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 six-week Save My Race plan cannot manufacture deep endurance from scratch; it prioritizes the safest high-return work for 75.2 miles, 6,627 feet, and three repetitions of the same demanding loop, lap discipline, repeat-climb durability, and variable-surface control, and fueling while protecting race-week freshness. Every rehearsal answers a practical race-day question.
75.2 MI · 6,627 FT CLIMBING · THE ORGANIZER PUBLISHES APPROXIMATELY 90% OFF-ROAD TERRAIN · 6 WEEKS · 5–9 HR/WK · SAVE MY RACE
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 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