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