We’re at the Broken Arrow Skyrace all weekend! Anna Gibson and Patrick Kipngeno won Friday’s Broken Arrow Ascent, while Philemon Kiriago and Mădălina Florea won Sunday’s Broken Arrow 23k!

Next week, we’ll have wall-to-wall coverage of the Western States 100, so stay tuned!

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Mădălina Florea, 2026 Broken Arrow 23k Champion, Interview

A video interview with Mădălina Florea after her win at the 2026 Broken Arrow 23k.
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It was a dream for Romania’s Mădălina Florea to win the 2026 Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k. In this interview, our first with Mǎdǎlina, she shares her running background and passion for fishing, how she came to Olympic Valley, California, early to acclimate, how the race played out from her perspective, and her post-race culinary plans in the U.S.

To see more about how the race unfolded, be sure to check out our 2026 Broken Arrow 23k results article.


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Mădălina Florea, 2026 Broken Arrow 23k Champion, Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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Eszter Horanyi identifies as a Runner Under Duress, in that she’ll run if it gets her deep into the mountains or canyons faster than walking would, but she’ll most likely complain about it. A retired long-distance bike racer, she turned to running around 2014 and has a bad habit of saying yes to terribly awesome/awesomely terrible ideas on foot. The longer and more absurd the mission, the better. This running philosophy has led to an unsupported FKT on Nolan’s 14 and many long and wonderful days out in the mountains with friends.