On the final regular episode of Chasing Three Hours, Josh’s dad Tim Peterson joined the pod to discuss the 2025 Boston Marathon, including:

* Did Josh believe he’d be at the 2025 Boston Marathon when he first put out a goal of chasing three hours? (4:31)

* Josh’s training going sideways so early on in his training block (8:42)

* How much of the mental side of training is tied to good results? (15:34)

* Getting to the starting corral and what Josh was saying to himself as the race got closer (29:49)

* The early miles of the race (38:32)

* How did he feel at the halfway mark? (50:21)

* The emotions of seeing family on the course (58:05)

* What did Josh learn about himself? (1:11:41)

They finish the pod (1:17:05) by discussing why running makes Josh a better person, what his favorite part about running is, and what he’s currently chasing.

All that and a whole lot more!

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Josh welcomes Cris Gutierrez, Derek Loseke, Amy DeLong, Erin Genova, Blake Ziegler, Alex Predhome, Jodi Semonell, Kassia Ulffers, Kimberly Bailey, Peter Bromka, Seth Marek, Stephen Mohring, and his dad, Tim Peterson, back to the podcast to give a preview of the 2025 Boston Marathon, including:

* How to handle things pre-race… (2:45)

* Including fueling (9:25)

* And how to handle everything at the Athlete’s Village (12:32)

* The early miles and the downhill to start (18:56)

* Keeping an even effort early… (28:03)

* Because then you’ll hit the Newton Hills (29:01)

* Soaking the weekend in (35:34)

* Putting expectations aside (39:20)

* A final piece of advice for the day after the race (40:18)

And a whole lot more!

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Josh welcomes Ryan Zavala to the podcast to discuss:

* How his training has gone ahead of the 2025 Boston Marathon (2:14)

* Knowing there’s always a runner out there crazier than you (17:01)

* Wrestling in college (18:06)

* Graduating college and falling away from running, only to come back because of a neighbor (29:06)

* Embracing sobriety (37:16)

* Why 2022 was the right time for his first marathon, chasing three hours, and why he ran it where he did (43:34)

* Was breaking three hours everything he hoped it would be? (50:37)

* A DNF at his second marathon and carrying that to his first Boston Marathon (54:39)

* What he’s currently chasing (1:08:43)

And a whole lot more!

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After an announcement about the future of Chasing Three Hours, Josh welcomes Raymond O’Donnell to the podcast to discuss:

* Not running a traditional spring marathon (6:11)

* Being a wrestler growing up, running, and traveling overseas (7:29)

* What a local running club meant for his running (19:38)

* Balance (26:02)

* Going from a 3:17 to a 2:55 to a 2:47 in the marathon in such a short amount of time (36:01)

* A tough finish to 2023 and start to 2024 after setting a PR in Boston (44:04)

* What he’s currently chasing (55:51)

And a whole lot more!

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On this week’s Chasing Three Hours, Kyle Robbins joined Josh to discuss:

* His approach to running and how it was different from his time golfing competitively (3:49)

* What brought him to running in the first place (13:47)

* The 2021 Chicago Marathon going sideways and why it was so important for him to finish the race (27:07)

* Lessons he learned from the race (31:48)

* Why running makes him a better person (42:56)

* What he’s currently chasing (48:59)

And a whole lot more!

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On this week’s Chasing Three Hours, Mark Nygaard joined Josh to discuss:

* His approach to training for ultras and how it has evolved over the years (3:25)

* His first trail run (14:22)

* Running towards something instead of running away from something (17:35)

* The similarities and differences between golf and running (31:33)

* Being a competitor (35:39)

* “Harnessing misery” (43:20)

* What he’s currently chasing (52:10)

And a whole lot more!

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On this week’s Chasing Three Hours, Milo Greder joined Josh to discuss:

* Finishing in second place at his debut marathon in February and lessons learned ahead of his second marathon later this year (1:40)

* Why running was able to turn into a passion for him (5:01)

* Competing against Seth Hirsch in high school (9:42)

* Having success in high school only to be “one of the guys” at the start of his college running career (16:46)

* Strava (24:33)

* Concern that his next training block will feature “analysis by paralysis” (39:02)

* Qualifying for the 2028 Olympic Trials (43:59)

* What he’s currently chasing (48:58)

And a whole lot more!

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On this week’s Chasing Three Hours, Elizabeth Chalen joined Josh to discuss:

* Coming off the Coldwater Rumble in January, how’s she feeling? (3:24)

* Finding her people in running (11:47)

* How people in her life have viewed her running journey (23:03)

* An injury, surgery, and her run streak ending (27:54)

* What it was like when a runner can’t run anymore (36:38)

* Advice for those that are curious about trail running but might be intimidated (45:16)

* What she’s currently chasing (52:37)

And a whole lot more!

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On this week’s Chasing Three Hours, Thomas Aicher joined Josh to discuss:

* Training for the Boston Marathon and why his training cycle is different than most (1:56)

* 18 states away from his goal of running all 50 states (4:05)

* Looking at running from an academic perspective (10:02)

* Asking himself what else was possible with his running (27:32)

* Does he ever wonder about how fast he could run if he wasn’t running so many marathons in a single year? (35:06)

* When the Boston Marathon got onto his radar as a goal (42:50)

* What he’s currently chasing (1:11:54)

And a whole lot more!

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On this week’s Chasing Three Hours, Blake Reinke joined Josh to discuss:

* Trying to win free Chipotle for a year and doing so by running (1:47)

* How his run streak came to be (15:28)

* Belief in himself when he started chasing after time and qualification-related goals (21:32)

* Getting drawn into the ultra scene (34:36)

* A lesson he’s learned that’s helped him get to where he’s at today (46:43)

* What he’s currently chasing (52:12)

And a whole lot more!

Thanks to Fleet Feet Omaha for being the title sponsor of Chasing Three Hours! Stop by one of their two Omaha locations, or Fleet Feet Lincoln, for $15 off your first pair of shoes at regular price.

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