Date
Sat, 27 Mar 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Downtown Saranac, Michigan
Michigan
Countdown
March
A full 100 miles of Michigan gravel with nobody handing you a bottle. It's self-supported, so you carry what you need, and the climbing is gentle for the distance.
Key facts
01Self-supported: no outside food or fluids, though riders can help each other
02Rear blinking light required; front light encouraged
03Course is unmarked, and the cutoff is 17:00
Create a free training plan for the Savage Century
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The course
The route
Michigan
Distance161km
Total climb1,242m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate157.8 km
Weather
Late-March, Michigan
8°CTypical high
-3°CTypical low
-17°CColdest in 20 years
34%Days with rain
Highs around 8°C and lows around -3°C, but it has dropped to -17°C. Rain on 34% 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
OrganiserDirty 30 Gravel Grinder
Websitedirtythirtygravelgrinder.com
Instagram@dirty30gravel
Running since2025
Training
Training for the Savage Century
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 Savage Century plan targets
Typical sessions
161 km with 1,242 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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Get your Savage Century plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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