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iRunFar brings you the most in-depth race coverage of trail races and ultramarathons around the world. If you enjoy our race coverage, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iRunFar .
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Fabiola Conti of Italy placed third at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail after running in that position for most of the race. In this interview, our first with her, Fabiola talks about switching from road running to trail running, her work in the Italian military, how she approached this race's 82-kilometer distance, and how she took it out too fast but dealt with late-race fatigue and cramps to hold onto third position. For more on how the race played out, read our in-depth 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail results article: https://www.irunfar.com/2025-trail-world-championships-long-trail-results
It was a French tie for second place at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail with Benjamin Roubiol and Louison Coiffet crossing the finish line together. In this interview, Benjamin and Louison discuss running so long with men's eventual champion Jim Walmsley, what happened when the trio finally separated after the 50-kilometer mark, how the pair came back together and decided to finish in a tie, and how they feel about Team France's dominance at the world championships. For more on how the race played out, read our in-depth 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail results article: https://www.irunfar.com/2025-trail-world-championships-long-trail-results
Nepal's Sunmaya Budha ran a strong race to finish second at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. In this interview, our first with Sunmaya, she talks about growing up in Nepal, how she got into trail running, how her race played out — including running with Italy's Fabiola Conti for the middle part of the race — and her goals for future world championships events. For more on how the race played out, read our in-depth 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail results article: https://www.irunfar.com/2025-trail-world-championships-long-trail-results
Katie Schide of the U.S. put on a dominant performance at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail, leading the race from start to end. In this interview, Katie talks about how she stayed motivated to push while running much of the race alone at the front, how she was able to move much faster than expected on the terrain, her appreciation for all the fans, and if she feels she's succeeded at being the versatile runner she wants to be in 2025. For more on how the race played out, read our in-depth 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail results article: https://www.irunfar.com/2025-trail-world-championships-long-trail-results
The U.S.'s Jim Walmsley emerged with the win at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail after spending much of the race running with the French duo of Benjamin Roubiol and Louison Coiffet. In this interview, Jim talks about what it was like to run with the Frenchmen over the more technical first half of the course, what he thought of the course at race pace versus scouting pace, some of the strategies he used to play to his strengths, and how he finally opened the gap he was able to hold until the end. For more on how the race played out, read our in-depth 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail results article: https://www.irunfar.com/2025-trail-world-championships-long-trail-results
An interview with Marion Delespierre before the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. France's Marion Delespierre returns to the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail as the event's defending champion, having won the last edition in 2023. In this interview, Marion talks about what it feels like to come back two years later as a mother and how everything about her life is different, what it's like being part of Team France, and what a good day out on the course would look like for her. iRunFar is covering the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Check out all our coverage: https://www.irunfar.com/tag/trail-world-championships
An interview with Hillary Gerardi before the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Coming from a mostly skyrunning background, Hillary Gerardi of France arrives at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail excited for the year's technical terrain. In our first interview with her, Hillary talks about growing up in America and finding trail racing once she moved to France, her love of skyrunning, her thoughts on how the course has something for every runner, and what it's like to make a world championships team after more than a decade of racing. iRunFar is covering the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Check out all our coverage: https://www.irunfar.com/tag/trail-world-championships
An interview with Francesco Puppi before the Trail World Championships Long Trail. Fresh off a win at the 2025 CCC, Francesco Puppi arrives at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail as part of a strong Team Italy. In this interview, Francesco talks about slowly increasing his race distances over the years, his win at CCC a few weeks ago and overall success thus far this year, the interplay between commercial running and world championships events, and finding energy from running through beautiful landscapes. iRunFar is covering the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Check out all our coverage: https://www.irunfar.com/tag/trail-world-championships
