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Abby Hall, 2025 Western States 100 Champion, Interview

A video interview with Abby Hall after her win at the 2025 Western States 100.
By on June 29, 2025 | Comments
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Abby Hall won the 2025 Western States 100 with the fourth-fastest women’s time in the race’s history. In the following interview, Abby talks about her long road back from injury, how she’s surprised but also not surprised at her win, the dynamics of how the race played out, and how she never felt that she had the win secured until she crossed the finish line.

For more on how the race played out, read our in-depth 2025 Western States 100 results article.


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Abby Hall, 2025 Western States 100 Champion, Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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Meghan Hicks

Meghan Hicks is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar. She’s been running since she was 13 years old, and writing and editing about the sport for more than 15 years. She served as iRunFar’s Managing Editor from 2013 through mid-2023, when she stepped into the role of Editor-in-Chief. Aside from iRunFar, Meghan is the Board President of the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run, has worked in communications and education in several of America’s national parks, was a contributing editor for Trail Runner magazine, and served as a columnist at Marathon & Beyond. She’s the co-author of Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running with Bryon Powell. She won the 2013 Marathon des Sables, finished on the podium of the Hardrock 100 Mile in 2021, and has previously set fastest known times on the Nolan’s 14 mountain running route in 2016 and 2020. Based part-time in Moab, Utah and Silverton, Colorado, Meghan also enjoys reading, biking, backpacking, and watching sunsets.