David and Megan Roche | 2023 UTMB Week Interview
The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman
Dylan Bowman
4.8 • 866 Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Dylan sits down with David and Megan Roche, two of the most beloved coaches and characters in the sport. Their good energy is contagious and everyone in the studio was in a better mood after they came by. Dylan talks to them about training for UTMB, the art and science of coaching, and their advice for people preparing to race.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Free Trail Fam, |
| 0:15.8 | Bonjour from Chamonie, France. |
| 0:18.0 | Of course, I'm your loving host, Dylan Bowman, here to celebrate the 20th |
| 0:21.7 | anniversary of the Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc. It is officially UTMB week, and we are here to enjoy |
| 0:28.1 | the spectacle and share our love for this amazing sport and this amazing event with you, |
| 0:34.6 | the global trail running community, trail fans worldwide. This is a special time |
| 0:39.3 | a year and we are so happy to be here to enjoy it in person. We're going to be doing a daily show |
| 0:44.8 | each morning recording in the heart of Chamonie covering all the major stories of this year's race. |
| 0:50.3 | It is a special week-long series we're calling Good Morning Ma Blanc, which are listening to now. |
| 0:56.5 | Each day will have a star-studded group of rotating co-hosts to share their expert perspectives |
| 1:03.2 | about the fields, the conditions, the races, and the results as they happen throughout the week. |
| 1:09.5 | We're also going to be doing a ton of pre and post race interviews with some of the main |
| 1:13.7 | contenders and the top performers. |
| 1:15.9 | So make sure you're subscribed here or to our YouTube channel so you don't miss a single |
| 1:21.4 | second of our coverage. |
| 1:23.7 | We are grateful for your support. |
| 1:25.1 | We really hope you'll follow along and share it with your friends finally |
| 1:28.8 | thank you to hoka and camelback for making the shows possible this week make sure you play fantasy |
| 1:34.4 | fantasy dot freetrel.com for a chance to win prize packages from these awesome brands thank you all so |
| 1:40.7 | much for listening have an an amazing UTMB week. |
| 1:57.3 | David and Megan Roche. It's UTMB week, your first time in Chamon? It's the best week ever. |
| 2:01.3 | Thanks so much for having us. This is so cool. We're massive free trail fans, |
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