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Lauf True Grit · Masters 50+ · 12wk

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Lauf True Grit · Masters 50+ · 12wk

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Author

Matti Rowe

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Length

12 Weeks

Includes Structured Workouts

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Plan Description


Lauf True Grit is 84 miles with about 9,000 feet of climbing and 80 percent off-road, over Utah slickrock, sandstone, and rock gardens where line choice decides whether you ride or walk. The technical demands stack up at the Rollers of Doom near mile 30, the Chunky Miles near mile 45, and the final ridge climb near mile 65.


This is a twelve-week plan for masters riders, with more recovery built in because you recover slower than you used to. Most of the work pairs the endurance the distance asks for with technical riding over rough ground, because arriving fit and uninjured is the harder half after fifty.


84 MI  ·  9,000 FT CLIMBING  ·  SLICKROCK, SANDSTONE FORMATIONS, ROCK GARDENS REQUIRING  ·  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 Lauf True Grit Gravel Epic guide — terrain, gearing, fueling


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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Bike x5
08:40:00 07:30:00
Custom x2
00:25:00 00:15:00
strength x2
01:26:00 00:45:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Bike
08:40:00 07:30:00
Custom
00:25:00 00:15:00
strength
01:26:00 00:45:00

Training Load By Week


This plan works best with the following fitness devices:

  • Power Meter

All supported devices

Matti Rowe

Gravel God Cycling Coaching

Hey, I'm Matti. I spent 11 years at TrainingPeaks, where they trusted me to teach coaches how to coach at TrainingPeaks University. I raced Amateur Elite with Rio Grande Cycling Team and podiumed my age group at Unbound 200 in 2026. I have a degree in biology and exercise physiology from St. Olaf. I'm also a middle-aged dad of three, so I know training doesn't happen in a vacuum. I help gravel riders get stupidly fast without becoming the person who brings a food scale to a party


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