Sage is running. going to be an awesomesauce battle for the ages!
Roche will beat him by 2 hours. Maybe Sage would’ve won at one point before his embolism.
David would have to finish first of course before he can 'shock the world' and beat anyone. Just wait and see how many faster and more competitive runners will sign up between now and race day.
The way things have been going I'd predict a DNF around mile 60 for both! Highly likely case.
Roche will beat him by 2 hours. Maybe Sage would’ve won at one point before his embolism.
David would have to finish first of course before he can 'shock the world' and beat anyone. Just wait and see how many faster and more competitive runners will sign up between now and race day.
The way things have been going I'd predict a DNF around mile 60 for both! Highly likely case.
Ok but this isn’t states. He won it last year so is it that wild to say he will win again?
"It’s depressing how casually some people dismiss what Megan has been through—and what David expressed. A twisted uterus, emergency C-section, heart issues, and a 497-day journey back to racing aren’t embellishments. They’re facts. They’re part of a real human experience that deserves respect, not glib scepticism.
There’s nothing manipulative about telling the truth—especially when that truth involves trauma, recovery, and love. In fact, it’s brave to share it.
You don’t have to be a fan of David to understand that.
And maybe, just maybe, the real spectacle isn’t two people speaking openly about their scars—but the audience insisting those scars don’t count.
What a grim little culture you’ve built, where cynicism passes for insight and empathy is mistaken for artifice."
”Unfortunately, David Roche did not shock the world at the 2025 Western States 100. He had a DNF (Did Not Finish) Acast, which means he was unable to complete the race.
This is particularly notable because Roche was entering as “one of the men’s favorites, courtesy of his course record-setting win at the 2024 Leadville 100 Mile” iRunFar. His DNF represents a significant setback from his ambitious goal to revolutionize ultrarunning with his speed-focused training approach.”
Hey Claude, now put a little huzzah into it, did he shock the world?
”Oh, absolutely! David Roche totally “shocked the world” at Western States 2025… by not finishing the race at all. After all that bold talk about bringing “track-ready 5K fitness” to revolutionize ultrarunning, crafting spreadsheets that could predict finish times down to the second, and generally acting like he’d cracked the code that had eluded every other elite ultrarunner - he DNF’d. So yes, he definitely shocked the world. Just not in the way he intended. Turns out Western States doesn’t care how fast you think you can run a mile when you can’t even make it to the finish line. The only thing more predictable than his confident proclamations was the running forums having an absolute field day with his failure to back them up. Mission accomplished on the “shocking” part, I suppose.“
For someone who went something so traumatic, it’s amazing she was back riding a bike 2 days post C section…..
you're a scumbag and a liar. She was absolutely not riding 2 days post C-section. Who are you, Drump? Just making sh-t up as you go?
You high school nimrods who are pissing and moaning that it wasn't an "emergency" c-section really need to get a life. First, unplanned C-sections and how "emergency" they were aren't a competition. Second, according to his IG at the time, the baby was twisted and it was a little hairy. Someday if you ever have a wife, god forbid for her sake, you'll know that that sh-t is scary. i would have sh-t bricks with my wife and kid (yes, I have wife and kids because I'm not a loser). If your cousin said it was an "emergency," you'd think nothing of it. You dislike Roche for all your pathological reasons -- despite lapping up all his content and making him money, which is the ultimate own by him -- so you're now even lying about it. Get a life.
For someone who went something so traumatic, it’s amazing she was back riding a bike 2 days post C section…..
you're a scumbag and a liar. She was absolutely not riding 2 days post C-section. Who are you, Drump? Just making sh-t up as you go?
You high school nimrods who are pissing and moaning that it wasn't an "emergency" c-section really need to get a life. First, unplanned C-sections and how "emergency" they were aren't a competition. Second, according to his IG at the time, the baby was twisted and it was a little hairy. Someday if you ever have a wife, god forbid for her sake, you'll know that that sh-t is scary. i would have sh-t bricks with my wife and kid (yes, I have wife and kids because I'm not a loser). If your cousin said it was an "emergency," you'd think nothing of it. You dislike Roche for all your pathological reasons -- despite lapping up all his content and making him money, which is the ultimate own by him -- so you're now even lying about it. Get a life.
