Katie Schide and Ludovic Pommeret won the Hardrock 100! Read our 2025 Hardrock results article and watch Katie’s and Ludo’s interviews for more of the race story.

Germain Grangier Post-2025 Hardrock 100 Interview

A video interview with Germain Grangier after his third-place finish at the 2025 Hardrock 100.

By on July 13, 2025 | Comments

Germain Grangier placed third at the 2025 Hardrock 100, completing a French sweep of the men’s podium. In the following interview, Germain talks about running with the lead group in the early miles of the race, Ludovic Pommeret’s descending ability, his feelings about having to climb Camp Bird Road, and getting to watch a beautiful sunset while ascending to Kroger’s Canteen.

Read our 2025 Hardrock 100 results article for the full play-by-play on this year’s race.

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

Germain Grangier Post-2025 Hardrock 100 Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for nearly 20 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.