iRunFar’s covering the Mountain Running World Cup Finals this weekend in Italy! Check out our women’s and men’s previews to see who’s racing.

Joseph Gray Pre-2024 Mountain Running World Cup Finals Interview

A video interview with Joseph Gray before the 2024 Mountain Running World Cup Finals in Chiavenna, Italy.

By on October 10, 2024 | Comments

The U.S.’s Joseph Gray is racing the vertical kilometer at the 2024 Mountain Running World Cup Finals this weekend. In this interview, he talks about becoming a masters runner this year, while still competing at the highest level; how racing at sea level will be different to the high altitude races he is accustomed to at home in Colorado; and what the evolution of mountain running has looked like from his perspective.

For more on who’s racing, check out our in-depth men’s and women’s previews and follow our coverage here on the website and on Twitter/X over the weekend.

Joseph Gray Pre-2024 Mountain Running World Cup Finals Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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 around 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 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.