Events/Dorset Gravel Epic

Dorset Gravel Epic

Gravel
Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Venue
Wareham, Dorset — Isle of Purbeck & Dorset heaths
Countdown
September
Routes
2
Distances
65-95km
Climb, 95 km
1,450m

Varied coastal-fringe gravel across the Isle of Purbeck and the Dorset heaths. 95km from Wareham on firm ridge track, soft sandy heath and forest gravel, run in late September.

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The course

The route

95km with an estimated 1,450m of climbing (the organiser doesn't publish it, so treat it as approximate), plus a 65km option on the same terrain. Rolling rather than mountainous: punchy Purbeck ridge climbs stacked with flatter, sandier heath.

Weather

Late-September, Wareham

17°CTypical high
15°CTypical low
9°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain

Highs around 17°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 9°C. Rain on 40% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Training

Training for the Dorset Gravel Epic

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A rolling, mixed-surface day
Typical sessions
Punchy, repeatable Purbeck ridge climbs, short and sharp rather than long cols
Soft sandy heath where momentum and line choice matter more than raw power
Sustained tempo across roughly 4.5 to 7 hours on the 95km
Coastal wind on the exposed ridge and open heath
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Rolling long ride, building 2.5hr up to 5hr on gravel, mostly Z2
Repeated punchy climbs: 6 to 10 x 2 to 5min on gravel rises for ridge readiness
Tempo-in-long: 3 to 4hr rides holding 2 to 3 x 20 to 30min tempo blocks
Mixed-surface handling on firm track and soft sand, plus fuelling rehearsal at 60 to 90g carbs per hour
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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