The organizer confirms Jackson Forest Grasshopper for Saturday, April 10, 2027. Its one current course covers 32 miles and 4,138 feet, entirely off-road, with a 35-percent singletrack and 65-percent gravel mix through Jackson Demonstration State Forest.
This eight-week Time-Crunched plan narrows the work to repeatable race efforts, one purposeful endurance ride, and repeatable climbing and technical control under fatigue. The compressed runway protects recovery while still proving food, fluid, tire, repair, and pacing decisions before race week.
32 MI · 4,138 FT CLIMBING · 35% SINGLETRACK + 65% GRAVEL, 100% OFF-ROAD · 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 Jackson Forest Grasshopper 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