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Hi - this is Eric's Aunt Jackie, extending an invite to friends & family who will be at Savageman to join us for a post-race cookout. It will be at our rental home for the event near the State Park - email me for directions at jmwwa@mac.com. Hope many of you can be there for a fun and exciting day!
Savageman, as most of you know, is at Deep Creek State Park in our home-state of Maryland. Deep Creek holds many memories for our family, and was a place Eric's Dad loved to spend time. It is very fitting to be there for a Project 11 event that specifically benefits melanoma research. Savageman was started by a man whose family had also been affected by melanoma. To learn more, check out the site (www.savagemantri.org).
As spectators, we are in the midst of our own preparatory challenges. Proper attire for changing temps. (we don't get official transition areas), photography of moving targets, safe driving of vehicles on race courses, motivational support, and the logistical challenges of tracking multiple athletes throughout the day. We are currently running reconnaissance missions to determine a route to get us from the exit of the swim leg at Deep Creek State Park to the Westernport Wall before the P11 team gets there. They train... we plan...
We know all three have spent many hours swimming, biking, and running. They have encountered a few obstacles along the way, but training moves on, sweaty clothes still need laundered, and we keep it all in perspective. A great event for a great cause and we are all thankful to be a part of honoring Tim & raising money for cancer awareness and research.
With three weeks to go, the question remains... are they Savage Enough? Stay tuned.
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