Megan Roche is a professional trail and ultra runner for Hoka One One, a co-founder of the Some Work, All Play running group, and a clinical researcher for Stanford University. She’s a five-time national trail-running champion, the North American mountain-running champion, and a six-time member of the USA Track and Field team. Having received a medical degree from Stanford University in 2018, Roche’s clinical research focuses on bone health in endurance athletes and genetic predictors of sports injuries. She is the co-author, with her husband David Roche, of the book, The Happy Runner. Roche played field hockey and ran track at Duke University before graduating with a degree in neuroscience.
Previously
Excelling as an elite athlete isn’t just about performance — it’s also about not getting hurt. In this session, two Stanford researchers discuss how DNA data can help athletes...
The ability to endure is the essential trait in every extreme athletic endeavor. Hundred-mile races, Himalayan Mountain expeditions, and cross-continental treks all require hu...
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Finding Purpose In Sport and In Life