Breakaway pulls back, but Memphis running community keeps growing
Dozens of runners turned out for Breakaway Running's annual Cinco de Mayo pub run, which went from Overton Square to Cooper-Young and back with stops along the way. (The Daily Memphian file)
For years, Memphis runners who were training for a fall marathon knew where they could find company for the hardest leg of the process: Breakaway Running’s Saturday long run.
Breakaway’s marathon training program offered organized runs, water stops and, perhaps most importantly, other runners willing to log double-digit miles alongside them.
That’s changing.
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Christin Yates
Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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