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.

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