SavageMan – The Weeks Prior

Two weeks prior to the race, a group of 10 Mid MD Tri Club members headed out to Frederick County for a training ride. I’d heard of others doing this so-called “Happy Happy Pain Pain” ride and knew it would be good training. At 7:30 AM wheels were rolling, and climbing right out [...]

SavageMan Training and Fundraising

On August 15, a group of friends from the Mid MD Tri Club headed to Deep Creek Lake for some pre-race training. By 12:40 pm we had checked in to the campground and were heading out on our bikes to tackle the brutal 56 mile course.

I did the race in each of the first [...]

No Encore, But What Now?

 
It’s been a month since the last race.  And for the first week, I did nothing but sleep and eat.  And then I wanted to get back out there and train.  And thoughts raced through my head as to whether or not there should be an encore.  And if so, what kind?  That lasted for [...]