Chino Grinder is 63 miles of Arizona high desert out of Chino Valley — rolling gravel through open grassland, most of it unpaved.

The course follows the Overland Historic Road through ranch country: rolling gravel, constant sun and wind, and minimal aid — you ride self-supported between stations. This is an eight-week plan for that day, built around four to six hours a week. The hours you have go to what the course actually asks: steady endurance built in a compressed window, strength work that holds you together over hours of washboard and gravel, and fueling rehearsed on your long rides so the self-supported stretches are routine by race day.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Every session earns its place — real graphs on your calendar


• Strength built in with video demos, sized for a working week


• Weekly notes from me + the Gravel Grit mental program


• A testing week so eight tight weeks are aimed at the fitness you have now


• The full Chino Grinder guide — pacing, gearing, fueling, and riding self-supported

WHAT YOU'LL GET

The most race-ready version of the hours you actually have.

For the rider with a real job and a real start line. · plans@gravelgodcoaching.com