The Gravel of Marathon runs Sunday, November 15, 2026 in Greece. The 121-kilometre UCI qualifier climbs 2,020 metres while repeating a 36-kilometre lake, farm-road, stream, ramp, and dam loop three times.
This twelve-week Masters plan spaces the hard days for absorption, adds recovery, and preserves enough durability and lap discipline, repeat-climb durability, and variable-surface control to stay composed through 75.2 miles, 6,627 feet, and three repetitions of the same demanding loop. Long rides prove the complete pacing, fueling, tire, and repair system.
75.2 MI · 6,627 FT CLIMBING · THE ORGANIZER PUBLISHES APPROXIMATELY 90% OFF-ROAD TERRAIN · 12 WEEKS · 7–11 HR/WK · MASTERS 50+
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 Gravel of Marathon 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