Events/Stonehaven MSBH GRDO

Stonehaven MSBH GRDO

Gravel

Date

Sun, 13 Jun 2027

Venue

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Countdown

June

Distance

63km

Total climb

1,130m

Nearly 3,700ft of climbing packed into 39 miles of loose Aberdeenshire gravel. That is a serious lump per mile. This is the GRDO, the biggest of the Midsummer Beer Happening's four gravel routes.

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The course

The route

A 63km / 39 mile loop from Baird Park in Stonehaven, climbing roughly 1,130m / 3,700ft across Aberdeenshire's forest tracks and fire roads. A single feed station sits at around the 25 mile mark, with no mechanical support on course.

Weather

Mid-June, Stonehaven

15°CTypical high

8°CTypical low

3°CColdest in 20 years

53%Days with rain

Highs around 15°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 53% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the Stonehaven MSBH GRDO

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.

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What the GRDO throws at you

Typical sessions

Around 3,700ft over 39 miles: relentless climbing density, roughly one mile in ten pointing up

Loose-surface climbing, where you give up 5 to 10% of your speed for the same power versus tarmac

Forest descents on loose gravel that cost time if you ride them tentatively

Self-supported riding: one feed at 25 miles and no on-course mechanical help

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

2x20min sweet spot at 88 to 94% FTP to build the core threshold engine the climbs demand

Gravel hill repeats: 6x4-5min on a loose climb at 100 to 105% FTP for climb-specific power

Mixed-terrain long ride: 3 to 4hr taking in 1,500 to 2,500ft on gravel as a course rehearsal

Race-pace sim: 3 to 3.5hr at sportive intensity, with half to two-thirds ridden on gravel

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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