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, Pat Letz joined Josh to discuss: Trying to get a handle on a specific issue during races and what it's meant for him mentally (2:44) Enjoying running because he was good vs. enjoying running because he enjoyed it (8:13) High schoo...

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, Pete Kostelnick joined Josh to discuss: The car accident that changed his plans for the end of 2023 and how his recovery is going (2:29) How has he viewed running given he's been unable to do it for 2.5 months (6:37) Being a compe...

Welcome to Chasing Three Hours , a podcast about what runners are chasing, why they keep pushing themselves, and what keeps them curious! On this bonus episode live from the Good Life Halfsy expo on November 4th, Josh had a chance to welcome close to two dozen runners to his booth to discuss their love of running, hopes and dreams for the Halfsy, and more. Kyle Quandt (:57) Morgan Mathis (1:50) La...

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, live from the Good Life Halfsy expo, Tim Peterson returned to the podcast to talk about: Goals with running as the calendar flipped to 2019 (7:50) Did he feel like he missed out on running as much as some did in 2020? (12:38) 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, Stephen Mohring joined Josh to discuss: Running going from a way to lose weight to something more (7:33) Was it a mid-life crisis? (10:19) The chase for a Boston Qualifying time (with 16:13) The doubt of being able to get another...

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 ele...

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 t...

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...

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 af...

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...

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...

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 you...

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) Wh...

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 ent...

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 str...

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) Continu...

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 cha...

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...

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 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, 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? (1...

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 (1...

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 (2...

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 natio...

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 perso...

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 afte...