MI 63.0 · S · THE LONG READS

The long reads

The slow shelf: full-length handbooks and deep dives, for the evenings when your legs are done arguing and mile 63 is still telling the truth.

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The First Hundred: A Complete Plan for Your Longest Gravel Day
Mile 63 is where the ride starts telling the truth. A complete plan for your first gravel century — a 12-week build, fueling and water done as math, the kit that saves the day, and how to pace it so you finish strong instead of cracking in the afternoon.

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The First Hundred: A Complete Plan for Your Longest Gravel Day

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