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, Jodi Semonell joined Josh to discuss:

• The 2011 life event that sent her down the path of running (5:55)
• Why injuries resulted in her starting to run ultras (9:12)
• What she liked so much about running 100-mile races (11:39)
• Continuing to run the Boston Marathon every year (15:50)
• The importance of running community (19:40)
• The biggest difference between running a 100-mile race and a 200-mile race (34:13)
• Why she’ll be running across Nebraska at the end of August (41:50) NOTE: More information and how to donate can be found HERE
• The idea of running as healing (44:22)
• What she’s currently chasing (50:32)

And so much more!

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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, Jesse Davis joined Josh to discuss:

• When and why he got into running (2:48)
• Early success in running and how that pushed him (19:12)
• Finishing college and bringing half marathons and marathons into his life (23:23)
• Deciding to chase after the Olympic Trials (33:17)
• The importance of recovery (37:09)
• Running the Boston Marathon in the elite field (41:26)
• Qualifying for the Olympic Trials (45:24)
• Turning the page on a disappointing performance in 2012 (51:55)
• Qualifying for the 2016 Trials and approaching it different (57:03)
• Advice he’d give runners chasing an OTQ (1:02:29)
• What he’s currently chasing (1:12:08)

And a lot more!

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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, Peter Bromka joined Josh to discuss:

• Growing up in a running family (2:58)
• What brought him back to running after time away (18:59)
• The importance of his wife as he's chased after big goals (31:26)
• So publicly going after the OTQ (43:16)
• Being an inspiration to people (58:15)
• Navigating "failure" and having perspective on what he was able to do (1:07:25)
• What he's currently chasing (1:16:22)

And so much more, including The Bubble of a Dream!

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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, Kimberly Bailey joined Josh to discuss:

• Knowing she’d play volleyball in college at a young age (10:23)
• What she misses the most about playing volleyball and why it plays a part in running today (14:43)
• The importance of running community (23:49)
• Being competitive now vs. as a college athlete (29:45)
• How running slow helped her run fast (41:55)
• Proper rest and recovery after races (49:29)
• Mental response to a race that didn’t go her way (57:12)
• Running the Boston Marathon for the second time and why she felt more confident going in (1:00:44)
• What she’s currently chasing (1:12:14)

And a bunch more!

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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, Kortney Haag joined Josh to discuss:

• If there were signs of becoming a triathlete while growing up (4:24)
• The importance of a supportive partner as she’s chased big goals (12:59)
• The age old question; how did you find the time? (18:10)
• The buildup to her first Ironman race (26:00)
• The process of figuring out what type of food to eat during a triathlon (35:48)
• Developing mental toughness (43:59)
• What she’s chasing (55:51)

And plenty more!

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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, Cris Gutierrez joined Josh to discuss:

• The parallels between the craft beer scene and the running community (4:02)
• Curiosity in finding what he could become as a runner (11:29)
• Trying to have a healthy relationship with running (18:16)
• Why, after vowing to never run a marathon, he changed his mind (28:13)
• Qualifying for the Boston Marathon and almost not running it out of spite (34:42)
• His attempt to be first to the Tracksmith Trackhouse following the 2023 Boston Marathon (51:44)
• Going after an Olympic Trials Qualifier later this year (1:03:20)
• What he's currently chasing (1:20:58)

And a lot more!

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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, Jon Kuehler joined Josh to discuss:

• Getting into trail running after success in the marathon (11:13)
• Reaction from family and friends as he got further into running longer distances (15:30)
• Why he thinks ultrarunning suited him (25:01)
• The trail community and why it’s so good (34:10)
• When running went from something for fun and enjoyment into something different (41:22)
• Identity being tied into running and finding joy when other people fall in love with it (45:33)
• The injury that changed his running career (50:32)
• What he misses most (1:02:56)
• What he’s currently chasing (1:09:50)

And a so many other things!

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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, Dylan Gearinger joined Josh to discuss:

• How his internal drive has come to him easy throughout his career (5:33)
• The importance of his college coach (13:55)
• Dealing with an illness and searching for answers (19:18)
• Winning a national championship (30:12)
• Knowing he wanted to run the marathon and why it was important he didn’t do it immediately after college (38:08)
• The 2021 Philadelphia Marathon (45:37)
• Thinking too much while continuing to go after an OTQ (52:16)
• His favorite part about coaching (1:00:20)
• What he’s chasing (1:01:48)

And a lot more!

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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, Chris Whitney joined Josh to discuss:

• Why he started looking forward to running in 2020 (7:52)
• How he got involved with MS Run the US (17:24)
• How he was able to still have fun training for something that meant so much to him personally (26:00)
• Why posting a picture of your race gear the night before a race is more than just a vanity play on your favorite social media app (29:23)
• Lessons learned from MS Run the US in 2021 that he plans on applying to recovering from running it again in 2023 (37:28)
• Turning the page after a race doesn’t go your way (46:21)
• What is what like mentally not to be able to run for the first few months of 2023 (54:02)
• Proving people right, rather than proving people wrong, and what it meant for him to run MS Run the US once more (1:05:53)
• Getting to run instead of having to run (1:14:17)
• What he’s currently chasing (1:17:53)

And so much more more!

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Derek Loseke, aka Derek from Strava, joined Josh to discuss:

• His involvement in the Omaha running community (4:33) 
• Why the running community in Omaha makes others better (6:58)
• Chasing a three-hour marathon and BQ, and search for a marathon to run during 2020 (21:15)
• The emotional toll of dealing with an injury after a string of success (33:45)
• Running the Boston Marathon for the first time after dealing with another injury (57:31)
• Why he decided to hire a running coach (1:03:31)
• Why he hasn’t had the usual post-race blues after the 2023 Boston Marathon (1:20:50)
• What he’s currently chasing (1:27:58)

And so much more more!

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