
David Roche
@MountainRoche
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Coach of runners on the trails, roads & track 🦖 Leadville 100 Mile course record holder 🧡 Check out the Some Work All Play podcast!
Boulder, CO
Joined August 2014
Confession: I am intimidated by hard workouts. Other people are born to run. I feel like I am born to lounge. 65 million years from now, archaeologists will understand our species by the geological butt indents I made in couches. If that’s you too, I see you. If you see a video
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Our most advanced plan is out now, for 100k to 100 mile ultras! Featuring: -classic running economy and speed development -vert guidelines, GI training, and advanced tapering -options for track workouts, uphill treadmill, and weight vest Check it out: https://t.co/TUtQ2ypJwJ
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Game by the numbers Kalshi volume: $26.6m Spit ejections: 1 Rizzler commercials: 1 Weather delays: 1 AJ Brown catches: 1
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Leadville 100 Mile Nutrition, by the numbers ⬇️ 1: Time I accidentally made potato hands at the finish. Heart hands are out. Carb hands are in 🥔 150: grams of carbs per hour for the first 10 hours. After dialing back fueling during my hilarious implosion at Western States, I
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What does the Pain Cave look like? It looks like Powerline Climb at mile 80 of Leadville, with pitches over 20% grade at nearly 11,000 feet altitude. What does it sound like? For me, it sounds like Megan saying “I am so proud of you” over and over. Before last year, every
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New course record at the Leadville 100 Miler in 15:12:30, 14 minutes ahead of last year. I would have given that a 1 in 1,000 chance before the start. What just happened?! We share every detail while it’s all fresh in our sleep-deprived minds ⬇️ https://t.co/8tDPtHIPst
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Here are @MountainRoche's 2025 and 2024 Leadville CR GPXs all synced up. Enjoy! For this 5 Minute version, I have added Aid Station splits as well as a small HUD with David's HR, Cadence, and pace estimates. I've watched this a lot of times already and he really gains time
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Breaking down everything I did with nutrition and supplements before and during the Leadville 100 record! Carbs per hour, hydration, and more ⬇️ https://t.co/voxMBEEjgl
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@zbitter @MountainRoche Watching him come down hopes pass back to twin lakes yesterday, he looked like a man possessed. It was super impressive to witness live.
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Living with Bitachon - Now available 🇮🇱✡️ Written by Avraham Chaim Meir Ben Tov, בס"ד B’Siyata D’Shmaya – with Heaven’s help 📖Softcover (shown here) $17.70 - available at https://t.co/W9uk08fw3B 📚Hardcover $27.79 available on Amazon: https://t.co/Xn4L3dcMR0
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LEADVILLE MEN’S COURSE RECORD: @MountainRoche resets his own course record, lowering it by over 14 minutes from his performance last year, in a new CR time of 15:12:30! Back-to-back champ! @LTRaceSeries #Leadville100 #LT100
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@MountainRoche RUNNING up the fire road inbound past Twin Lakes 60+ miles in following his pacer and telling us he loves us. Unbelievable. #LT100 @LTRaceSeries
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An incredible 35-minute exploration of life, time, and kick-ass dad country on my favorite pod. Absolutely genius work⬇️ https://t.co/JQyXaNTmFd
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Podcast Episode · 60 Songs That Explain the '90s · 07/23/2025 · 33m
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The real sh**. Maybe too real. Hopefully it helps you with some failure, shame, and embarrassment in your lives. The Western States DNF episode⬇️ https://t.co/ovfGYFPI02
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15 years after my first Western States, the journey continues. From touching down in Reno to reconnecting with the trails of California, this episode follows my path back to the iconic 100-miler. Watch "What Normal People Do" on Youtube!
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It's time for iRunFar's pre-Western States 100 interviews, & first up is David Roche (@MountainRoche)! How's that knee niggle from earlier in training? What's his cooling plan? Despite his science-based approach, does he believe in race-day magic? #WS100
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A video interview (with transcript) with David Roche before the 2025 Western States 100.
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This week, we lay out the Western States 100 goals, fears, and dreams before the big day ⬇️ https://t.co/YIUw8mkZe0 Racing is a celebration. Time to celebrate!
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We’re here! It’s race week for the Western States 100. And I’m ready for a moonshot. UNTHINKABLE (The Series Finale): https://t.co/Gnxx2HonTJ A year ago, this would have seemed unthinkable. But with the love and support of so many people lifting me up, here’s what I’ve learned
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Western States is 12 days away, and it’s going to be HOT 🔥 Until recently, I had always thought of myself as a bad heat runner. I don’t feel that way now. https://t.co/1tWSP6lCqB To be fully honest: I am scared about posting this one. Maybe it’s too honest? It shows how I’m
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Run the first third with your head, run the second third with your legs, and run the last third as a hater.
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Between 2020 and the 2024 trials standard I went from: 5k: 15:30 (2011) > 14:37 8k: 24:42 (2013) > 24:27 Marathon: 2:30:25 (2019) > 2:19:13 I ran faster than I ever could’ve imagined after 30. Dare to dream. Even if you come up short, you’ll still have memories for a lifetime.
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📢 Glitchfall DEMO is now available on itch!! Try our unique puzzle where you play Tetris-style falling blocks while searching for anomalies! We'd love your feedback on this experimental gameplay.
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