Who is Kevin Beck and what is the issue? Spill the tea!
He stopped updating his site a bit ago but he's a former RW writer who's got lots of vitriol for a lot of people, and Roche is one of his main targets.
Also, looks like Roche won! KEVIN BECK GOES HOME DEVASTA- oh wait, Beck doesn't really leave the house much nowadays, so I guess it's KEVIN BECK STAYS HOME DEVASTATED
Hats off to Roche. Must admit, I thought only a Walmsley or Jornet was taking that record down. Helluva performance by him.
Be sure to let us know next time you run 9:16/mile pace for 💯 miles at >10k elevation, with >15,000' elevation gain over a >12,600' pass (twice). So easy practically anyone could do it!
15 h 26m for David Roche, a new record. For what it’s worth, he looked super strong when I saw him at the last split, at mile 87. Adrian Macdonald looked spent.
What was the old course record? How many minutes did he break it by? One of the best Ultrarunning performances of 2024, I think.
Old record was 15:45 IIRC and hadn’t even been sniffed for a while. This is a really incredible performance, and it was hot in Leadville yesterday too.
On another note, Matt Choi finished in 24:49. Would love to see his Strava… passed 30 people after twin lakes which is pretty shocking for someone who trains as little as he does…