Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Venue
YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin, 1095 N Briggs Rd, Middleville, Michigan 49333
Middleville, Barry County
Countdown
September
The short course at Lord of the Springs: 19 miles of singletrack and gravel with barely 300 m of climbing. A friendly way into mountain bike racing.
Key facts
01No license required
02E-bikes and skinny-tire road bikes are not allowed
03Pace-based staggered wave starts
Create a free training plan for the Lord of the Springs 31 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Middleville
Distance31km
Total climb305m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate29.8 km
Weather
Late-September, Middleville
23°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
39%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 39% 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
OrganiserMichigan Adventure Racing LLC
Websitelordofthesprings.com
Instagram@michiganadventureracing
Running since2018
Training
Training for the Lord of the Springs 31 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 Lord of the Springs 31 km plan targets
Typical sessions
31 km with 305 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
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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 Lord of the Springs 31 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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