The art of running 100 miles on a busted spine

After a serious slipped disc, Chris McBride battled back to complete the IMTUF 100-mile race just 6 months after surgery, and a lifetime of setbacks

It would be normal to think that your life as a runner might be over when you have serious invasive surgery on your spine. Christopher McBride, however, was determined to run a 100-mile race just six months after his surgery.

Over a decade into his trail running career, Chris regularly stepped up onto podiums at the end of races, but his back was hurting…