Episode 82: Megan Roche on Becoming a Happy Runner

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Megan Roche is a professional runner for HOKA ONE ONE and the 2016 USA Track & Field Trail Runner of the Year at the ultra and sub-ultra distances.

A five-time national champion, she’s also the North American Mountain Running Champion and a six-time member of Team USA.

Her new book The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer was written with her husband David Roche (also an elite runner who contributed to our Little Black Book of Recovery & Prevention) and presents a unique and compelling view of how to excel as a distance runner.

In it, she discusses a wide range of fascinating topics for runners:

The difference between hard and fast – and when to prioritize each
How to define “the process”
Why kindness can help you become a better runner

And of course, Megan and David cover the training side of things with a focus on how to get the most out of your body.

In this podcast conversation, Megan and I talk about:

Can positivity make you a more robust runner?
Does running make people more optimistic?
Why is running “meaningless?”
How her medical degree has impacted her training
A lot more…

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is episode 82 with five-time national champion, six-time member of Team USA,
0:09.8	Medical Doctor, the 2016 U.S. Trail Runner of the Year, and co-author of the new book, The Happy
0:15.8	Runner, Dr. Megan Roche. Hey everyone. Welcome to the Strength Running Podcast and welcome to 2019. I'm your
0:31.8	host Jason Fitzgerald and I'm also the head coach of
0:34.6	strength running where I help runners of every ability achieve their biggest
0:38.1	goals. Now you know I've been thinking about 2018 and how was such an incredible year for the
0:45.2	strength-running podcast thanks to you our listeners and also our guests I
0:49.5	couldn't have done it without all of you so I wanted to start by thanking you so much from the bottom of my heart.
0:56.4	Last year the number of downloads for each episode of the podcast roughly doubled.
1:01.1	So thank you so much for sharing this podcast with the runners in your life
1:04.7	for leaving reviews on iTunes and supporting our sponsors. You're the reason we were able to produce
1:11.2	34 episodes with world-class runners, coaches, strength training experts,
1:17.8	dieticians, authors, physical therapists, yogis, and other thought leaders from around the world in the running and health industries.
1:27.0	Now, my goal with the podcast is to bring you the best minds in a variety of fields, exercise science, sports psychology, coaching and
1:36.0	nutrition to help you bring your running to the next level. If you have a
1:39.9	guest that you'd like me to speak with you can always shoot me an email at support at
1:44.5	strength running.com. I try to make myself accessible so that I can actually
1:48.7	respond to your ideas and suggestions so don't be a stranger. And I'm really looking forward to an excellent 2019 and we're going to get
1:56.6	started with a rock star in the running community Megan Roche. Megan graduated
2:02.3	from Duke University with a degree in neuroscience and received her MD from Stanford Medical School.
2:08.0	She's the 2016 US ATF Trailrunner of the year at the Ultra and Sub Ultra distances.
2:15.0	She's a five-time national champion, the North American mountain running champion,
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