Gravel Worlds is 150 miles across Nebraska in August, when the heat and humidity do more damage than the terrain. The climbing is rolling and constant rather than steep, so the day is decided by staying fueled and cool for that long — not by the gradient.
This is a twelve-week plan for the same distance and heat, with more recovery built in for riders over fifty. It reaches the endurance a 150-mile day takes on a schedule that assumes you recover slower — and manages heat load, which hits harder with age.
150 MI · 10,000 FT CLIMBING · AUGUST HEAT + ROLLERS · 12 WEEKS · 7–11 HR/WK · MASTERS 50+
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Structured workouts on your calendar, with real power and heart-rate graphs
- Strength work built in, with video walkthroughs
- Weekly notes from me, plus the Gravel Grit mental program
- A testing week and a mid-plan retest, so the plan runs on your real numbers
- The full Gravel Worlds guide — heat management, fueling for a long day, and pacing the rollers
Hey! I'm Matti - also known as the Gravel God himself!
If you're into gravel racing and want to be as fast as possible, you had better choose me!
Why?
Because I'm the fastest, least talented person to ever ride a bike. I've made every mistake in the book so you don't have to and I'm here to save you years of failure and struggle.
When I'm not helping my athletes get faster on a bike I write obvious, overlooked training content that makes cycling training easy to understand.