Grinduro California is 51 miles with about 7,200 feet of climbing on predominantly dirt roads, scored across four timed stages including a singletrack descent on Mt. Hough. Mid-September conditions are typically dry and sunny, from around 50 up to 75 degrees.
This is an eight-week plan built around the hours you can give it, seven to eleven in a typical week. Most of the work is aimed at the repeated climbing across 7,200 feet and at riding it on dirt, because the day is scored across four timed stages rather than one long steady effort.
51 MI · 7,200 FT CLIMBING · PREDOMINANTLY DIRT ROAD ACROSS THREE OF THE FOUR TIMED STAGES · 8 WEEKS · 7–11 HR/WK · FINISHER
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, so the plan runs on your real numbers
- The full Grinduro California guide — terrain, gearing, fueling
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