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, Alex Burks joined Josh to discuss:

• The feeling of qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Trials (2:36)
• What he misses about running in college (17:05)
• The decision to dive into the marathon after college (21:06)
• When did the marathon elevate to a singular goal and chase? (31:37)
• The process of trying to get back to an OTQ time (39:18)
• Figuring out what was going wrong and how it changed the approach moving forward (42:22)
• The emotions of it all (54:07)
• What he's currently chasing (1:03:58)

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, Derek Loseke joins Josh to recap the 2023 Des Moines Marathon! Before diving into everything, they discuss Derek's recent PR at the Berlin Marathon in Germany as well as running the Chicago Marathon. Then they discuss:

• What Josh took away from the 2023 Lincoln Marathon (10:07)
• Training for the 2023 Des Moines Marathon and all it entailed (15:22)
• The mindset going into the race (27:39)
• The routine of Race Day (35:22)
• The start of the race (39:55)
• Hitting 13.1 miles, being right on pace, and the feeling going into the back half of the marathon (43:30)
• Was this a breakthrough? (51:56)
• Where did Leave No Doubt come from? (59:37)
• What's next? (1:09:30)

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, Matt Fitzgerald joined Josh to discuss:

• Why he's no longer able to run (:54)
• Did he like running because he liked it or because he was good at it? (13:23)
• Burnout taking him away from the sport (19:05)
• Why he wanted to write 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower (29:20)
• Runners finding his books since the start of Covid-19 (44:08)
• Advice he gives runners dealing with the same anxiety he did (49:27)
• The differences between the sport in the early 1980s vs. today (54:11)
• What he's currently chasing (58:47)

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, Cory Aulich joined Josh to discuss:

• Running and its importance with such a busy schedule (6:18)
• Increasing mileage as a college runner and why it felt natural (17:24)
• The silver lining of not getting accepted into dental school after undergrad (26:52)
• Discovering the running scene in Omaha (38:28)
• Why race day hasn't always gone his way (45:09)
• Balancing running with the next few years before he graduates (50:48)
• Dreaming big as an amateur runner (54:19)
• What he's currently chasing (57:22)

And 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, Martinus Evans joined Josh to discuss:

• Why he decided to write Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run (2:19)
• What piece of advice would he have given himself back in 2012? (8:41)
• Needing to be patient as a runner (11:47)
• The running community and why it can garner eye rolls (19:31)
• Will it get better? (28:04)
• Running the Detroit Marathon, which includes a trip into Canada (31:42)
• What he's currently chasing (38:54)

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, 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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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, Christy Nielsen joined Josh to discuss:

• The differences between running now and when she first got into it (4:10)
• Why running became a way for her to heal (12:49)
• How she, as a coach now, views herself as a runner when she was younger (14:45)
• When did the Olympic Trials enter the picture as a possibility? (17:25)
• Balancing training and school (22:30)
• Standing at the start line for the first time at the 2000 Olympic Trials (27:04)
• Running slow even when going after the 2004 Olympic Trials (39:24)
• The biggest difference between qualifying for the Olympic Trials the second time vs. the first time (41:15)
• What was it liking not qualifying for the Trials after believing she could? (53:43)
• What is her job as a running coach? (58:46)
• Coaching runners at varying experience and distance levels (1:01:26)
• Getting inducted into the Omaha Running Club Hall of Fame in 2018 (1:11:34)
• What she’s currently chasing (1:15:38)

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, Tim Peterson joined Josh to discuss:

• Josh’s early memories of his dad running (6:32)
• Running a charity 5k in 2012 and it sending him down the path of running (13:13)
• Why run his first half marathon in southern Missouri? (20:24)
• When does the marathon enter the picture? (26:24)
• Going all in on being a marathoner (43:19)
• Running the New York Marathon (1:02:04)
• Getting diagnosed with cancer in 2016 (1:04:26)
• Still getting four marathons in during 2016 (1:19:51)
• The process for getting into the Boston Marathon (1:23:08)
• Running in the 2018 Boston Marathon (1:36:19)
• The importance of family throughout his running journey (1:44:51)
• What he’s currently chasing (1:50:26)

And so, 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, Seth Hirsch joined Josh to discuss:

• Finishing 10th overall, beating nearly 4000 runners, in a 10k race at the age of 13 (3:31)
• Was running fun because it was fun or because he was good? (5:48)
• When did running in college truly enter the picture and what was he looking for with the official visits? (13:57)
• Adjusting to the level of competition in college (20:09)
• 2020, Covid, and finding a silver lining (25:37)
• Why is he better when races get longer? (30:57)
• Going through the recruiting process again when he decided to go to Colorado and then running for Mark Wetmore (33:32)
• When did biking enter the picture? (40:34)
• When is he running a marathon? (47:38)
• What he’s currently chasing (52:03)

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, Alex Predhome joined Josh to discuss:

• The realization that running slower is better than running faster all the time (2:29)
• The importance of community (8:06)
• What changed when he started upping his mileage (14:55)
• Missing the structure of being a college runner (17:23)
• Is it important to find runners at your level? (26:40)
• Getting his Covid-19 vaccine in the middle of a run (37:40)
• Training for his first marathon and the gameplan going into it since he’d never ran that distance before (43:09)
• Finishing the 2021 Philadelphia Marathon and what it meant moving forward (53:53)
• The buildup to the 2023 Boston Marathon (1:02:03)
• Running for the Boston Hares and Tracksmith (1:04:12)
• What he’s currently chasing (1:14:26)

And a lot more!

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