Five to ten topics, sometimes about running, with lots of love and enthusiasm and science. We dig deep into training, races, studies, pop culture, and much more! With Megan Roche, M.D. and David Roche!
107. Broken Arrow Race Recap, VO2 Max Competitions, Western States 100 Stories
88 hours 9 mins; June 21, 2022
106. Western States 100 Preview and Picks!
83 hours 55 mins; June 14, 2022
105. Speed v. Volume, Hydration Reviews, and Data Periodization
79 hours 12 mins; June 07, 2022
104. European Racing, Strides for Speed, and UTMB Policies
78 hours 45 mins; May 31, 2022
103. Shoe Reviews, Business and Competition, and Strength Gains
86 hours 35 mins; May 24, 2022
102. Hydration Experiments, Shoe Science, and Body Enthusiasm
84 hours 38 mins; May 17, 2022
101. Extreme Races, Extreme Fueling Approaches, and Unconditional Love
86 hours 51 mins; May 10, 2022
100. Celebrating 100 Episodes and Fun News!
86 hours 24 mins; May 03, 2022
99. Carb Intake and Endurance Performance, Canyons 100k recap, and 3 Speed Building Tips
83 hours 56 mins; April 26, 2022
98. Boston Marathon, Canyons 100k, and Fun Science on Trail Performance
85 hours 38 mins; April 19, 2022
97. Elite Athlete Training Science, Dreaming, and the Magic of Failure
89 hours 42 mins; April 12, 2022
96. Gorge 50k/100k Recap, Shining Your Light, and Trans Athlete Inclusion
88 hours 39 mins; April 05, 2022
95. Rest Days Rock, Heat Training Tutorial, and Sexy Algorithms
79 hours 13 mins; March 29, 2022
94. Positive Reinforcement, Caffeine Genetics, and Sexy Science Spectacular
87 hours 28 mins; March 22, 2022
93. Speed Training Science, DNFs in Races and Life, and Mental Health Celebration
85 hours 0 mins; March 15, 2022
92. Barkley Marathons, Social Media, Alcohol, and Owning Your Talent
83 hours 35 mins; March 08, 2022
91. Building Aerobic Monsters, Shining Your Light, and Fun (sometimes!) Adulting Fails
83 hours 45 mins; March 01, 2022
90. Threshold Training, Starting Coaching, and Love & Fear
84 hours 54 mins; February 22, 2022
89. BIG Aerobic Development, Gold Medalist Training, and Black Canyon 100k Recap
89 hours 39 mins; February 15, 2022
88. Training Intensity, Lactate, Double Workouts, and Black Canyon 100k
89 hours 35 mins; February 08, 2022
87. The Fascinating Connection Between Physiology, Self-Talk, and Performance (plus side stitch science!)
86 hours 42 mins; February 01, 2022
86. Facing Fears, Loving the Pressure, and Preparation SWAG
85 hours 17 mins; January 25, 2022
85. The Beautiful Cruelty of Sports and Epigenetic Muscle Memory
84 hours 45 mins; January 18, 2022
84. Multi-Year Progress and Protein (Plus Cookie!) Science
81 hours 39 mins; January 11, 2022
83. Endurance Performance and the Wild Science of Fatigue Resistance
76 hours 40 mins; January 07, 2022
82. Winter Training Fundamentals, Microbiome Science, and Motivation
81 hours 35 mins; January 04, 2022
81. Interval Training, Sexy Statistics, and Woohoo Reflections
77 hours 52 mins; December 28, 2021
80. 2022 Training Guidelines and Holiday Celebration Episode
81 hours 43 mins; December 21, 2021
79. Long Run Distance and Living Boldly
80 hours 59 mins; December 14, 2021
78. Supplement Science and Health Journey Update
82 hours 18 mins; December 07, 2021
77. The Science and Theory of Uphill and Downhill Running
66 hours 52 mins; December 03, 2021
76. Training Cycle Design, Supershoes, and Gratitude
73 hours 8 mins; November 23, 2021
75. Big Training Blocks and Building Confidence
83 hours 29 mins; November 17, 2021
The Connections Between Overtraining and Underfueling
57 mins; November 12, 2021
74. The Dipsea Race and Running Sponsorships
71 hours 47 mins; November 09, 2021
73. Heat Science for Year-Round Performance & Exercise Addiction
73 hours 56 mins; November 02, 2021
72. Athletes Are Not Math Equations & Protein Power
72 hours 1 min; October 26, 2021
71. Strength Work and Sex Queens
82 hours 15 mins; October 19, 2021
70. Boston/Chicago Marathon Takeaways and Mental Health Acceptance
84 hours 56 mins; October 12, 2021
69. BELIEVE and Tiger Claw Race Thoughts
65 hours 57 mins; October 05, 2021
68. Long Run Physiology and Big Decision Swag
79 hours 23 mins; September 28, 2021
SCIENCE CORNER: Adaptation Over Multiple Training Cycles
