Exeter Entrepreneur and Mercure Hotel Launch City’s First Post-Race Recovery Hub

As thousands of runners prepare to take on the Great West Run on May 24th, a local startup is ensuring they don’t spend the next week in pain.

Race Home, a specialist running and recovery brand founded in Exeter, has partnered with the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel to launch a high-tech "Recovery Pod." The pop-up sanctuary will offer "Pulsio Pro" compression technology—usually reserved for elite athletes—to local charity runners and club athletes alike.

"Most runners put months of training into the race, but have no plan for the 48 hours after," says Tim Flint founder of Race Home. "We’re bringing professional-grade recovery to the heart of Exeter so that local people can celebrate their achievement without the 'marathon waddle' the next day."

The Recovery Pod will be open to the public, hotel guests, and members in the Mercure reception from 15:00 to 18:30 on Sunday, immediately following the race.