Relevant peers

Ask who is genuinely comparable: people matched on the conditions that drive the result, like starting point, time invested, resources, and constraints. Whoever is loudest or most visible is a sampling artifact, not a peer group.

Ask who is genuinely comparable: people matched on the conditions that drive the result, like starting point, time invested, resources, and constraints. Whoever is loudest or most visible is a sampling artifact, not a peer group.

Example

Your feed shows people running 40 miles a week for six years. Your real peer set is 42-year-olds who started nine months ago and train three times weekly. Against those 30 or so runners, your 5K time sits mid-pack, not last.