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A video interview with Camille Bruyas before the 2025 UTMB.

In this interview, Camille talks about some of the other big races she's done since her last visit to UTMB, how her training has gone this summer, and about her fastest known time on the 14 summits over 2,000 meters in height in the Bauges mountains near where she lives.

A video interview with François D'Haene before the 2025 UTMB.

In this interview, François talks about his enduring history with UTMB, his Nolan's 14 fastest known time in the U.S. in early July, and what his recovery from Nolan's and UTMB training has looked like.

A video interview with Hayden Hawks before the 2025 UTMB.

In this interview, Hayden talks about his long-term relationship with the UTMB Mont Blanc festival, how he's changed as a person and runner since his first run here in 2017, his injury and surgery this year, and his desire to run free and with few expectations at this year's UTMB.

An interview with Courtney Dauwalter before the 2025 UTMB.

In this interview, Courtney talks about why she wanted to return to UTMB after her 2023 win, her goals for the race, what a year of less racing and more uninterrupted training has looked like, and what happens to two Minnesotans when they talk on a camera together.

An interview with Germain Grangier before the 2025 UTMB.

In this interview, Germain talks about his recovery and training since Hardrock in July, the importance of not trying to replicate experiences in ultras, and the changes he's seen at UTMB in the past decade.

An interview with Lin Chen before the 2025 UTMB.

In iRunFar's first interview with Lin, we talk about her background in running, how she found her love for ultrarunning, to what she attributes her rapid improvement over the last two years, and her goal for this year's UTMB.

An interview with Ruth Croft before the 2025 UTMB.

In this interview, Ruth talks about some of the things that she's changed from last year, her pacing, and some of her training techniques.

An interview with Ben Dhiman before the 2025 UTMB.

In his first interview with iRunFar, Ben talks about his background in soccer and as a thru-hiker, how he discovered ultrarunning through pacing at the Hardrock 100, some of the mistakes he made at the start of last year's race, and how he plans to race with a bit more intelligence this time around.

A video interview with Emily Hawgood before the 2025 UTMB.

In this interview, Emily debriefs the highs and lows of her top-10 finish at the Western States 100 two months ago, how her transition to doubling back at UTMB has been, and what keeps bringing her back to the big loop around Mont Blanc.

An interview with Ludovic Pommeret before the 2025 UTMB. In this interview, Ludo talks about how his UTMB plans changed at the last minute, his summer of racing the Hardrock 100, UTMB, and hopefully Diagonale des Fous this fall, racing with his daughter a couple of weeks ago, and what success will look like for him this weekend.