Introduction

Why does it make sense to Ethiopian runners to get up at 3am to run up and down a hill? 

Who would choose to train on almost impossibly steep and rocky terrain, in hyena territory? 

And how come Ethiopian men hold six of the top ten fastest marathon times ever?

Michael Crawley spent fifteen months in Ethiopia training alongside (and sometimes a fair way behind) runners at all levels of the sport, from night watchmen hoping to change their lives to world class marathon runners, in order to answer these questions. 

In this episode of the Run To the Top Podcast, we dig into the insights from his experiences and learn how they can apply to athletes at all stages of their running journey 

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