David Roche GOES HOME DEVASTATED from Western States

Never heard of him.

Hey Claude, what’s the bicarb for?

“Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) can help with certain types of endurance performance, particularly for high-intensity activities lasting roughly 1-7 minutes. Here’s how it works:
The Mechanism:
During intense exercise, your muscles produce lactic acid, which lowers muscle pH and contributes to fatigue. Bicarbonate acts as a buffer, helping neutralize this acid buildup and potentially delaying fatigue.
Where It Helps Most:
• Middle-distance events (800m-1500m running, 4km cycling time trials)
• Repeated high-intensity intervals
• Sports with intermittent high-intensity bursts (like boxing rounds)
Where It’s Less Effective:
• Long, steady-state endurance (marathons, long cycling)
• Very short sprints (under 60 seconds)
• Low-intensity activities”

Does he sell anything that works?

"There are whole worlds of feeling you’ve trained yourself not to enter. Commiserations, I guess."

Hey ChatGPT, do nasal strips help with running?

“Nasal strips can reduce nasal resistance and make breathing feel easier, but they don’t reliably boost performance metrics like VO₂ max, heart rate, or exertion in healthy runners.
🧪 What Science Says
Nasal strips mechanically open your nasal passages, lowering resistance by around 0.5 cm H₂O/Lps—about a 10–17% improvement—which can noticeably ease airflow .
However, a 2021 meta‑analysis of 19 studies and nearly 170 individuals found no significant benefits in VO₂ max, heart rate, or perceived exertion in healthy exercisers .
A smaller 1998 study with interval running showed no performance improvement, even when compared with placebo strips or no strip at all.”

Ever heard of “punching the clown”? He wears them all the time, even when not running - probably counteracting years of broken noses while growing up.

We have a different understanding of the phrase “punching the clown”

Hey David I’ll stop posting in this thread if you do. Deal?

David? Megan? David’s mom? It is laughable how all of the Roche supporters respond with such anger and name calling. That screams Roche since they are basically 12 year olds who never grew up.

MEGAN SET THE RECORD ON ASPEN MOUNTAIN AND SHE DID IT ON TIRED LEGS!

1 out of 58. Marginally more impressive than winning the half marathon. Any sub-elite or better female runners want to pull a Cade/Andy Wacker and hit this segment for a workout this week to put this non-event into perspective for us?

The Roche approach is to build a façade. They play up anything for attention and to try to sound more impressive and gain followers. There is always an agenda.

If you look at how David writes in his IG caption about this AMAZING accomplishment from Megan (at the ripe 'old age of 35') what he is actually hinting at is that

everyone needs to eat 120grams of carbs per hour. and that that is the "new secret" to the improvement! #FeedMe

but also Megs is a "5-time National Champion" biatches. #humblebrag

but don't forget she had all those "heart issues" and that 6-inch battle wound scar from the gnarly C-section.

these two with extreme wealth and privilege that split their time between Aspen and Boulder and have someone else looking after their kids all the time have so much GRIT and have overcome some much ADVERSITY though!

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"Every accusation is a confession here.

It’s practically diagnostic. They accuse others of immaturity, projection, performativity, obsession—while lashing out with sock-puppet paranoia, adolescent name-calling, and compulsive thread-refreshing. You get the sense they need to believe David is behind every defence, because the alternative—that ordinary people with no stake in it see him and Megan with empathy—is too destabilising. It punctures the fantasy.

And without the fantasy, what’s left? Like the title character in Claude Sautet's Max et les ferrailleurs, they manufacture the setup so they can play out their chosen conclusion. Even if it means shooting at shadows.

And the class resentment? It’s pure theatre. Conveniently forgetting that David and Megan walked away from elite, high-prestige careers that would have offered far more social and financial capital than online running coaching ever will. That choice alone undermines the narrative of ambition and 'brand-building.' But acknowledging that would require a capacity for nuance—and some version of grace."

Haha. Yeah, they walked away from riches in potentially lucrative careers… because they have mommy and daddy to support them, like any 12 year old’s parent should do.

Hey Claude, does it hurt my damages case if I was running 3 days after an accident (at sub 7 min pace)?

“Running 3 days after a bike accident could potentially hurt your case, but the impact depends on several factors:
How it might hurt your case:
Defense attorneys may argue it demonstrates your injuries weren't as severe as claimed
It could undermine claims about pain, mobility limitations, or ongoing physical impairment
Insurance companies often use post-accident activities to minimize settlement offers
It might contradict medical testimony about your condition”.

Megan crushed the competition on the Aspen Mountain climb! She's #1 out of 26! Holy crap, she's amazing. Probably had an orgasm at the top. 2nd place looks to be a top notch skimo racer and, based on her coaching profile, a self professed mid-pack runner. Awesome job, Megan! Just like your husband, you dominate non-competitive fields with aplomb.

“Class resentment” is a phrase that would only be used by a wealthy person.

"Some read 'class resentment' in our last post as a champagne-toast insult. That’s the liberal reading, and it's not what we meant.

In socialist terms—see István Mészáros—class resentment isn’t about envying someone’s bank balance. It’s about the friction when a person refuses to follow the life-path their starting position is 'supposed' to dictate.

That’s why David and Megan needle so many people. They walked away from occupations that would have made them more respectable—an act of quiet class treason. The neoliberal script demands you chase maximum return; they went off-book.

There’s a faint echo of Tolstoy here—abandoning the estates and salons for the peasant’s hut—not because it’s romantic, but because the role assigned by your birth and training becomes intolerable.

Of course, their 'hut' happens to be a handsome home in Boulder, which slightly complicates the analogy—but the basic tension remains: a conscious withdrawal from the gilded track.

It’s an irony rich enough to trouble both the cynics and the idealists. And that, frankly, is half the fun."

"our"?