The Gravel Power Workout: Hard Start, Like a Real Gravel Race

The gravel power workout is designed to simulate what actually happens in a gravel race. You start with a short hard effort, five minutes at V2 max because that's what happens off the start line. Everyone goes out hard. And then you're going to drop to about 10 minutes at threshold because that's the first group selection happening.

And then, and this is key, you settle into a long sustained block of sweet spot training freestyle. And then you finish with high zone 2 riding to simulate the fatigue that happens in the final hours of a gravel race. In March, I want you to do the shorter version of this gravel workout. And then we're going to add time and zone in April.

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Coach Frank describes the Gravel Power Workout (the single best workout for gravel racers), how to build your long ride from 2.5 hours to 5+, why Flint Hills repeats matter, and what race-winning power data from Ian Boswell, Pete Stetina, and Cam Jones tells us about pacing Unbound.

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