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 six-week Save My Race plan cannot manufacture deep endurance from scratch; it prioritizes the safest high-return work for 32 off-road miles, 4,138 feet, and roughly 15 miles of singletrack, repeatable climbing and technical control under fatigue, and fueling while protecting race-week freshness. Every rehearsal answers a practical race-day question instead of chasing panic volume.
32 MI · 4,138 FT CLIMBING · 35% SINGLETRACK + 65% GRAVEL, 100% OFF-ROAD · 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 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