To be this offended, you must be a Roche. Clearly the comment was hyperbolic—you know that’s actually done for effect sometimes, right? Also, it was an “unplanned C-section” which is qualitatively different than an emergency C-section. To any parents who have gone through that and know how terrifying it is to be put out not knowing if you or your baby will survive and not being able to be there to support your partner, yeah, it’s quite gross for David to keep pushing that it was an emergency. And it’s actually true that Megan was riding her bike before any OB/GYN would ever give clearance. Or any doctor, for that matter. It was within 2 weeks, which is truly not enough time for healing—ESPECIALLY if it were an “emergency C-section” like David says.
you're a scumbag and a liar. She was absolutely not riding 2 days post C-section. Who are you, Drump? Just making sh-t up as you go?
You high school nimrods who are pissing and moaning that it wasn't an "emergency" c-section really need to get a life. First, unplanned C-sections and how "emergency" they were aren't a competition. Second, according to his IG at the time, the baby was twisted and it was a little hairy. Someday if you ever have a wife, god forbid for her sake, you'll know that that sh-t is scary. i would have sh-t bricks with my wife and kid (yes, I have wife and kids because I'm not a loser). If your cousin said it was an "emergency," you'd think nothing of it. You dislike Roche for all your pathological reasons -- despite lapping up all his content and making him money, which is the ultimate own by him -- so you're now even lying about it. Get a life.
To be this offended, you must be a Roche. Clearly the comment was hyperbolic—you know that’s actually done for effect sometimes, right? Also, it was an “unplanned C-section” which is qualitatively different than an emergency C-section. To any parents who have gone through that and know how terrifying it is to be put out not knowing if you or your baby will survive and not being able to be there to support your partner, yeah, it’s quite gross for David to keep pushing that it was an emergency. And it’s actually true that Megan was riding her bike before any OB/GYN would ever give clearance. Or any doctor, for that matter. It was within 2 weeks, which is truly not enough time for healing—ESPECIALLY if it were an “emergency C-section” like David says.
Didn't you idiots already get mocked because your first response to any factual response to a lie about Roche is, "oh, hi David" or "you must be David." Get a life, loser. You need better material.
Like I said, this whole "it wasn't an emergency" is stupid. Having had kids, which you clearly haven't and will never have unless a hooker gets pregnant, an unplanned C-section with the baby twisted would have been scary and sounds like they had to make a quick decision to do a C-section. That's plenty emergency for anyone, but bigger point is who gives a F. Like I also said, if it was your cousin and this happened, you wouldn't interrupt him saying, "hey, man, I'm sure that was scary but it wasn't really an 'emergency' so knock it off because you're kind of being a narcissist and an a-hole to those who really have emergencies." Get over it.
Just looked at her Strava. It was 2 weeks and a day. But, again. who gives a F except the nimrods who pick at every non-issue and blow it up like it's a lying Drump claiming he had nothing to do with Epstein. You'd appreciate that reference as a MAGA bro.
To be this offended, you must be a Roche. Clearly the comment was hyperbolic—you know that’s actually done for effect sometimes, right? Also, it was an “unplanned C-section” which is qualitatively different than an emergency C-section. To any parents who have gone through that and know how terrifying it is to be put out not knowing if you or your baby will survive and not being able to be there to support your partner, yeah, it’s quite gross for David to keep pushing that it was an emergency. And it’s actually true that Megan was riding her bike before any OB/GYN would ever give clearance. Or any doctor, for that matter. It was within 2 weeks, which is truly not enough time for healing—ESPECIALLY if it were an “emergency C-section” like David says.
Didn't you idiots already get mocked because your first response to any factual response to a lie about Roche is, "oh, hi David" or "you must be David." Get a life, loser. You need better material.
Like I said, this whole "it wasn't an emergency" is stupid. Having had kids, which you clearly haven't and will never have unless a hooker gets pregnant, an unplanned C-section with the baby twisted would have been scary and sounds like they had to make a quick decision to do a C-section. That's plenty emergency for anyone, but bigger point is who gives a F. Like I also said, if it was your cousin and this happened, you wouldn't interrupt him saying, "hey, man, I'm sure that was scary but it wasn't really an 'emergency' so knock it off because you're kind of being a narcissist and an a-hole to those who really have emergencies." Get over it.
Just looked at her Strava. It was 2 weeks and a day. But, again. who gives a F except the nimrods who pick at every non-issue and blow it up like it's a lying Drump claiming he had nothing to do with Epstein. You'd appreciate that reference as a MAGA bro.
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