Real West Gravel covers 67 miles and roughly 4,020 feet of climbing on a new course through the rolling wheat country outside Pendleton, with 94 percent gravel.
This eight-week Time-Crunched plan uses compact climbing sessions and purposeful long rides for the 67-mile Pendleton course.
67 MI · 4,020 FT CLIMBING · GRAVEL ROADS THROUGH WHEAT COUNTRY AND HIGH DESERT · 8 WEEKS · 4–6 HR/WK · TIME-CRUNCHED
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 Real West Gravel guide — terrain, gearing, fueling
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