Date
Sat, 17 Apr 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Downtown Frontenac / Miner's Park, 200 East McKay Street, Frontenac, KS 66763
Frontenac, Crawford County
Countdown
April
The short one at Coal Miner's Gravel, a single loop of about 40 km. A friendly way to try gravel racing, or to roll round with a mate and be done by lunch.
Key facts
01Entry says 30 miles, but the 2027 listing gives the course as 25 miles
02Open and E-Bike riders start together at 08:00
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The course
The route
Frontenac
Distance40km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate39.4 km
Weather
Mid-April, Frontenac
21°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 37% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserThe Running Collective
Websiterunningcollectiveks.com
Instagram@coalminersgravel
Running since2024
Training
Training for the Coal Miner's Gravel 40 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Coal Miner's Gravel 40 km plan targets
Typical sessions
40 km
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
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