2008 Results Posted The 2008 SavageMan results are available here.
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2008 Athletes Guide Available For Download The 2008 Athletes Guide is available. All registered participants in the SavageMan Half or International races must download and read this guide.


World's Most Beautiful and Most Savage Triathlon! 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.

Feedback from the inaugural Savages was overwhelmingly positive and the word is out about this one-of-a-kind triathlon event.


Is the SavageMan Triathlon Festival For You? 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?

If such a triathlon event sounds appealing 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 of the "TRI-TO-WIN" SavageMan Triathlon Festival. In addition to helping the fight against melanoma, those raising funds receive excellent premium awards courtesy of our outstanding sponsors.

Consider becoming a "TRI-TO-WIN" Champion and receive these excellent awards based on amount raised: Creating your own fundraising page as an individual or group is easy. Go to the "TRI-TO-WIN" SavageMan Fundraising site and select "Become a Fundraiser"

Please consider 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?
"TRI-TO-WIN....the fight against melanoma" Events benefit the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation – the SavageMan Festival organizer and host. Melanoma is the most serious and lethal form of skin cancer accounting for 79% of all skin cancer deaths. This savage cancer is a potential threat to the full spectrum of active and casual outdoor sports enthusiasts - and that especially includes triathletes. All proceeds benefit the Foundation known as, the "voice of melanoma prevention, detection, care and cure."

Be a SavageMan "Champion" and actively fundraise to join in the fight against melanoma.