Episode 560: Dr. Megan and David Roche – Coaches of Some Work, All Play (Coaching Series Episode 2)
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to another exciting episode of our coaching series, sponsored by V.O2. Today, we’re joined by the incredible duo, David and Megan Roche. Their passion for the running community is evident, as they coach countless athletes and share valuable insights through their research and the popular SWAP podcast, “Some Work, All Play.” Their contributions to the community are truly a gift, and it’s clear why so many people admire and appreciate them.
In this episode, we dive into David’s recent success at the Leadville 100, where he not only won but also set a new course record. His impressive credentials include being a two-time national champion and a three-time member of Team USA. He was also named the 2014 USATF Trail Runner of the Year at the sub-ultra distance. Megan, too, has an outstanding track record, having been the 2016 USATF Trail Runner of the Year in both ultra and sub-ultra distances. She’s a five-time national champion, a North American mountain running champion, and a six-time member of Team USA.
Beyond their athletic achievements, David holds degrees in environmental science, as well as a master’s and law degree with honors from Duke University. Megan graduated with honors from Duke, earning a degree in neuroscience, and later obtained her MD from Stanford Medical School, where she also completed a PhD in epidemiology, focusing on female athlete health and performance. Recently, she launched Huzzah, a platform dedicated to sharing female athlete performance science, which adds another layer to their incredible impact in the running world.
Excitingly, they are also expecting their second child! One of the highlights of our conversation revolves around fueling on the run, with a deep dive into carbohydrates and their importance. David and Megan also share their insights on cross-training and effective training strategies at a high level.
A big thank you to VDOT for supporting this podcast! Be sure to check out VDOT02.com to learn more about their amazing coaching platform, and don’t forget to use the code COACHLINDSEY.
What we talked about:
6:15- Becoming parents
15:45- Huzzah and training theories
27:45- David’s bike accident and winning Leadville
32:30- Adding cross training into training schedules
39:40- Coaching while they are still chasing their own running goals
46:10- Fueling during long efforts
57:30- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
Book recommendations:
Subculture Vulture
The Covenant of Water
Other Coaching Series Episodes:
High school coaching series:
Robyn McGillis and Marie Markham – Episode 479
Connect with Lindsey:
Support our sponsors:
Go to vdoto2.com and use the code “CoachLindsey” for 20% off your subscription
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. Hey everybody welcome back to another episode of the coaching series here on all have another podcast sponsored by another and Megan Roach. So many people in this beautiful running community. Love these two are |
| 0:37.1 | coached by these two and wow they give so much to our community. They give so much they research and they share |
| 0:45.6 | what they research. You know they have the swap podcast as well I'm sure a lot of |
| 0:50.5 | you listen to that. some work all play. |
| 0:53.8 | And I just can't say enough about how much of a gift |
| 0:56.5 | they are to our community. |
| 0:58.3 | So David actually won the Leadville 100 this year and set a course record. |
| 1:05.0 | So we of course had to talk about that on top of all the coaching stuff. |
| 1:08.0 | He's also a two-time national champion and three-time member of Team USA. |
| 1:13.5 | He was the 2014 US ATF Trail Runner of the Year |
| 1:17.4 | at the Sub Ultra Distance. |
| 1:19.1 | And Megan was the 2016 US ATF Trail Runner of the year at the ultra and sub-altra distance. |
| 1:25.2 | She's a five-time national champion, a North American mountain running champion, |
| 1:29.1 | and a six-time member of Team USA. |
| 1:31.8 | David's degrees are in environmental science |
| 1:34.3 | and he has a master's degree and law degree |
| 1:36.8 | with honors from Duke. |
| 1:38.4 | And Megan graduated with honors from Duke |
| 1:41.2 | with a degree in neuroscience and received her |
| 1:43.2 | MD from Stanford Medical School where she also earned a PhD in |
| 1:47.1 | epidemiology focused on female athlete health and performance research. This is really exciting. She has recently |
| 1:54.6 | launched Hazah which shares female athlete performance science. So much good |
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