Chasing Three Hours

On this episode, Wyatt Moss joined Josh to discuss: * Why decide to run a marathon in every state inside of a single year? (7:03) * Doubting this was possible (12:52) * A week in the life of Wyatt (18:49) * What drew him into running (27:25) * What the rest of 2024 looks like for him (47:03) * What he’s learned about himself (50:16) * What he’s currently chasing (54:47) And a whole lot more! Thank...

On this episode, Christina Elder joined Josh to discuss: * How 2024 is sitting with her (2:07) * How she’s done at balance over the years (5:58) * What she found enjoying about running as she embraced it more in college (16:54) * The differences in the culture of the road running scene and track scene (25:53) * Competing against a younger version of yourself (37:48) * Competing on the world stage...

On this episode, Phillip Duncan joined Josh to discuss: * Balancing his busy schedule (2:05) * Being such a positive person (5:15) * Going from finishing last in every race to having a lot of success (14:16) * Running every day since 2017 and when it became something he focused on (28:50) * Becoming a guide runner (32:25) * Going after an OTQ in his first official marathon (51:17) * What he’s curr...

On this episode, former guest Chris Whitney joined Josh to discuss: * Chris’ recent attempt at qualifying for the 2025 Boston Marathon (3:01) * Preparing for a race you’ve done multiple times (7:53) * Why the training block didn’t go as Josh wanted it to (16:02) * The start of the race (30:12) * Having to make an adjustment to his goal early in the race (34:46) * Changing the nutrition plan inside...

On this episode, Bethany and Sean Clark joined Josh to discuss: * Bonding over being bad at other sports (4:25) * Running for a club team in college (11:12) * What they learned about themselves making a two-month trip around the United States in 2014 (17:36) * Balancing running with the busy schedules and trying to find time for each other (32:42) * Running the 2019 Chicago Marathon together when...

On this episode, Aaron Doucett joined Josh to discuss: * How he got into rowing as an entry point into endurance sport (7:44) * His relationship with running throughout this time period (17:27) * The importance of learning from others (21:05) * Enjoying the first marathon vs. looking forward to what was next (27:22) * Chasing three hours, qualifying for Boston, and missing the cutoff (35:04) * Wha...

On this episode, Sam Aldridge joined Josh to discuss: * Becoming an early morning runner (2:19) * His approach to running and why he tries to make it as fun as possible in a unique way (7:24) * When he started enjoying running for the process of running rather than just for results (13:39) * The end of 2023 and running becoming unhealthy for him (25:47) * Coming back to running after thinking he w...

On this episode, Mason Frank joined Josh to discuss: * Recovering from an injury that’s impacted his training in 2024 (1:52) * The type of competitor he was growing up (10:13) * Running for “the love of the game” in college (13:59) * When does qualifying for the Olympic Trials enter the picture? (22:32) * How has each race sat with him? (26:54) * Coming off a tough Trials in 2020, how did the pand...

On this episode, CEO of The Atlantic Nicholas Thompson joined Josh to discuss: * Having a good day at the 2024 Boston Marathon (2:40) * Running, his father, and how he came to the sport (4:54) * Did he chase three hours because it was his father’s goal or his own goal? (13:21) * Was the feeling of breaking the three-hour barrier what he hoped it would be? (18:17) * Balancing running, career, and f...

On this episode, Rory Bosio joined Josh to discuss: * Ten years ago, is this where she imagined her running journey would take her? (2:30) * What got her hooked? (9:13) * Her thoughts on how the ultra scene has evolved in recent years (16:17) * Running Western States for the first time (22:06) * Did that race unlock what came next? (24:29) * The mental side of running (30:17) * Becoming a professi...

On this episode, Dan Van Den Berg joined Josh to discuss: * How has his race at the Eugene Marathon sat with him over the last few months? (3:40) * The loss of his mother, being sick, and taking a step back from running (10:08) * Growing up in The Netherlands, moving to Canada as a boy, and his relationship with athletics (12:55) * Ending up in an ambulance on his way to the hospital after his fir...

On this episode, Dion Thompson-Davoli joined Josh to discuss: * Going viral after running every street in Washington D.C. (5:27) * The final push to hit every street during the last month ahead of a move to the midwest (11:30) * What did he learn about running in cities and city planning? (14:55) * Was this adventure more stressful than fun? (21:41) * Where is his relationship with running at now...

On this episode, Liz Alderson joined Josh to discuss: * Her current relationship with running (2:19) * The feeling of acceptance with her college team (8:40) * How she was able to make big gains with her running in the mid-2010s (19:36) * Not reaching big goals she had for herself in that time period and how she views her breakthrough marathon now (26:45) * Health issues taking her away from runni...

On this episode, Adam Hughes, host of the Pre Race Podcast , joined Josh to discuss: * Being in a new spot in his relationship with running (3:20) * Using his podcast to work through what was happening with him and running (6:11) * The trail scene entering the picture (15:34) * When he decided to focus on the trails, had he made peace with his goals in road races? (20:55) * Was he searching for so...

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, Olympian Ryan Bolton joined Josh to discuss: What does he miss the most with running? (4:07) Why he started drifting towards the triathlon (10:15) How training for three sports in one event differs from training for three sports on their own (19...

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, two-time Olympian Pete Pfitzinger joined Josh to discuss: The running scene when he first got into the sport (7:06) When did making the Olympics in 1984 become a goal he thought he could go after? (14:07) Was it beneficial being "under the radar...

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, Split Zone Duo co-host Alex Kirshner joined Josh to discuss: Balancing his job covering college football with running (7:08) Appreciating running slower in the midst of training (10:54) Why he's found it difficult to enjoy running...

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, Creighton track and cross country coach Chris Gannon joined Josh to discuss: What it's been like coaching distance runners given he didn't compete in that part of the sport (2:49) After leaving college coaching, did he ever have a...

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, Lucy Scholz joined Josh to discuss: Why did she decide to run a marathon as a freshman in college? (9:03) Having a bad marathon after college but figuring out how to balance work with running (17:00) A whirlwind of events in runni...

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, Heidi Bock joined Josh to discuss: Getting burned out playing college soccer before taking up running (7:32) What brings her back to racing? (15:55) Finding a running group that helped push her to running races she previously didn...

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, Amy DeLong joined Josh to discuss: Not PRing at her most recent marathon but still feeling great about the day (3:54) Being addicted to getting better and how it showed itself (11:39) Running her first marathon and being disappoin...

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, Bryant England joined Josh to discuss: Coming off a warm Boston Marathon, where is he at mentally? (2:44) The relationship and balance between running and his studies (13:34) Falling away from running in early adulthood and it bei...

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, Denise Sauriol, author of Me, You & 26.2 , joined Josh to discuss: Running her 150th marathon ever at the 2024 Boston Marathon (3:35) Her sister running a marathon in 1993 and the impact it had on her (12:27) "Something magica...

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, Ern Holly joined Josh to discuss: Running as a form of punishment and how it alters our relationship to the sport when we're younger (4:32) When he realized running was having an impact on him that he didn't expect (7:48) WERUN313...

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, Gerald Kubiak joined Josh to discuss: Getting invited to go for a run and realizing it was going to be a race (6:44) The importance his high school coach had on his running (14:03) Why he started a Tuesday night track club in Omah...