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Heather Jackson | UTMB Pre-Race Interview

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This is our UTMB pre-race interview with Heather Jackson.

 

After an impressive 5th place at CCC in 2024, Heather is eager to take on the full loop around Mont Blanc at UTMB. Heather is one of the best trail running and gravel cycling athletes in the world, but has had a dissatisfying running season with a DNF at Western States in June. She will surely bring her talent, hard work and drive to UTMB next week.

 

This interview is part of Freetrail's coverage of the 2025 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). Our shows and athlete interviews are hosted by Dylan Bowman who sits down to talk with some of the favorites who are racing this year.

 

In this interview, Dylan talks to 

 

Make sure to tune into all of Freetrail's coverage leading into the 2025 UTMB. All shows hosted by Dylan Bowman, with special guests listed below:

 

• Friday August 22nd: Top 10 Storylines of the 2025 UTMB with Tim Tollefson
• Saturday August 23rd: OCC Preview Show with Dani Moreno
• Sunday August 24th: CCC Preview Show with Hayden Hawks
• Monday August 25th: UTMB Preview Show with Sally McRae
• Tuesday August 26th: Final Predictions Show with Corrine Malcolm & Keith Byrne
• Wednesday August 27th: TDS Recap Show with Ryan Sandes & Martina Valmassoi 
• Thursday August 28th: OCC Recap Show with Corrine Malcolm and Ryan Montgomery
• Friday August 29th: We’ll provide photo and video coverage of the race for the Freetrail social channels. Make sure to follow along here and @runfreetrail on Instagram.
• Saturday August 30th: UTMB Instant Reactions + CCC Results Show with Jim Walmsley & Sally McRae
• Sunday August 31st: UTMB Week recap with Corrine Malcolm

 

Make sure to play Freetrail's own fantasy trail running at https://fantasy.freetrail.com/events and pick 10-deep for OCC, CCC & UTMB for a chance to win sweet prizes including Freetrail swag and special items from our partners HOKA, SunGod and more!

 

Our 2025 UTMB coverage is brought to you by HOKA, the best people and products in the trail running business. The show is also made possible with support from Red Bull & SunGod. We're grateful for their support! 

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