Megan is a five-time national trail running champion, a North American Mountain Running Champion, and a six-time member of Team USA. She graduated from Duke University with a degree in Neuroscience and received her MD from Stanford Medical School. At Stanford, she is currently doing a PhD in epidemiology, focusing on RED-S and sports injury. Megan is also a coach for the Some Work, All Play running team.
We bring Megan Roche on this episode to chat all about female athlete considerations, energy deficiency/availability, psychological and physiological aspects of training, and much more.
Questions and topics we dive into with Megan include:

Her collegiate athletic and running background, intro into the trails, coaching, etc.

What led her into pursuing her MD and studies in epidemiology

Running as a female- understanding our menstrual cycle, hormones, and any other things to note, with our training

Within-day-energy deficiency -- article by you and David; research study findings (study referenced here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29205517/)

Writing The Happy Runner: “love the process, get faster, and run farther”... what are some keys to doing all three of these? Other major takeaways and cliff notes?

Mileage of runs (weekly and in a long run) to build up to one's first ultra

How to break through periods where you seem to plateau

How neuromuscular fatigue and recovery play a role in our training (the basics, as I know this is a complex topic :)

What are some best practices when starting to coach athletes as a running coach?

What does being a Strong Runner Chick mean to you?

Connect with Megan:
@meg_runs_happy (IG)
The Happy Runner (Megan's book, co-authored with David Roche)
SWAP: Some Work, All Play (website, coaching, and podcast with Megan & David Roche!)
Shoutout to FEM Protein Powder for sponsoring this episode! Use code "STRONGRUNNERCHICKS" for 15% off your order!
In addition, join us for our first-ever VIRTUAL Trail Running Women Summit on February 27th-28th with CHASKI Endurance!
Register HERE and save 30% off with code "antisana".

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