Date
Fri, 4 Jun 2027
Venue
Commercial Street in front of the Granada Theatre, downtown Emporia, Kansas
Emporia, Kansas, USA (Granada Theatre start → Flint Hills)
Countdown
June
The full Unbound XL: 563 km from Emporia into the Flint Hills and through the night, with nobody to help you but yourself. A tiny field of 60 riders.
Key facts
01Self-supported: no outside support allowed
02Overnight ride, so you need lights and night kit
03Small field capped around 60 riders
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The course
The route
Emporia
Distance563km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate537.5 km
Weather
Early-June, Emporia
28°CTypical high
17°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
45%Days with rain
Highs around 28°C and lows around 17°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 45% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Heather Jackson20:57:5726.9 km/h
02Serena Gordon22:19:5625.2 km/h
03Kristen Legan23:16:2324.2 km/h
18
Women finishers
1d 4:00:36
Median time
20.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Life Time UNBOUND Gravel presented by Shimano 563 km
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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Typical sessions
563 km
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
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Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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