Date
Sat, 20 Mar 2027
Start
10:05
Venue
Vandalia Community Center, Vandalia, Michigan 49095
Vandalia, Cass County
Countdown
March
The middle distance at Melting Mann: 62 km of gravel with a fair bit of up and down, big enough to feel like a proper day out.
Key facts
01Helmet must be ANSI/Snell approved
02No e-bikes or aero bars
03Awards need a 13.3 mph average
Create a free training plan for the Melting Mann Gravel Race 62 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Vandalia
Distance62km
Total climb792m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate61.5 km
Weather
Mid-March, Vandalia
8°CTypical high
-3°CTypical low
-14°CColdest in 20 years
30%Days with rain
Highs around 8°C and lows around -3°C, but it has dropped to -14°C. Rain on 30% 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
Training
Training for the Melting Mann Gravel Race 62 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 Melting Mann Gravel Race 62 km plan targets
Typical sessions
62 km with 792 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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