

  • Mario Fraioli certainly wasn't surprised. He noted Fauble as someone to watch back in 2017 in his Morning Sh…