Chasing Three Hours

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, Scott Ramey joined Josh to discuss: Running without a watch (2:57) Coming to the realization he needed to pull back from his running (8:17) Why his brother's 2006 Boston Marathon made him want to run (16:07) Lying to himself (19:5...

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, David McCon, who was previously on the podcast to discuss his own running journey, joined Josh to recap the 2024 Eugene Marathon! Then they discuss: Getting off to an "inauspicious start" in Eugene (5:05) How the awkward start to...

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, John Ritland joined Josh to discuss: Running in the 2024 Tokyo Marathon (2:03) Not chasing after all six Abbott World Majors only to race so many in such a short amount of time (5:44) Running the 2007 Boston Marathon after thinkin...

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, Willis Chen joined Josh to discuss: Finding running as an adult and why it's fit his personality so well (6:27) Chasing three hours entering the picture and why he wanted to go after that goal (18:31) Entering 2023 at a low point...

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, Sabrina Little, author of The Examined Run , joined Josh to discuss: Why running makes her a better person (1:50) Did she run because she enjoyed it or she was good at it? (5:44) Philosophy overlapping with running (8:22) The impo...

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, Nolan Zimmer joined Josh to discuss: The daily consistency of his miles and pace (2:02) Why it took until 2023 to run his first marathon (4:57) How running has helped him deal with adversity in life (10:01) The impact Kearney High...

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, Eli Vedral joined Josh to discuss: Growing up as a "Vedral" and what that meant for expectations (4:36) Studying abroad in Australia in his first semester of college and that changing his relationship with running (9:42) Trying to...

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, Ron Ruhs joined Josh to discuss: Why he found so much joy early on with the running community and how that's shown itself with Greater Omaha Area Trail-Runnerz [G.O.A.T.z] (3:03) Getting into weightlifting only to have it taken aw...

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, Amber Welch joined Josh to discuss: Is she happy being away from running right now? (3:21) Runners in the ultrarunning space drawing her in (7:28) Balancing running with everything else as she got into the sport (13:44) Why she of...

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, Ben Randall joined Josh to discuss: Wearing so many hats, what is he currently training for? (2:43) His battle with an eating disorder and the importance of discussing it (13:20) Where did his drive to succeed come from? (27:17) 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, Tim Williams joined Josh to discuss: Chasing three hours at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, hitting the wall, and lessons learned (6:00) "What is stopping you from doing that?" (12:23) Embracing sobriety in 2022 (18:37) Sober runners,...

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, Taylor Somers joined Josh to discuss: How her individual running has changed since becoming a coach at Oklahoma State (6:59) Falling in love with running because she was a competitive person (12:19) Why she loves big mileage (17:5...

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, Ahmed Hamed joined Josh to discuss: When his first markers of success were with running (9:20) The running community growing beyond geography (19:02) Balancing running for his college with school and extracurriculars (30:46) Why r...

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, Jason Salyer joined Josh to discuss: The emotions on Saturday and Sunday after the Olympic Trials DNF (2:31) Was it an easy decision to take a step back from Strava? (12:09) Balancing wanting to be a more present husband and still...

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, Todd joined Josh to discuss: Running a "redemption" race (3:49) Getting into the ultra scene in the mid-90s and the differences vs. now (12:37) Knee surgery in 2017 and coming out of it strong (23:21) Making peace with the fact hi...

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, Hollyanne Fricke joined Josh to discuss: Answering a question about running she couldn't answer in 2018 (9:28) "The Boston dream was born" (15:42) Helping create the Scriptown Running Club in Omaha, NE (18:59) Did she know her fir...

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, Nozima Aripova joined Josh to discuss: Lessons she's learned from running three marathons in the last year (10:05) Medical school, pursuing a PhD, and finding time for running (14:42) Running for her coach Jesse Davis (22:33) Curi...

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, Clay Simpson joined Josh to discuss: Fresh off the chase of an OTQ, how is he feeling? (2:17) What's the start line like at CIM with so many people going after a big goal? (10:54) Mental toughness (27:34) Success at the end of his...

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...

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, David McCon joined Josh to discuss: Literally dreaming about running (7:50) What place running had for him as he moved into adulthood (19:47) Coming back to running a few years later (25:22) The reasoning behind deciding to run 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, Mindy Coolman joined Josh to discuss: How has her body held up with all the races she's ran in 2023? (3:20) What's it like to be the only finisher of a race? (12:30) Being an "enthusiastic weirdo" and how it shows in her 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, Kassia Ulffers joined Josh to discuss: How her relationship with running changed when she started a family (5:04) Balancing mileage, goals, and being a mother of four (10:32) The 2020 marathon season and running not one, but two,...

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, Ethan Hermann joined Josh to discuss: How he's holding up with being disqualified from the Olympic Trials (4:07) #FreeEthan becoming a thing inside the running space (9:24) Why he didn't run in college (15:56) Joining a local runn...

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, recorded live from the Good Life Halfsy expo in early November, Sam Calderon joined Josh to discuss: Growing up in Minnesota and what's it like being a runner in that climate (2:12) Deciding to go after an OTQ after she finished c...

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 Marek joined Josh to discuss: Why he likes doing hard things (4:10) The impact cycling had on his marathon training (10:15) Balancing training for big races in both cycling and running (20:51) Has he ever thought about throwi...