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