Date
Sat, 27 Mar 2027
Start
07:01
Venue
27 North Bridge St, Saranac, MI 48881, United States
Saranac, Ionia County
Countdown
March
A 50 km run with an early 7:01 start and only modest climbing. It's a big day on your feet, in a tiny field, so expect to run a lot of it alone.
Key facts
01Cut-off at 16:00
02Aid stations at miles 5, 9, 19 and 27
03Reflective clothing and a headlamp are required when dark
Create a free training plan for the Dirty 30 Gravel Grinder 50 km
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The course
The route
Saranac
Distance50km
Total climb404m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate50.0 km
Weather
Late-March, Saranac
9°CTypical high
-3°CTypical low
-14°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around -3°C, but it has dropped to -14°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
OrganiserRaymond Passchier
Websitedirtythirtygravelgrinder.com
Instagram@dirty30gravel
Running since2018
Training
Training for the Dirty 30 Gravel Grinder 50 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 Dirty 30 Gravel Grinder 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 404 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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