Rule of Three confirms Saturday, May 15, 2027 and a current flagship format of 115 miles across tarmac, Ozark gravel and technical B-roads, and a substantial climby Bentonville singletrack component.
This six-week Save My Race plan cannot manufacture 115-mile mixed-surface fitness from scratch; it prioritizes the safest high-return power, handling, fueling, and equipment work while protecting race-week freshness. Short simulations prove tire pressure, navigation, steady intake, basic repairs, and controlled gravel-to-trail transitions without pretending a rushed block can replace the endurance base the flagship demands.
115 MI · N/A FT CLIMBING · THE DEFINING FORMAT COMBINES PAVEMENT, GRAVEL, AND SINGLETRACK · 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 Rule of Three 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