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, Taggart VanEtten joined Josh to discuss:

• Why wrestling in high school has helped his running journey (3:22)
• The balance between his competitiveness and the enjoyment of running in general (4:31)
• A fork-in-the-road moment with the pandemic and what it's meant for his running career (9:21)
• How tough results in races have changed him (15:19)
• Deciding to no longer focus on the OTQ (18:07)
• Where does his ambition come from? (20:48)
• What's the hardest part about being self-coached? (29:38)
• How running affected his job as a teacher (33:02)
• The reasoning behind chasing after the 100-mile treadmill record (37:02)
• What he's currently chasing (46:41)

And many other topics!

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