It's certainly not a done deal, but there's a good chance that Savageman will be cancelled this weekend. The race organizers are communicating with the athletes regarding the weather concerns.

As someone who was travelling over 1000 miles (and meeting family who was travelling from the other direction), I'm trying to figure out what to do. I have hotels and a house rented (of course I didn't buy travel insurance....possible lesson learned, but I've traveled for tons of races and haven't had this happen yet).

My question is....what's this area of the country like? Is there anything to do there when it's raining cats and dogs, even if I can't race?? This sucks. Kudos to Kinetic Multisports for getting ahead of this and already starting the communication.

Registration closes tonight and I was waiting to the last minute to sign up, but I'm not going to roll the dice if they are making the call on Wednesday. In terms of something else to do; how many trips up the Wall (full lenghth) to Everest? We need 29,029 feet.

Registration closes tonight and I was waiting to the last minute to sign up, but I'm not going to roll the dice if they are making the call on Wednesday. In terms of something else to do; how many trips up the Wall (full lenghth) to Everest? We need 29,029 feet.

Just saw this on Facebook:

Dear SavageMan Athlete,
We are sorry to announce that the 2018 SavageMan Triathlon has been cancelled. With the regional impact of Hurricane Florence becoming clearer a State of Emergency for Maryland has been issued. Police and medical support staff that were dedicated to the event are being deployed elsewhere in Maryland and to other states being impacted by the hurricane. This decision was not easy to make, but it is in the best interest of the athletes and the surrounding communities.
Athlete shirts and swag will be mailed out in the coming weeks to all pre-registered athletes. You can also expect an email from us in late October with your 2019 discount code good for 50% of the entry fee you paid. Next years SavageMan is set for September 14-15, 2019.
Lastly, there are 9 races left in our 2018 racing season and we hope to see you at one of those. Use discount code "Florence2018" to get 10% off any of our remaining races.
Our thoughts are with those being impacted by Hurricane Florence. Be prepared, stay safe and look out for each other this weekend.
The Kinetic Multisports Team

Yep.....

So, anyone who is local....what is there to do in the area during a rainstorm? I'm not even talking SBR related...I've got a house reserved so I might as well use it. Unless, of course, there's someone who wants a deal on a 3 bedroom rental house...

I know this is ST, so when the race is cancelled, we GOT TO do something in its place. But do we really? Could it be a great time simply to relax and reflect, and enjoy the total leisure of doing NOTHING. Perhaps read the book "waiting for the weekend" by Witold Rybczynski...?