Nick Roché on Chasing an Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier While Balancing A Full-Time Job

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Sports, Running

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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For this fun episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast, I decided to take a few minutes during Boston Marathon weekend to sit down and chat with my buddy Nick Roché. He's not a well-known name in the track and field scene but I'm impressed by his drive to chase an Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier while balancing a full-time job with Adidas. He ran in college at Gonzaga and got back into training recently. He shares what re-invigorated his passion for the sport on this episode. “It was in the lead-up like Week 8 of a build-up for Berlin, where you’re not broken yet from the miles and workouts," Roche says. "You’re still feeling good and thinking, ‘Man, I’m gonna smash this thing.’ It hit me that this is something that I enjoy doing again. It’s been great ever since. Just trying to build off of it, get better each time and make the most of that race opportunity. I don’t think I did the best job of that in college because you’re racing so much.” Nick made his marathon debut at the 2017 Boston Marathon and ran 2:36:18. He lowered it at the 2017 Berlin Marathon to 2:27:25. “I think it would be completely outrageous to to expect a nine to 10 minute PB every single time but I’m going to train and shoot for a nine to 10 minute PB every single time with that said.” Nick is a very funny guy and I think this could be a relatable episode for those who balance full-time jobs and lofty running goals. The alternative title for this episode is two normal guys shooting the shit at the Sheraton in Beantown. NOTE: This was recorded before the Yankees started being very good. ------- This episode was brought to you by Maurten. Fuel properly for long distance races! we recommend Maurten. It’s the world’s most carbohydrate-rich sports drink and it’s being used by the top marathoners in the world. Eliud Kipchoge used it during the Breaking2 attempt and the Berlin Marathon. Kenenisa Bekele has been using it since winning the 2016 Berlin Marathon. Mo Farah even used it prior to his gold medal runs at the world championships. It worked for me at the Berlin Marathon and it could work for you. They have two drinks with 40 or 80 grams of carbohydrates and they’re now available in the U.S. Check them out today at Maurten.com CITIUS MAG PODCAST LISTENERS GET 20% OFF THEIR NEXT ORDER: Use promo code CITIUS20 at checkout.

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0:00.0	Today's episode of the City Smag Podcast on the City Smag Podcast network is brought to you by
0:05.8	Morton.
0:06.8	They have been our presenting sponsor for several months now and they continue to reinvent
0:11.2	sports fuel and they continue to win.
0:13.7	They extended their winning streak at the World Marathon majors in Boston and in London.
0:18.5	So they've had a winner at every single major since September 2016.
0:23.6	This time around it was Des Linden in Boston, a little surprise there.
0:27.8	She was drinking Morton along the way
0:30.0	to becoming the first American woman to win Boston in a long time.
0:34.0	Ely to Kipchogi won his third London marathon title and he was drinking Morton.
0:39.5	He's been drinking it for a couple years now.
0:41.4	It's been working wonders. I was drinking it in my
0:44.1	race which didn't go as well in London it was really hot but the first 17 miles
0:49.8	I felt great and actually that's where I had two Morton bottles along the way.
0:54.3	Side story you can read it on cityismag.com I have a whole race reflection there but I actually
0:59.3	ended up snagging one of germi gebbresilasi, the 2015 world champion in the marathon.
1:06.8	He left one of his bottles along the way because I had missed one, snagged it off the course.
1:11.2	It had the perfect mix of Morton that I take it was it was working and so
1:15.9	I didn't keep the bottle that's actually a little regret but anyways Morton is
1:21.1	available to the elites it's also available to the elites. It's also available to you. The drink comes in a 160 and
1:27.3	320 mix. The 320 version, which I should take on long runs, is intended to be mixed with
1:31.5	17 ounces of water and it has an
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