# Episode 89: Chris Bain & The Art of Running Hard Races

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Podcast: [The Trail Trash Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trail-trash-podcast-5737377)
Published: 2024-12-06T01:15:50+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetrailtrashcast/episodes/Episode-89-Chris-Bain--The-Art-of-Running-Hard-Races-e2ruvol
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Duration seconds: 3589

## Resource

In this episode Jason and John talk with ultrarunner Chris Bain. Chris recounts his fitness journey and how he started running, then moving to doing Ironman races before starting his ultrarunning journey. We discuss his evolution into running hard races. He talks Up Chuck, Pinhoti, and Strolling Jim among others.

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