Episode description
Megan Roche is a professional runner for HOKA ONE ONE and the 2016 USA Track & Field Trail Runner of the Year at the ultra and sub-ultra distances.
A five-time national champion, she’s also the North American Mountain Running Champion and a six-time member of Team USA.
Her new book The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer was written with her husband David Roche (also an elite runner who contributed to our Little Black Book of Recovery & Prevention) and presents a unique and compelling view of how to excel as a distance runner.
In it, she discusses a wide range of fascinating topics for runners:
- The difference between hard and fast – and when to prioritize each
- How to define “the process”
- Why kindness can help you become a better runner
And of course, Megan and David cover the training side of things with a focus on how to get the most out of your body.
In this podcast conversation, Megan and I talk about:
- Can positivity make you a more robust runner?
- Does running make people more optimistic?
- Why is running “meaningless?”
- How her medical degree has impacted her training
- A lot more…