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Today Peter Bromka and Matt Chittim are joined by new course record holder of the Leadville 100 and one of the best running coaches in the world - David Roche!

Since David is crushing the podcast circuit right now, we tried to go in-depth into topics that he hasn't been spending as much time on in some of his recent interviews.

Here is what we cover in this episode:

• 2:56 - The Leadville 100 and David's Journey
• 8:05 - Taking a Step Back from Racing and Embracing Training
• 14:58 - Incorporating Different Training Modalities and Supplements
• 19:50 - Balancing Simplicity and Geekiness in Coaching
• 27:03 - Going All-In and Finding Inspiration in the 'Pain Cave'
• 31:37 - The Power of Support and Belief
• 37:07 - The Unique Dynamic of Coaching in Trail Running
• 42:25 - The Importance of Communication and Daily Check-Ins
• 47:13 - Fatigue Resistance and Optimizing Fueling
• 59:51 - Finding Your Why in Running

Make sure to listen to David's "Some Work, All Play" podcast that he co-hosts with his wife and coaching partner Dr. Megan Roche.

This week on group chat we have Peter Bromka, Tommie Runz, Matt Chittim, and Lindsey Hein.

Episode rundown:

Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s revenge tour

A tangent about the internet, AOL messages, and Zach Bryan’s music

The song that will make you a fan of Jakob Ingebrigtsen

The Matt Chittim revenge tour

The end of an era of Daniel Komen’s world records

The NYC Marathon lineup

Appearance fees for marathons and how they shake up the field

Mike Smith’s transition from NAU to a Nike sponsored professional team

NILs and how they have/will affect college sports

What professional running teams have done it right

In this episode Peter Bromka shares his 10 takeaways from attending and crewing at Western States. It was an historic year at the legendary race!

Peter is joined by Matt Chittim for this one.

In this episode of the Relay Podcast, Laura Thweatt, Mike Ko, Tommie Runz and Lindsey Hein wrap up the Olympic Trials recaps with conversation that focuses on some of the most exciting races of the weekend.

Today on the show we cover a few more recaps from the first few days of the Olympic Track Trials, previews for some of our favorite events in the days to come, and an EPIC Master P inspired tangent.

This episode features Tommie Runz, Lindsey Hein, and Matt Chittim.

On today's group chat, we have Lindsey Hein, Laura Thweatt, Matt Chittim, and Peter Bromka recapping the first three days of the Olympic Trials and chatting about what's next. Peter is popping into this chat LIVE from the stadium!

The Olympic Track Trials are here and Relay is here to get you ready for the action. Today we have the women's draft and preview with Peter Bromka, Tommie Runz, Laura Thweatt, Lindsey Hein and Matt Chittim.

In this episode we pick our favorites across the running events with the scoring being three points for first place, two points for second, and one point for a third place finish at the Trials.

The Olympic Track Trials are here and Relay is here to get you ready for the action. Today we have the Men's draft and preview with Peter Bromka, Kofuzi, and Matt Chittim.

In this episode we pick our favorites across the running events with the scoring being three points for first place, two points for second, and one point for a third place finish at the Trials.

Tomorrow we will be releasing our women's draft and preview so make sure you subscribe today!

On this week's group episode, we have Lindsey Hein, Matt Chittim, Peter Bromka, and Marcus Brown.

Episode rundown:

Portland Track Festival

NCAA Championships

A Matt Chittim check-in!

Upgrade to the Boston Marathon mascot: Spike

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Amanda Vestri joined Laura Thweatt and Lindsey Hein for the Chat with a Pro series on Relay podcast this week!

If you paid attention to the Mini 10K this weekend, you saw that she placed 4th and finished as the first American woman in the field. In this episode Laura actually gives her some key advice for that race!She ran at Iowa State and Syracuse runs with Zap Fitness and had a stellar season on the track this spring.

She's focused on racing the 10K at the Olympic Trials this summer!We hope you will enjoy cheering on Amanda like we will at the Trials! Make sure you give her a follow here on IG and cheer her on!!