Events/Solway Coast Big Onion Gravel

Solway Coast Big Onion Gravel

Gravel
Date
Sun, 22 Aug 2027
Venue
Solway Coast, South West Scotland (Galloway)
Countdown
August

A self-reliant gravel day across Galloway, South West Scotland's quiet corner. The Big Onion links the exposed Solway shore with Galloway Forest fire roads: big forest, open coast, long gaps between help.

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The course

The route

The Big Onion strings Solway coastal lanes and shore together with Galloway Forest fire roads and rougher estate tracks, then a tiring run back to the coast. A shorter route trims the distance and the most exposed stretches.

Weather

Late-August, Solway Coast

17°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
70%Days with rain

Highs around 17°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 70% of days.

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

Training for the Solway Coast Big Onion Gravel

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 Big Onion throws at you
Typical sessions
Exposed, wind-hit coastal gravel where the open Solway takes the full weather
Loose forest fire-road climbs: power-on-gravel that runs slower than road
A tiring run back to the coast on legs that have climbed all day
Remote terrain, patchy signal and minimal support: you are your own mechanic
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long Z2 gravel rides building toward the full day, the core durability work
Loose-climb tempo: 3 to 4 by 8 to 15 min on gravel climbs
Tempo-into-wind blocks rehearsing the exposed Solway sections
Back-half durability: tempo efforts placed late in a long ride
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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