Elhousine Elazzaoui Pre-2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace Interview

A video interview with Elhousine Elazzaoui before the 2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace.

By on June 20, 2025 | Comments

For his first visit to the 2025 Broken Arrow SkyraceElhousine Elazzaoui of Morocco is choosing to focus on the 23k event. In this interview, he talks about living and training in the town of Zagora in the Sahara Desert, his family’s heritage as nomadic Berbers, his experiences racing in the U.S., and his goals for the Golden Trail World Series this year.

For more on who’s racing, check out our in-depth 23k previews and follow our live race coverage on Sunday.

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Elhousine Elazzaoui Pre-2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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.