An interview with Andreas Reiterer before the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. With two podium finishes at the 2023 and 2022 Trail World Championships Long Trail, Italy's Andreas Reiterer arrives at the 2025 race ready to let the pressure sit on the shoulders of others. In this interview, Andreas talks about how he likes the technical and slower nature of this year's course, running like a beginner at CCC just a few weeks ago and how he hopes not to make the same mistakes again, and what he thinks about the strength of Team Italy this year. iRunFar is covering the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Check out all our coverage: https://www.irunfar.com/tag/trail-world-championships
An interview with Caleb Olson before the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Caleb Olson of the U.S. comes to the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail fresh off a win at the Western States 100 earlier this summer. In this interview, Caleb talks about how he changed up his training after Western States, some of his adventures during the past six weeks in Europe, including two summits of Mont Blanc in two days, and how doing well on the world champs course will require all the skills that he aspires to have as a well-rounded runner. iRunFar is covering the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Check out all our coverage: https://www.irunfar.com/tag/trail-world-championships
An interview with Katie Schide before the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Coming off a podium finish at the 2025 Sierre-Zinal and a win at the 2025 Hardrock 100, the U.S.'s Katie Schide comes to the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail continuing her year of multi-distance racing. In this interview, Katie hilariously talks about her hat choices for iRunFar interviews over the years, recceing the course earlier this year, her transition between the various races she's done this summer, and what she thinks about the race course. Click here to see the hat Katie references in this interview, after her win of the 2019 Madeira Island Ultra-Trail: https://www.irunfar.com/katie-schide-post-2019-madeira-island-ultra-trail-interview iRunFar is covering the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Check out all our coverage:https://www.irunfar.com/tag/trail-world-championships
An interview with Sylvia Nordskar before the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Norway's Sylvia Nordskar comes to the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail just four weeks after placing a close second at CCC. In this interview, Sylvia talks about her background in Nordic skiing, her introduction to trail racing in America, how her first visit to Trail World Championships resulted in a trip to the hospital, and what she hopes to get out of her race this year. iRunFar is covering the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Check out all our coverage!
An interview with Jim Walmsley before the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. The U.S.'s Jim Walmsley arrives at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail after a summer slowed by injury but with a win at OCC just a month before race day. In this interview, Jim talks about his recovery since OCC, the injury that took him out of the Western States 100 earlier this year, what he thinks about the Trail World Championships course, and his motivations for racing. iRunFar is covering the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail. Check out all our coverage!
An interview with Camille Bruyas after her second-place finish at the 2025 UTMB. In this interview, Camille talks about how she's feeling the day after, how special it was to run with some of the other women at the front of the race, her pacing strategy, and plans for future racing. iRunFar is covering UTMB 2025! Check out all of our coverage: https://www.irunfar.com/UTMB
An interview with Katharine Hartmuth after her third-place finish at the 2025 UTMB. In this interview, Katharina talks about how she recovered from placing third at the Hardrock 100 earlier this summer, stomach issues during the first part of the race, how she would have preferred drier weather but was committed to having fun despite the rain, and how the closing kilometers of the race played out. iRunFar is covering UTMB 2025! Check out all of our coverage: https://www.irunfar.com/UTMB
An interview with Ruth Croft after her win of the 2025 UTMB. In this interview, Ruth talks about how she had to switch her strategy from focusing on splits to just surviving the bad weather in the night, how having a DNF from hypothermia at Transvulcania earlier this year helped her manage the weather conditions, and how a 10-year relationship with the UTMB races, which started with the 20215 CCC, finally culminated with a win on the big loop.
An interview with Ben Dhiman after his second-place finish at the 2025 UTMB. In this interview, Ben talks about the bad weather’s effects on him and the competition, working together during the middle kilometers with men’s champion Tom Evans, how he struggled on the climbs but ran the descents well late race, and if he’s satisfied with his podium performance.
An interview with Josh Wade after his third-place finish at the 2025 UTMB. In this interview, Josh talks about his background in fell walking, his pacing throughout the race, how the weather played to his advantage, how UTMB was always a dream race, and how he hopes to come back for many more years.
A video interview with Tom Evans after his win of the 2025 UTMB. In this interview, Tom talks about how he adapted to the weather and competition, how his uphill hiking ability gave him an advantage, how self-talk was an important part of his performance, and what it was like to win an event he’s been committed to for so long.
A video interview with Tom Evans before the 2025 UTMB. In this interview, Tom talks about being a new dad and how that's changed his outlook on racing and life, feeling relaxed before the race, and how he'll try to take his own advice on patience and pacing to have a successful race.
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