Germain Grangier | Hardrock 100 Pre-Race Interview

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Dylan Bowman

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

5 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This interview is part of Freetrail's coverage of the 2025 Hardrock 100. 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 professional runner, Germain Grangier (On). Germain lives and trains in France, but has been spending the past 2 months in Colorado with his partner Katie, adjusting to altitude and training on the course. Fun fact: Dylan is pacing Germo from Ouray to Telluride so look out for some fun post-race footage of that segment they share together.

Make sure to tune into all of Freetrail's coverage leading into the 2025 Hardrock 100.

Wednesday July 9th: 2025 Hardrock race preview with Hilary Yang and Billy Yang
Wednesday July 9th and Thursday July 10th: Interviews with top athletes racing this weekend: Ludovic Pommeret, Stephanie Case, Zach Miller, Katie Schide, Germain Grangier, Hilary Yang and Mathieu Blanchard.
Friday July 11th: 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 July 12th: We’ll be hosting a Happy Hour and live podcast at 5pm at the Wyman Hotel in Silverton. If you’re local, please stop by and enjoy good vibes and fun with the Freetrail crew!

Make sure to play Freetrail's own fantasy trail running at https://fantasy.freetrail.com/events and pick 5-deep for Hardrock for a chance to win sweet prizes including Freetrail swag and shoes from The North Face!

Our Hardrock 100 coverage is brought to you by The North Face trail. We're grateful for their support!

Make sure to check out the latest and greatest shoe innovation from The North Face. The VECTIV Enduris 4 is designed to play with distance. Combining the ultralight DREAM foam midsole with VECTIV 3.0’s high performance TPU plate, the Enduris 4 provides increased cushioning and trail-optimized propulsion - Made to propel you even further.

Zach will be putting the product to the ultimate test this weekend during the Hardrock 100, providing its ability to withstand the toughest trail conditions.

You can learn more and check out the shoe for yourself here:

Men’s The North Face trail running shoes here: https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us/c/mens/mens-footwear/mens-trail-run-213281

Women’s The North Face trail running shoes here: https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us/c/womens/womens-footwear/womens-trail-run-213489

Freetrail Links:

Website | https://freetrail.com/

Freetrail Pro | https://freetrail.com/pro/

Patreon | / dylanbowman

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/runfreetrai...

YouTube | / @freetrail

Freetrail Experts | https://freetrail.com/experts/

Dylan Links:

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dylanbo/?hl=en

Twitter | https://twitter.com/dylanbo?lang=en

LinkedIn | / dylan-bowman-06174380

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, fam, welcome to the free trail podcast and our trailgating coverage of the legendary Hard Rock 100, celebrating its 30th year. Hard Rock is unquestionably one of the hardest and most legendary 100 mile races in the world.
0:27.6	And we are thrilled to be here on the ground in Silverton, Colorado all week, covering the race from all angles for the global trail running fan base. Our Hard Rock 100 coverage is brought to you
0:39.5	by the North Face, and we are very grateful for their support. Make sure you check out the latest and
0:44.5	greatest shoe innovation from the North Face, including the Vective Endurance 4, which is designed
0:49.9	to play with distance, combining the ultralight dream foam midsoul with high performance
0:54.8	tp u plate the endurance four provides increased cushioning and trail optimized propulsion made to
1:02.0	take you to new heights the tnf trail super shoe the north face athlete seth ruling wore the shoe
1:09.5	en route to a sub 1515-hour finish at Western
1:12.5	States a couple weeks ago. And Zach Miller will be putting the product to the ultimate test this
1:17.2	weekend out on the hard rock course proving its ability to withstand the toughest 100-mile trail
1:25.1	conditions. You can learn more and check the shoe out for yourself at the North Face.com or at the link
1:30.5	in the show notes.
1:32.2	Hard Rock 2025.
1:33.8	Enjoy the show.
1:43.5	Germain Grange, welcome to Silverton, Colorado, less than two days ahead of your first
1:49.4	running of Hard Rock. How are you doing, buddy? Yeah, I'm doing good, yeah. I'm pretty excited.
1:56.4	So you're part of the French contingent here, the deep French contingent and the 2025 Hard Rock 100.
2:03.6	What are your first impressions of being here in Silverton?
2:07.3	Because it's kind of a wild place.
2:10.3	Yeah, yeah, you're right.
2:11.5	It's a lot of French people here.
2:13.2	So that's kind of funny.
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