David Roche

Boulder

Freelance Contributor at Freelance

Coach of runners on the trails, roads & track 🦖 Leadville 100 Mile course record holder 🧡 Check out the Some Work All Play podcast!

Articles

US Trade and Trump’s Tariffs - Disruption or Design?

2 months ago | rusi.org | David Roche

For long periods geopolitics and economics can seem disconnected. Weak economies can generate major wars or the threat of them. And major conflicts can leave the global economy and capital markets indifferent. But whenever there is a tectonic plate-shift in world order, then geopolitics and economics move in synch and reinforce each other. We are living such a moment.
Book reviews on the fly

2 months ago | sasktoday.ca | David Roche

The River Twice by John Bemrose "The flag was a mistake, Miriam announced to her mother, though she was hard put to say why it bothered her so much. What, after all, did she know?"Miriam is the daughter of Ada and the wife of Ted and the sister of Grace , all of whom figure prominently in Bemrose's tale of a town in Ontario during World War One, where the wounded are returning from the European battlefields and the lists of the dead has grown longer each day.
David Roche Is Betting Big on Carbs, Grit, and Love

2 months ago | outsideonline.com | Devin Kelly |David Roche

Roche doesn’t just want to win Western States and set a course record; he also wants to do it in the way he wants to, with his own mix of self-experimentation and science. It’s a recipe that calls for some David Roche obsessions: carbs, bicarbs, hill sprints, cycling, heat suits, and more.
The Ultramarathon Training Survival Guide

Feb 21, 2025 | run.outsideonline.com | David Roche

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Ultrarunning is an existential journey. What do we learn at mile 30 or 50 or 99? We learn that we are layers of self-aware meat and gristle built on stick-figure scaffolding.
Training Plans Archives

Feb 18, 2025 | run.outsideonline.com | David Roche |Matt Fitzgerald

Ready to crush 13.1? Our experts share the advice and workouts to help you break the two-hour barrier. Thinking of taking the 13.1-mile plunge but not sure where to start? This half marathon plan will carry you from the sofa to the start line—and across the finish too. Race bib, timing chip, sunscreen...worried you'll forget something on race day? Consult this checklist the night before to make sure you're all set.
How to Set Your Heart Rate Zones

Jan 6, 2025 | run.outsideonline.com | David Roche

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Your physiology is beautifully unique. I sound like John Mayer if he was a physical therapist. Our bodies are wonderlands, even if our glutes are unmaintained landfills. The individual uniqueness of athletes creates a problem, though.
‎Some Work, All Play: 208. Gel Controversy Grows, Courtney's Nutrition Strategy, Fueling Case Studies, World Record 10k, Trash Talking on the Track, and A Meaning of Life! on Apple Podcasts

May 27, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | David Roche |Megan Roche

We ate a bag of performance waffles to get ready for this awesome episode! The first topic was a follow-up on the controversy about a gel that may have mislabeled its calorie count. We discuss emails from listeners that provide more context, along with what it might mean for food labeling generally. It's a wild, wild world out there!The main training topic was Courtney Dauwalter's race-day nutrition, which she discussed in a recent interview.
‎Some Work, All Play: 207. Core Strength, Controversy in a Gel's Calorie Total, Track Coaching Takeaways, Ketones and Hormones, Big Hope, and Coaching AI! on Apple Podcasts

May 20, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | David Roche |Megan Roche

We gathered liquid courage (chugging from a gallon of chocolate milk) for this great episode! The main training topic comes from the world of track, where athletes are probing the limits of human physiology. Because the margins separating athletes on the track are so small, there are takeaways for all endurance performance. Raise the ceiling to raise the floor! Yes, raising the roof is making a comeback like it's 2002 again.
Why listening is your number one tool as a first-time CEO

May 20, 2024 | maddyness.com | David Johnson |David Roche

Portfolio #HR Read time: 02'50'' 20 May 2024 There is often the expectation that first-time CEOs will come pre-loaded with all the necessary experience and skills required for the job because they have typically had a successful career to date. In the eyes of others, they may make it look easy and appear to ooze confidence, but as a first-time CEO, there is still so much to learn.
204. Canyons 100k Breakthroughs, Why Megan Didn't Race, Carb-Loading Thoughts, Bloodwork Season, TikTok Ban, and Big Surprises! on Apple Podcasts

Apr 29, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | David Roche |Megan Roche

We got the surprise of our lives before recording this dazed-and-excited episode! The main topic was the Canyons 100k. It was Megan's dream race, and you may have seen... she did not start. We had some incredibly surprising news right before we boarded our flight to California for the race, and we process it in real-time on the episode.