Poor Man's Altitude

The bulk of the show is an Atlanta-centric response to the USATF Half Marathon Championship controvery, followed by a recap of the most painful run of my life — fueled by overconsumption of Panera's way-too-caffeinated and unlabeled lemonades, and a quick dive into my new training approach during a period of schedule constaints.

How do you evaluate the top athletes when the world record holders for every distance are competing at the same time? We'll split hairs and dive into the details in this episode. 00:00 Introducing the Women's Pro Running Power Ranking00:57 The first major head to head: The women's marathon05:46 The second head to head: Track stars07:58 Lurking Giants12:18 Next level down15:20 Best of the West24:31 Final Rankings and Honorable MentionsThe list:Faith KipyegonSifan HassanHellen ObiriSharon LokediBeatrice ChebetKeely HodgkinsonTigst AssefaAgnes NgetichJess HullGudaf TsegayPeres JepchirchirLetesenbet GideyBrigid KosgeiHawi FeysaJoyciline JepkosgeiFemke BolCali Hauger-ThackeryGeorgia Hunter BellJane HedengrenNikki Hiltz

Today, we're taking a swing at the question that plagues runners and coaches every single day: How do you actually get good at running? But instead of starting with the basics, we start with where our biggest question marks. There are distance runners succeeding at the highest level who run 25-75% less than their competitors — what makes them so successful? We'll dig into these examples, and leave with lots of ideas but few answers.If you have thoughts for other types of fringe training examples, share them in the comments!

It's the first full episode of Poor Man's Altitude! Today, we're ranking all the top runners from 800m to marathon in terms of brand appeal, starting on the men's side. If you're a Bill Simmons fan, it's adjacent to the trade value rankings. Stay tuned, we'll be coming back with the women's side in the next episode.Chapters00:00 Intro01:11 #2002:20 #1903:10 #1803:51 #1704:34 #1605:15 #1506:45 #1407:15 #1307:45 #1208:26 #1109:08 #1009:48 #910:02 #810:39 #711:24 #611:58 Honorable mentions before the top 513:44 #514:12 #415:23 #316:02 #216:48 #1