Listen: The Running Life of Indie Rocker Ben Gibbard

This article originally appeared on Trail Runner

The following podcast episode is from the Outside Podcast.

A decade ago, the musician Ben Gibbard got into distance running almost by accident, entering a trail race in Northern California with little idea of what he was doing. He's since become a passionate and committed ultramarathoner, entering close to 50 races and training hard even when he's on the road with a band. For Ben, running is a way to both connect back to the playfulness of childhood and embrace the unknowns that come with pushing your body and soul to the limit.

As he laps the U.S. on a joint tour with Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie, he talks about the freedom he finds on the trail and the lessons he learned this summer after breaking down physically and emotionally during the hardest run of his life.

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