The Range is 76 miles on gravel through the southern Alberta foothills, with about 5,300 feet of rolling mountain climbing. Conditions are generally mild, and the demand is a long day of sustained mountain-endurance riding across rolling terrain rather than one decisive climb.

This is a twelve-week plan for the Range’s distance and rolling climbing, built around four to six hours a week. Most rides build endurance or steady climbing, because that’s what a long foothills day asks for and the limited hours go furthest spent on it.

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 Range guide — terrain, gearing, fueling