2009 SavageMan Triathlon Festival Dates Set The 3rd Annual SavageMan Triathlon Festival will take place the weekend of September 19-20, 2009 in beautiful Deep Creek Lake State Park in the mountains of western Maryland. Both the SavageMan Half and SavageMan International races will take place concurrently on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Registration for the 2009 SavageMan Triathlon Festival opens on January 1, 2009 at 10:00am. Early bird rates of $125 for the Half and $95 for the International apply through Feb. 28.
Registration is limited to only 400 athletes per event, and both the Half and International distances races SOLD OUT for 2008, so do not delay in signing up for 2009.
2008 SavageMan Triathlon Festival A Huge Success The 2nd Annual SavageMan Triathlon Festival was a fabulous success, with 98% of surveyed participants giving the race an excellent rating and indicating they would return in 2009.
Congratulations to 2008 SavageMan Half Champions Björn Andersson (Tröllhattan, Sweden) and Susan Williams (Boulder, CO), and SavageMan International Champions David Cascio (Reston, VA) and Kelly Green (Washington, DC).
For a recap of the 2008 Triathlon Festival, visit: Hi-res photos of the 2008 event are available for free download from our race photographers:
SavageMan - World's Most Beautiful and Most Savage Triathlons! Are you interested in a race that will one minute leave you gasping for breath on a steep climb and the next minute leave you gasping in awe at a stunning vista?
Would you like a race where there are challenges beyond just how fast you can go or what place you can finish?
Do you like finisher's shirts, medals, and other keepsakes? How would you like opportunity to stake your claim to triathlon immortality and earn a personalized engraved brick laid in the road of the steepest climb in all of triathlon?
Are you frustrated with drafting packs and bland, uninspiring courses at mediocre venues?
Are you interested in a race where all of the proceeds go to support melanoma research?
Deep Creek Lake and the pristine, rugged Allegheny Mountains of western Maryland, provide a venue of unmatched beauty and stunning scenery, and feature two courses that will certainly bring out the true "Savage" in all who come to conquer, from the competitive Ironman racer to the leisurely back-of-the-pack or novice participant. Whether swimming in the crystal clear Deep Creek Lake, riding the smooth, remote, and challenging roads of Garrett County, or running on Deep Creek State Park trails and the surrounding lakeside roads, the SavageMan Triathlon Festival races will challenge and awe every participant.
If such a triathlon event appeals to you then you will love the SavageMan Triathlon Festival.
Raise Funds and Become a "TRI-TO-WIN" Champion Fundraising is key to the success and mission of the SavageMan Triathlon Festival. In addition to helping the fight against melanoma, those raising funds receive excellent premium awards courtesy of our outstanding sponsors.
In 2008 our SavageMan athletes and friends raised over $35,000 for the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation, the voice for melanoma detection, prevention, care, and cure. In 2009, with your help, we are hoping to raise over $50,000.
Please visit here for details on the excellent premiums and awards, including a luxury lakefront weekend rental, available to fundraisers, as well as details on how to set up a fundraising page.
There is a limited supply available for sale of the SavageMan bike jerseys, given to 2008 fundraisers. Visit here if you would like to buy one of these classic, truly savage bike jerseys.
Please consider donating or raising funds for the Joanna M Nicolay Melanoma Foundation and help us Fight this Savage Cancer!
Are You Savage Enough?
How hard is the SavageMan really? Am I Savage Enough?
That is a question only you can answer. The bike course of the SavageMan Half is extreme and is legitimately the toughest 56 mile bike in triathlon with 5800 feet of climbing nearly all gained in the middle 30 miles and 7 climbs with pitches in excess of 15%. It is a course that leaves no one unimpressed and no one unhappy, but it is also a course not to underestimate.
The SavageMan International, on the other hand, is a course designed for the more mainstream triathlete. A "Garrett County flat" and rolling bike - with one steep climb included to earn the SavageMan pedigree - and a gentle, rolling run deliver a SavageMan race with all the beauty and just a small sampling of the hills!
Visit the SavageMan public forums to read SavageMan race and ride reports, and decide for yourself - Are You Savage Enough?
