Zimbabwean Emily Hawgood returns to UTMB 2025 for her fourth UTMB start and fifth UTMB Mont Blanc festival appearance. She achieved a top-10 finish at the Western States 100 two months earlier and examines the highs and lows of that result. She is navigating the transition to doubling back at UTMB while refining recovery and race strategy. She identifies the motivations and experiences that repeatedly draw her to the big loop around Mont Blanc. She combines lessons from recent 100-mile competition and prior UTMB starts to prepare for the 2025 race.
Zimbabwean Emily Hawgood is back at the 2025 UTMB, her fourth start of UTMB and fifth time at the UTMB Mont Blanc festival. In the following 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.
For more on who's racing, check out our in-depth women's and men's previews and follow our live race coverage starting Friday. [ Editor's Note: If you are unable to see the video above, click here to access it.] Emily Hawgood Pre-2025 UTMB Interview Transcript Transcript coming soon.
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