Date
Sun, 13 Jun 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Leduc Recreation Centre, Leduc, Alberta
City of Leduc, Alberta
Countdown
June
The Braveheart is the big day of Festivus of Gravel: 150 km on a figure-eight loop with very little climbing, so the challenge is the distance, not the hills.
Key facts
01Figure-eight course, so you pass the middle of the route twice
02Five aid stations on the course
03No cycling-club membership needed to enter
Create a free training plan for the Festivus of Gravel 150 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
City of Leduc
Distance150km
Total climb890m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate148.0 km
Weather
Mid-June, City of Leduc
19°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
63%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 63% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Francesca Seal05:59:3725.0 km/h
02Maria McCartney06:11:1524.2 km/h
03Sarah McMaster07:03:5221.2 km/h
5
Women finishers
7:03:52
Median time
21.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserStieda Cycling (Alex Stieda)
Websitefestivusofgravel.ca
Instagram@festivusofgravel
Running since2024
Training
Training for the Festivus of Gravel 150 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 Festivus of Gravel 150 km plan targets
Typical sessions
150 km with 890 m of climbing
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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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