← All eventsThe Mid South
Cult community red-dirt gravel race (formerly Land Run 100) — ~100mi/~1,830m of rolling Oklahoma prairie, fast when dry, infamous peanut-butter mud when wet. Date approximate (mid-March).
One of gravel's most beloved races, the cult red-dirt classic once known as Land Run 100. Around 100 miles and 6,000 ft of rolling Oklahoma prairie out of Stillwater, on a Saturday in mid March.
The red-dirt roads are fast and rolling in the dry. Add rain and the clay turns to peanut-butter mud that clogs tyres and drivetrains and forces you to shoulder the bike.
Same course, two completely different days: a fast power race or an all-day survival slog. The forecast writes the story, and a huge, passionate community keeps people coming back for it.
Is The Mid South for you?
- Steady rolling-endurance riders who fuel well and pace a long day instead of surging every roller.
- Riders happy to prepare for two races at once: a dry power day and a wet mud slog, decided by the forecast.
- Group riders who can sit in and shelter, because the open-prairie wind is a tax you pay for hours.
- First-timers who pick the 50 as a sensible first gravel goal before taking on the full 100.
Training plan for The Mid South
A training plan for The Mid South isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- Around 6,000 ft of rolling gravel over 100 miles, no big climbs, just relentless prairie rollers.
- A weather coin-toss: fast power race in the dry, hike-a-bike mud survival when it rains.
- Constant open-prairie wind that grinds on you for hours.
- Fuelling for a 5 to 9 hour day, far longer if the mud comes.
- Progressive rolling long rides on gravel, building from 3 hours out to a 5 to 6 hour peak.
- Into-the-wind tempo: 3 to 4 x 10 to 20 min holding pace into a headwind.
- Sweet-spot gravel efforts: 2 to 3 x 15 to 20 min at 88 to 93% FTP.
- One deliberate wet, muddy ride to rehearse clearing mud and saving the drivetrain.
- 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
