The Lowell Classic closes the Michigan Gravel Race Series each October: fifty-four miles along the Flat River and the rolling farm roads of rural Ionia County, with about 2,150 feet of climbing in short, repeated hills — and a morning that can start in the 40s.

This is an eight-week plan for that course, built around the hours you have to train. Eight weeks assumes you’re starting with a base, not from scratch — it focuses that fitness on repeated short climbs and on riding them well late in the day, rather than a general build.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Structured rides with real graphs on your calendar — not PDFs to decode


• Strength built in with video walkthroughs — climbing legs get built off the bike too


• Weekly notes from me + the Gravel Grit mental program for the hours that hurt


• A testing week so eight weeks of work fits the fitness you actually have


• The full Lowell Classic guide — pacing, fueling, gearing, race-day execution

WHAT YOU'LL GET

Legs that still have the last hills in them — and a finish you ride instead of survive.

For the rider whose goal is the finish line, done right. · plans@gravelgodcoaching.com