Ned Gravel is 66 miles with about 7,500 feet of climbing on Colorado Rockies gravel, starting above 8,000 feet and averaging around 8,800. The air stays thin the whole way, and afternoon storms and cool mountain conditions are possible.

This is an eight-week plan for finishing Ned Gravel on the hours you have, built to prepare you for its repeated climbing over 66 miles. The thin air is the race’s demand, not something a plan can hand you, so most of the work goes toward the climbing and the distance while you keep your own build practical around the rest of your week.

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 Ned Gravel guide — terrain, gearing, fueling