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Fu-Zhao Xiang Pre-2025 Western States Interview

A video interview with Fu-Zhao Xiang before the 2025 Western States 100.

By on June 24, 2025 | Comments
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Fu-Zhao Xiang of China is the top returning woman for the 2025 Western States 100 after finishing second in 2024 with the third-fastest women’s time in race history. In the following interview, Fu-Zhao talks about her race last year, how she feels better trained this time around, and how she’s hoping for hot weather on race day.

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Fu-Zhao Xiang Pre-2025 Western States 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.