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The Mountain Races Podcast
HMR Day 4: Halfway Human
Season 7, Ep. 7
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Welcome to our podcast coverage of the third Hellenic Mountain Race, supported by Albion, Tailfin, Pertex and STYRKR.
Tucked into the mountains at the halfway point of the race, Checkpoint 2 has a kind of gravity to it. The views are big, the vibes are laid back, and time starts to melt for everyone who enters the compound.
In today’s episode, reporting from the fourth day of the day, a mechanical sends us off our original plan and straight to the calm pull of the Melissourgi refuge, where we catch up with riders as they collect their second stamp. It’s a place where riders pause, reset, and sometimes forget, just for a while, that there’s still a race to finish. Some riders arrive with a clear plan, determined not to get caught in the magnetism of the place. Brake pads are changed, meals stretch out, and the conversations go long into the evening.
Riders in this episode
- Trey Fortmuller (Cap 79)
- Patrick Majerle (Cap 119)
- Lisa Pacher & Timo Stein (Cap 211A & 211B)
- Sam Liégeois (Cap 145)
- David Whittingham & Jannes Kirschner (Cap 206A & 206B)
- Shona & Rich, The Tandem, Oldfield (Cap 217A & 217B)
- Michael Gaffey (Cap 105)
- Darren Blackwell (Cap 32)
- Matt Franklin (Cap 98)
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Sound design by Ben Crannell
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