Date
Sat, 10 Apr 2027
Venue
516 Locust St, Americus, KS 66835
Americus, Lyon County
Countdown
April
The BLUE is the half marathon: 21 km of paved, gravel and dirt roads for runners who want a real distance with some variety underfoot.
Key facts
01Route mixes paved, gravel and dirt roads when conditions allow
02Muddy dirt roads are avoided
Create a free training plan for the Flint Hills Gravel Ride/Run 21 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Americus
Distance21km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.4 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
01Jennifer Kongs01:45:0412.0 km/h
02Matt OReilly01:45:0512.0 km/h
03Emma Hauser01:45:5211.9 km/h
7
Finishers
1:56:01
Median time
10.9 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 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 21 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 21 km plan targets
Typical sessions
21 km
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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