Muck n Mac Fest’s current organizer entry confirms April 30–May 2, 2027 at Traquair House, with the Long Weekender covering approximately 75 kilometers on both Saturday and Sunday, marked courses, GPX files for both days, and electronic timing for selected stages; untimed transfers still connect the course and contribute to the full two-day fatigue.
This twelve-week Finisher plan builds the back-to-back durability, repeatable climbing, timed-stage restraint, wet-surface control, and overnight recovery system needed to finish both days well.
93.2 MI · N/A FT CLIMBING · 2 TIMED-STAGE DAYS + FESTIVAL RESET · 12 WEEKS · 7–11 HR/WK · FINISHER
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 and a mid-plan retest, so the plan runs on your real numbers
- The full Muck n Mac Fest 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