Events/Norfolk Gravel Epic

Norfolk Gravel Epic

Gravel
Date
Sat, 27 Mar 2027
Venue
Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Countdown
March
Distance
111km
Total climb
800m

A long gravel day where the wind, not the hills, is what tests you. 111km of gently rolling North Norfolk farmland byways reaching toward the coast from Fakenham, run as a signed Glorious Gravel Epic in late March.

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The course

The route

111km with modest climbing, roughly 800m estimated (an 83km short route too), on farm tracks and agricultural byways rolling gently from Fakenham toward the North Norfolk coast. Late March, and no cut-offs.

Weather

Late-March, Fakenham

10°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain

Highs around 10°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to 0°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
Training

Training for the Norfolk Gravel Epic

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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A long, flat, windy day
Typical sessions
111km and 5-7+ hours on farm tracks: durability and fuelling decide the back half, not peak power
Open North Norfolk exposure, where a headwind on a long drag is the defining difficulty
Constant, near-flat effort with few descents to recover, so pacing rhythm matters
Rutted, soft farm-track patches that sap speed and need good line choice
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Progressive long rides building from 2.5hr toward a 5-6hr day, on gravel or turbo
Long tempo blocks, 2-3 x 20-30min at 84-90% FTP, for constant-effort durability
Into-wind steady rides, 3-4hr at tempo into a headwind, rehearsing the real difficulty
Group and draft practice, plus full fuelling rehearsal on the long rides at 60-90g carbs an hour
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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