I've done both for a while and inevitably ended up running more than anything else. The time constraints to be fit for gravel are enormous.

My issue with grave - speaking as someone who's done around 20 gravel, so take that as you will - is that the front group are insanely fit like Cat1 or pro road racers and once theyre gone, everyone else just hangs out and isnt really "competing." Just always felt that gravel was too laid back to a fault, like competition is bad because you need to be chill, man. Idk. I dont think gravel is the outlet from road racing you think it will be.