David Roche (runner) explained

David Roche
Birth Date:22 June 1988
Birth Place:Millington, Maryland
Sport:Ultramarathon

David Roche (born June 22, 1988) is an ultramarathoner and running coach. He currently holds the record for the Leadville Trail 100.

Athletic career

Roche began his college athletics career as a football player at Columbia University.[1] He took up endurance running while in graduate school at Duke University. He won the 2012 USATF 10k Trail Championship and received the 2014 USATF Trail Runner of the Year sub-ultra award.[2] [3]

Roche won the Quad Dipsea Race twice, in 2016 and 2019, and the Way Too Cool 50k in 2016.[4] [5] He has also competed in the duathlon, placing ninth in the 2009 World Triathlon Duathlon Championships.[6]

In 2024, Roche won the Leadville Trail 100 in 15:26:34 in his first 100-mile race. He broke the previous 19-year-old record held by Matt Carpenter.[7]

Coaching career

Roche currently coaches, alongside his wife, elite runners including Grayson Murphy, Clare Gallagher, Amelia Boone, Allie Ostrander, Stephanie Garcia, Erin Clark, and John Kelly.[8] He often works with athletes with a history of disordered eating. Under his coaching, his athletes have achieved top finishes at the Leadville Trail 100, World Mountain Running Championships, and Barkley Marathons and competed in the 2024 US Olympic Trials.[9] [10]

Roche and his wife published a book, The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer, in 2019.[11]

Personal life

Roche previously worked as an attorney for the Environmental Law Institute and a contributor to Outside. He is married to Megan (Deakins) Roche and has a son.[12] [13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roche, David - Football . 2024-09-17 . Columbia University Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: 2014-05-09 . Going Up: Roche and Deakins Contending for Mountain Cup Titles . 2024-09-17 . Runner's World . en-US.
  3. Web site: Mertens . Maggie . 2024-08-08 . A new generation of elite female runners embraces strength over thinness . 2024-09-17 . NPR.
  4. Web site: Quad Dipsea . 2024-09-17 . www.quad-dipsea.com.
  5. Web site: 2016 Way Too Cool Race Results (50 KM) . 2024-09-17 . Ultra Running Magazine.
  6. Web site: Triathlon . World . Results: 20-24 Male AG 2009 Concord ITU Duathlon World Championships . 2024-09-17 . World Triathlon . en.
  7. Web site: 2024-08-19 . In His First 100-Miler, David Roche Demolishes the Legendary Leadville 100 Course Record . 2024-09-17 . Runner's World . en-US.
  8. Web site: Play . Some Work All . SWAP Adventure Team . 2024-06-15 . SWAP Adventure Team . en-US.
  9. Web site: Sandrock . Michael . 2022-08-15 . Ultrarunner Clare Gallagher: Her dominance 'is impressively consistent' . 2024-06-15 . Boulder Daily Camera . en-US.
  10. Web site: Helminiak . Jeff . 2024-06-11 . Ostrander wins tuneup race for Olympic Trials . 2024-06-15 . Peninsula Clarion . en-US.
  11. Book: Roche . David . The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer . Roche . Megan . Human Kinetics . 2019 . 9781492567646 . Champaign, Illinois.
  12. Web site: 2017-04-26 . A Match Made in Mountain Running . 2024-09-17 . Trail Runner Magazine . en-US.
  13. Web site: Dreier . Frederick . 2024-08-21 . David Roche Had Never Raced 100 Miles. He Still Smashed the Leadville 100 Ultramarathon. . 2024-09-17 . Outside Online . en-US.
  14. Web site: Fitzgerald . Jason . 2024-09-12 . Why David Roche Needed 4-Minute Mile Speed to Win the Leadville 100 (+ More Secrets) . 2024-09-17 . Strength Running . en-US.

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