Breakfast Club: December 29, 2020

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Ultrarunner and UTMB podium finisher Tim Tollefson, who works in the Mammoth Hospital, getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Keep the faith, hope is on the way.

Good morning! 

Welcome back to Breakfast Club. I hope you've had a safe and restful holiday.

Here's this week's newsletter.

Heard on the run

Outside asked several experts to predict the biggest health trends of 2021. Predictions include: more openness about mental health, increased difficulty qualifying for the Boston Marathon, and new appreciation for local green spaces. (Outside)

Remember last year when I thought we'd spend 2020 debating shoe technology? Oh you sweet, summer child. Gretchen Reynolds highlights the stories on how fitness changed this year. (NY Times) 

In an essay in Runner's World, Mitchelle S. Jackson profiled Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot to death by three white men in Georgia earlier this year. The piece was adapted for This American Life. Highly recommend.

Despite the pandemic and a to…