Date
Sat, 27 Mar 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Savage Gulf State Park, Beersheba Springs, TN
Beersheba Springs, Grundy County
Countdown
March
A point-to-point marathon through Savage Gulf country, run since 2012 and kept small. You need a marathon finish behind you, and the clock stays strict.
Key facts
01Entry requires a previous marathon or longer finish
02Cutoff: Collins Gulf West at mile 11, 12:00
03Cutoff: Saw Mill at mile 18.1, 13:30. Hydration container required
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The course
The route
Beersheba Springs
Distance42km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate38.5 km
Weather
Late-March, Beersheba Springs
18°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 38% 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 Trail Run 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 Trail Run 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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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