Reliance Deep Woods is two race days of mountain climbing in Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest — no course markings, just you, your GPS, and the woods.

The gravel runs to eroded roadbeds and embedded rock, the climbs are long forest grades, and Sunday’s stage starts on legs that raced Saturday. This is an eight-week plan for that weekend, built around four to six hours a week — and honest about what that window buys: it sharpens the climbing you have, builds strength that holds a bike steady on rough ground, and rehearses the pacing a two-day race demands. It can’t replace months of base, so every session has one job.

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 Reliance Deep Woods guide — pacing, gearing, fueling, and navigating an unmarked course

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