42 mins; September 24, 2021
67. RRR 100 Miler Lessons and Affirmation Station
74 hours 48 mins; September 21, 2021
66. Longevity & Embracing Your Weird
73 hours 46 mins; September 14, 2021
65. Mental Health Celebration & Fueling Facts
74 hours 40 mins; September 07, 2021
64. Racing Lessons & UTMB Takeaways
72 hours 21 mins; August 31, 2021
63. Finding Strong Science & Embracing Your Inner Kid
70 hours 4 mins; August 24, 2021
62. Five Ideas That Apply To Both Running And Sex
65 hours 15 mins; August 17, 2021
61. Uphill Form And Owning Your Boss Self
62 hours 47 mins; August 10, 2021
60. Eight Exciting Stories From The Olympics
56 mins; August 03, 2021
59. Weekly Miles & Talking About Mortality
54 mins; July 27, 2021
58. Sex and Alcohol and Athletic Performance
46 mins; July 20, 2021
57. Five Adventure Lessons & Aerobic/Speed Development
43 mins; July 13, 2021
56. Athletic Hope In Tough Times & THC Ban
46 mins; July 06, 2021
55. Western States 100 Recap Episode
52 mins; June 29, 2021
54. Olympic Trials Lessons & Taper Science
39 mins; June 22, 2021
53. Improving Fatigue Resistance & Creativity In Athletics
37 mins; June 15, 2021
52. Racing Tips & Improving Training Adaptation
39 mins; June 08, 2021
51. Heart Rate Variability & Identity
29 mins; June 01, 2021
50. Ultra Training Principles & Dealing with Judgment
47 mins; May 25, 2021
49. The Importance of Eating Enough & Thinking About Overthinking
35 mins; May 18, 2021
48. Transgender Athlete Rights Are Human Rights
44 mins; May 11, 2021
47. Improving Technical Running & Kicking Regrets To The Curb
29 mins; May 05, 2021
46. Laugh Rates & Unfinished Products
29 mins; April 27, 2021
45. Racing Season & Fears/Phobias
37 mins; April 20, 2021
44. Investing In Others & Chafing (...And Other Things)
37 mins; April 13, 2021
43. Healthy Competition & Hills Are Hard
29 mins; April 06, 2021
42. Overcoming Comparison in Sports and Life
37 mins; March 30, 2021
41. Breakthroughs From Downtime & Post-Vaccine Training
29 mins; March 23, 2021
40. Leadership & Altitude/Heat Training
36 mins; March 16, 2021
39. Loving Your Body & Breaking Through Plateaus
29 mins; March 09, 2021
38. Unique Training Approaches & Fat Adaptation
29 mins; March 02, 2021
37. Pacing Easy Runs & Expressing Emotions
29 mins; February 23, 2021
36. How To Incorporate Strength Work & Facing Fears
29 mins; February 16, 2021
35. Building Athletic Confidence & Consistency
29 mins; February 09, 2021
34. Chasing Big Goals & Talking About Identity
29 mins; February 02, 2021
33. Doubling & Running Relationships
29 mins; January 26, 2021
32. Increasing Training Volume & Having A Blast
29 mins; January 19, 2021
31. Improving Uphill Running & Loving Competition
29 mins; January 12, 2021
30. Taper Strategy and Embracing Uniqueness in Work
29 mins; January 05, 2021
29. Woohoo Year-In-Review!
45 mins; December 29, 2020
28. Six of our Favorite Workouts
38 mins; December 22, 2020
27. The COVID-19 Vaccine and Athletes
35 mins; December 15, 2020
26. Running cadence & blood donation and performance
29 mins; December 08, 2020
25. Offseason approach & training metrics
29 mins; December 01, 2020
24. Menstrual Cycle and Athletic Performance
37 mins; November 24, 2020
23. Relationships & The Power of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
29 mins; November 17, 2020
22. Overtraining & Hope
30 mins; November 10, 2020
21. Speed intervals & pre-election thoughts
29 mins; November 02, 2020
20. Stretching and mobility & starting meditation
29 mins; October 27, 2020
19. Mental health in 2020 & marijuana's impact on athletes
29 mins; October 20, 2020
18. Balancing athletics and life & the power of forgiveness
30 mins; October 13, 2020
17. Trial of miles & dealing with rejection
29 mins; October 06, 2020
16. Cultures of excellence & blood tests/supplementation
29 mins; September 29, 2020
15. Strength training & learning from RBG
30 mins; September 22, 2020
14. Heart rate training & translating enthusiasm to the work environment
29 mins; September 14, 2020
13. Balancing speed and aerobic base & muscle fiber typology
30 mins; September 08, 2020
12. Mental Health
29 mins; September 01, 2020
11. Alcohol's impact on performance & betting on yourself
