Date
Sat, 27 Mar 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Savage Gulf State Park, 1183 Stone Door Road, Coalmont / Beersheba Springs, Tennessee
Tennessee
Countdown
March
A full trail marathon in Tennessee that asks for proof first: you need a marathon or longer behind you, and the cut-offs keep the pace honest.
Key facts
01Entry requires a previously completed marathon or longer race
02Hard cut-off at mile 11: 12:00
03Hard cut-off at mile 18.1: 13:30
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The course
The route
Tennessee
Distance42km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate38.5 km
Weather
Late-March, Tennessee
18°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
39%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 39% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Deanna Doane05:09:228.2 km/h
02Demi Marcantonio05:47:137.3 km/h
03Melissa Beachy05:49:127.3 km/h
9
Women finishers
6:17:07
Median time
6.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserHardWin Adventures (with the Tennessee Park Rangers Association)
Websitehardwinadventures.com
Instagram@hardwinadventures
Running since2012
Training
Training for the Savage Gulf Marathon 42 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Savage Gulf Marathon 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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