Date
Sat, 10 Apr 2027
Venue
516 Locust St, Americus, KS 66835
Americus, Lyon County
Countdown
April
The Challenge is the big-day ride for most of the field: 129 km on gravel, with bike type tracked in the rankings so your setup gets its own comparison.
Key facts
01Results are ranked by bike type as well as sex and age group
Create a free training plan for the Flint Hills Gravel Ride/Run 129 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Americus
Distance129km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate134.7 km
Weather
Early-April, Americus
19°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 32% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Hannah Glatter05:13:3924.6 km/h
02Trisha Luke05:13:4224.6 km/h
03Courtney Smith05:27:4523.6 km/h
21
Women finishers
6:46:14
Median time
19.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserDiscover Gravel LLC
Websiteflinthillsgravelride.com
Instagram@flinthillsgravel
Running since2021
Training
Training for the Flint Hills Gravel Ride/Run 129 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 Flint Hills Gravel Ride/Run 129 km plan targets
Typical sessions
129 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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Get your Flint Hills Gravel Ride/Run 129 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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