Breakfast Club: June 15, 2020

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Good morning! 

Welcome back to Breakfast Club, your (bi)weekly dose of outdoor content.  I hope you are well and safe.

This week's newsletter re-introduces an interview segment.  Four Questions features short chats with local and notable runners, athletes, and folks with their pulse on the moment.  Enjoy this first interview with Kevin Chaves, founding member of the Oakland Track Club.

Four Questions with Kevin Chaves

A Bay Area native, Kevin grew up in Fremont before moving to the Peninsula and running for Saint Francis High School in Mountain View.  At Occidental College he accumulated multiple conference and regional titles in the 5K and cross country, plus an All-American 7th-place finish at the Division III NCAA Cross Country Championships.  Kevin returned to the Bay for his PhD in Religious Studies and Philosophy at Stanford, moving to Oakland as he finished up the doctorate.

1) Tell me a bit about the Oakland Track Club.  What mot…