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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