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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. 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.
Roche won the Quad Dipsea Race twice, in 2016 and 2019, and the Way Too Cool 50k in 2016. He has also competed in the duathlon, placing ninth in the 2009 World Triathlon Duathlon Championships.
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.
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. 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.
Roche and his wife published a book, The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer, in 2019.
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.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- James Rodríguez
- Manchester United F.C.
- Mathias Christiansen
- Olimpiade
- Royal Antwerp F.C.
- Daftar juara Kejuaraan Wimbledon
- Daftar juara Prancis Terbuka
- Sydney International
- Benicio del Toro
- Monte-Carlo Masters
- David Roche (runner)
- David Roche
- Tony Roche
- Myles Lewis-Skelly
- Stephanie Zambra
- 2024–25 Arsenal F.C. season
- Robin Wright
- Rei Sakamoto
- 2023–24 Arsenal F.C. season
- Vera Farmiga
