Joyce Njeru Post-2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace Interview

A video interview with Joyce Njeru after her second-place finish at the 2025 Broken Arrow Ascent and before the 23k.

By on June 20, 2025 | Comments

Coming off a second place at the 2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace Ascent and getting ready for Sunday’s 23k race, Kenya’s Joyce Njeru is off to a good start for her weekend. In this interview, our first with Joyce, she talks about her path into mountain running, her goals for both the Ascent and the 23k this weekend, and how she had a slower start to the season but is starting to feel good.  

To see more about how the Ascent race unfolded, check out our 2025 Broken Arrow Ascent results article. For more on who’s racing the 23k on Sunday, check out our in-depth 23k preview and follow our live race coverage on race day.

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Joyce Njeru Post-2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace 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.