Ben Gibbard is a professional musician and trail runner from Seattle, WS. He is the frontman for Death Cab for Cutie, an American indie rock band that's on tour now. In June, Ben finished the Western States 100 in 27:15. This is his second appearance on the podcast:

Topics discussed:

• Life on the road as a professional musician
• Revisiting old material and reconnecting with the work
• The realities of the music business and how it's changed during Ben's career
• Ben's relationship with coach Gary Robbins
• His experience running Western States
• Collaborating with Speedland on the GS:TMT
• A lot more!

ZUT100 -- Race we discuss in Germany

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Welcome to Rest Day, Freetrail's occasional news pod covering the latest happenings in trail running. This week we're joined by Dani Moreno & EmKay Sullivan.

The docket:

• Kilian's "States of Elevation" Project
• Jenn Lichter's incredible season
• Speedgoat 50k results recap
• Milimani Runners: Kenya's First Pro Trail Running Team
• Pitz Alpine results recap
• Sierre-Zinal preview

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Ben Dhiman is an American pro runner for Asics, living in France. He has been one of the strongest long-course athletes in the sport in recent years, this season winning Ventoux by UTMB 89k, and Lavaredo by UTMB 120k - the latter in course record fashion. Later this summer, Ben will be among the favorites at UTMB.

Topics discussed:

• How Ben is feeling mid-season a month removed from UTMB
• The couple disappointing DNFs Ben as succumbed to at UTMB
• Dealing with the loss of his father in 2024
• Ben's winter campaign to run sub-30min in the 10k
• Documenting his training and racing on Substack
• His win at Ventoux by UTMB 89k
• Breaking the course record at Lavaredo
• Look ahead to UTMB
• A lot more!

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