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Riley Brady Pre-2025 Western States 100 Interview

A video interview with Riley Brady before the 2025 Western States 100.
By on June 26, 2025 | Comments
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After finishing 14th in 2023, Riley Brady is back at the 2025 Western States 100 hoping to improve on their performance. In the following interview, our first with Riley, they talk about their early entrance to ultrarunning, what went wrong at this race last time, how they’ve changed up their training and nutrition for this year, and how they’re excited for the heat!

To learn more about who’s racing, check out our women’s and men’s previews before following our live race coverage on race day.


[Editor’s Note: If you are unable to see the video above, click here to access it.]

Riley Brady Pre-2025 Western States 100 Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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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.