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François D’Haene Pre-2025 UTMB Interview

A video interview with François D’Haene before the 2025 UTMB.
By on August 27, 2025 | Comments
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With four prior victories, François D’Haene is a favorite at the 2025 UTMB. In the following interview, François talks about his enduring history with UTMB, his Nolan’s 14 fastest known time in the U.S. in early July, and what his recovery from Nolan’s and UTMB training has looked like.

For more on who’s racing, check out our in-depth men’s and women’s previews and follow our live race coverage starting Friday.

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François D’Haene Pre-2025 UTMB Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for nearly 20 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.