Poor Man's Altitude

The infamous mis-lead vehicle, lethal Panera lemonade runs, and more | Grab-bag episode

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.

The world's best athletes are in women's pro running | Rankings from 800m to Marathon

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 Ranking 00:57 The first major head to head: The women's marathon 05:46 The second head to head: Track stars 07:58 Lurking Giants 12:18 Next level down 15:20 Best of the West 24:31 Final Rankings and Honorable Mentions The list: 1. Faith Kipyegon 2. Sifan Hassan 3. Hellen Obiri 4. Sharon Lokedi 5. Beatrice Chebet 6. Keely Hodgkinson 7. Tigst Assefa 8. Agnes Ngetich 9. Jess Hull 10. Gudaf Tsegay 11. Peres Jepchirchir 12. Letesenbet Gidey 13. Brigid Kosgei 14. Hawi Feysa 15. Joyciline Jepkosgei 16. Femke Bol 17. Cali Hauger-Thackery 18. Georgia Hunter Bell 19. Jane Hedengren 20. Nikki Hiltz

What can we learn from the mileage fringe cases? | How to get good at running

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!

Ranking the best pro runners on the men's side | Post-Millrose check-in

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. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:11 #20 02:20 #19 03:10 #18 03:51 #17 04:34 #16 05:15 #15 06:45 #14 07:15 #13 07:45 #12 08:26 #11 09:08 #10 09:48 #9 10:02 #8 10:39 #7 11:24 #6 11:58 Honorable mentions before the top 5 13:44 #5 14:12 #4 15:23 #3 16:02 #2 16:48 #1