Christian Allen, 2025 Broken Arrow Ascent Champion, Interview

A video interview with Christian Allen after his win at the 2025 Broken Arrow Ascent.

By on June 20, 2025 | Comments

Competing on a shorter course due to high winds, Christian Allen came away the champion of the 2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace Ascent, in doing so qualifying to be a part of Team USA at the 2025 World Mountain Running Championships this fall. In this interview, our first with Christian, he talks about his history with various running disciplines, how he maintained a good attitude about the last-minute changes to the course, how he’s able to perform at a high level both on trail and on the road, his participation in this weekend’s 23k, and his upcoming season of mountain and trail running.

To see more about how the race unfolded, be sure to check out our 2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace Ascent results article. Ahead of Sunday’s 23k, read our in-depth 23k preview and follow our coverage on race day.


[Editor’s Note: If you are unable to see the video above, click here to access it.]

Christian Allen, 2025 Broken Arrow Ascent Champion, Interview Transcript

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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.