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Some Work, All Play

241. Trail Performance OF THE YEAR?! Plus Q+A on Training Volume, Heat Training, Recovery Days, Bicarb Dose, Fitness Apps, and More!

Some Work, All Play

David Roche and Megan Roche

Sports, Running

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

We brought so much gratitude to this amazing episode! The main topic was the news announced this weekend: David's Leadville 100 performance won the International Trail Performance of the Year. Yes, tears were shed. To everyone who listens, THANK YOU. In ways that go deeper than words...thank you. We reflect on the training, the journey, how our lives have changed, and what's ahead. Shooters shoot.

Next it was a "No Secrets" Q+A! Topics: why hydration recommendations of "drinking to thirst" are often wrong in races and training, fitness apps, early AM training, when training volume hits a saturation point, what weekly volumes might lead to breakthroughs, how love evolves (or doesn't), recovery runs, AI and energy use, gel flavors, adaptations to long-term heat training, the number of workouts we suggest per week, our frustrations with running media, and Listener Corner.

This community kept us going with love and belief through some dark forests this year. This is OUR award. It would not have been possible if it was just us chasing history. But when we have this team lifting us up? Well, we might just F around and make history.

We love you all! Huzzah!

FAFOing forever,

-David and Megan

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0:00.0

Woo!

0:01.0

Woo!

0:02.0

Welcome to the Sun Work All Play podcast.

0:03.0

We are so happy to be with you today.

0:05.0

Happy Tuesday.

0:06.0

It's Tuesday.

0:07.0

Feeling some big endorphin energy on this Tuesday.

0:09.0

It's so good.

0:10.0

Endorphins.

0:11.0

Where are those coming from?

0:12.0

I know.

0:13.0

I haven't had endorphins like this in a long time.

0:14.0

Actually, probably like 10 months to be exact.

0:16.0

It's coming from the fact that I'm back training. Yeah, you biked outside this weekend coming off

0:21.6

your C-section. Absolutely incredible. And when you got back, you looked like you did every drug

0:26.7

known to man, woman, and horse. That was a very high, Megan. I'm pretty sure my brain was high

0:32.7

exactly like that. Actually, I think it was high by the time I got around the corner of our neighborhood. Yeah. As soon as I made, we have this like left-hand turn in our neighborhood. I was like,

0:40.3

I'm high as a kite now. It's all it took was biking 100 meters and I felt so good.

0:44.4

You're so inspiring. You've come back so, zero, actually, besides some stuff where it's like,

0:58.1

don't do anything for like six months. And so it's just kind of going by feel and listening to my

1:04.3

body. But I also think I've had 10 months now of built up belief and motivation, especially

1:09.5

seeing the year that you've had.

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