Anna Gibson | Broken Arrow Ascent Champion Interview

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Dylan Bowman

Ultrarunning, Training, Wellness, Endurance, Health, Running, Commentary, Trailrunning, Sports, Run

5 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Dylan sits down with Anna Gibson (Brooks) for a post-race interview after her incredible win today at the Broken Arrow Ascent. Anna has quickly made a name for herself, winning major short distance trail races like the Gorge Waterfalls 30k and Sunapee Scramble. She'll be headed to Spain in September to represent Team USA in two distances: The Uphill and The Classic.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, fam, welcome to the free trail podcast and our special trail gaining coverage of the 2025 Broken Arrow Sky Race.
0:18.9	I'm Dylan Bowman.
0:19.8	And for the next week plus plus we'll be here in
0:22.5	Olympic Valley, California covering two of the most exciting and legendary sports in trail running.
0:29.4	First up, Broken Arrow, three days of incredible racing in one of my favorite places in the world.
0:35.2	The three premier events are the Ascent on Friday, the 46K on
0:39.9	Saturday, and the 23K on Sunday each with many of the top athletes on planet Earth stepping
0:46.8	to the start line. Both the Ascent and 46K are qualifiers for Team USA for the vertical and short
0:53.8	trail teams at September's World Championships.
0:57.0	And the 23K, of course, is part of the Golden Trail World Series, arguably the most exciting
1:02.5	racing series on the planet. Those will be the focus of free trails coverage. We'll be doing
1:08.8	commentary, analysis, predictions, athlete interviews,
1:12.4	and a lot more. Our coverage for the duration is made possible by our good friends at Hoka,
1:17.9	the brand born from trail running, the presenting sponsor of Western States, and the makers of
1:23.2	some of the most popular footwear and apparel products in the market.
1:32.2	You'll hear more from Hoka during the show, but please visit Hoka.com to check out all their amazing products.
1:34.6	Roken Arrow LFG.
1:52.9	Okay, on Gibson, the Ascent champion here at the 2025 Broken Arrow Sky Race.
1:54.6	You are on an absolute heater.
1:55.6	Congratulations.
1:57.4	How are you feeling after another victory?
1:58.3	Thank you.
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