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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