Welcome to Chasing Three Hours, a podcast about what runners are chasing, why they keep pushing themselves, and what keeps them curious! On this episode of the podcast, Johnny Rutford joined Josh to discuss:

• Success family members had in endurance sports (3:53)
• Putting time and effort into running and getting rewarded for it (6:34)
• Being naïve as a young college runner (11:10)
• What changed in the marathons leading up to his OTQ (20:13)
• The pride in qualifying for the Olympic Trials as a Nebraskan (27:39)
• The differences between his training for the OTQ for 2020 vs. 2024 (33:01)
• His mental toughness helping him move off races where the result doesn’t go his way (36:56)
• Does he wish he could enjoy the success more in the moment? (37:45)
• The energy of marathons where other runners are chasing the Trials (41:21)
• What he’s currently chasing (57:00)

And so much more!

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