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Savage Race x GORUCK Tough Challenge – Dade City, FL – November 9, 2019
GORUCK is teaming up with Savage Race for a special GORUCK Tough Challenge on the grounds of the Savage Race Florida Fall. That means your Special Forces Cadre will have access to Savage Race’s 27+ obstacles for you to lead, follow, and overcome adversity as a team, by night, on an obstacle course closed to everyone else until morning.
They’ll be sleeping in their warm beds. You won’t be.
10-12 Hours
15-20 Miles
Savage Race Obstacles
Note: Parking after 5pm is free for this event
Date and time
Saturday, November 9, 2019 12:01AM (Between Friday night and Saturday morning)
Start Point
Savage Race Florida Fall
17951 Hamilton Rd, Dade City, FL 33523
What To Bring
Ruck gear is required. Visit GORUCK’s event page for more information.
How to Register
Register at GORUCK’s event page.
If you are looking for the Savage Race Florida Spring page, and reached this page in error, click here to visit the webpage for that event.
Savage Race President Sam Abbitt, still smiling 8 hours into GORUCK Georgia 2018
We did some of the obstacles with our rucks on.
For some of the obstacles, the Cadre let us take our rucks off.
All Savage Race GORUCK events are led by a special forces Cadre. In this photo, Cadre JC Jordan shows off his ruck and the patch that we all earned upon completion of the event. (5 people out of 28 did not complete the event and did not earn the patch)
The class doing lunges up a hill
Slippery Incline Wall, with rucks
Block Party
The Cadre gave us a few minutes to rest underneath a sprinkler head.
Doing bear crawls, nine hours into the event.
We completed the obstacles as a team.
The entire team made it up Colossus! We were allowed to keep our rucks off for this one.
Finish line!
Savage Race GORUCK Tough Class 004 – Georgia Fall 2018
Savage Race x GORUCK Tough Challenge – Grandview, TX – October 5, 2019
GORUCK is teaming up with Savage Race for a special GORUCK Tough Challenge on the grounds of the Savage Race Dallas. That means your Special Forces Cadre will have access to Savage Race’s 27+ obstacles for you to lead, follow, and overcome adversity as a team, by night, on an obstacle course closed to everyone else until morning.
They’ll be sleeping in their warm beds. You won’t be.
10-12 Hours
15-20 Miles
Savage Race Obstacles
Note: Parking after 5pm is free for this event
Date and time
Saturday, October 5, 2019 12:01AM (Between Friday night and Saturday morning)
Start Point
Savage Race Dallas
10736 County Rd 102, Grandview, TX 76050
What To Bring
Ruck gear is required. Visit GORUCK’s event page for more information.
How to Register
Register at GORUCK’s event page.
If you are looking for the Savage Race Georgia Spring page, and reached this page in error, click here to visit the webpage for that event.
Savage Race President Sam Abbitt, still smiling 8 hours into GORUCK Georgia 2018
We did some of the obstacles with our rucks on.
For some of the obstacles, the Cadre let us take our rucks off.
All Savage Race GORUCK events are led by a special forces Cadre. In this photo, Cadre JC Jordan shows off his ruck and the patch that we all earned upon completion of the event. (5 people out of 28 did not complete the event and did not earn the patch)
The class doing lunges up a hill
Slippery Incline Wall, with rucks
Block Party
The Cadre gave us a few minutes to rest underneath a sprinkler head.
Doing bear crawls, nine hours into the event.
We completed the obstacles as a team.
The entire team made it up Colossus! We were allowed to keep our rucks off for this one.
Finish line!
Savage Race GORUCK Tough Class 004 – Georgia Fall 2018
Savage Race x GORUCK Tough Challenge – Dallas, GA – October 26, 2019
GORUCK is teaming up with Savage Race for a special GORUCK Tough Challenge on the grounds of the Savage Race Georgia Fall. That means your Special Forces Cadre will have access to Savage Race’s 27+ obstacles for you to lead, follow, and overcome adversity as a team, by night, on an obstacle course closed to everyone else until morning.
They’ll be sleeping in their warm beds. You won’t be.
10-12 Hours
15-20 Miles
Savage Race Obstacles
Note: Parking after 5pm is free for this event
Date and time
Saturday, October 26, 2019 12:01AM (Between Friday night and Saturday morning)
Start Point
Savage Race Georgia Spring
2462 Harmony Grove Church Rd. Dallas, GA 30132
What To Bring
Ruck gear is required. Visit GORUCK’s event page for more information.
How to Register
Register at GORUCK’s event page.
If you are looking for the Savage Race Georgia Spring page, and reached this page in error, click here to visit the webpage for that event.
Savage Race President Sam Abbitt, still smiling 8 hours into GORUCK Georgia 2018
We did some of the obstacles with our rucks on.
For some of the obstacles, the Cadre let us take our rucks off.
All Savage Race GORUCK events are led by a special forces Cadre. In this photo, Cadre JC Jordan shows off his ruck and the patch that we all earned upon completion of the event. (5 people out of 28 did not complete the event and did not earn the patch)
The class doing lunges up a hill
Slippery Incline Wall, with rucks
Block Party
The Cadre gave us a few minutes to rest underneath a sprinkler head.
Doing bear crawls, nine hours into the event.
We completed the obstacles as a team.
The entire team made it up Colossus! We were allowed to keep our rucks off for this one.
Finish line!
Savage Race GORUCK Tough Class 004 – Georgia Fall 2018
Savage Race x GORUCK Tough Challenge – Kennedyville, MD – September 7, 2019
GORUCK is teaming up with Savage Race for a special GORUCK Tough Challenge on the grounds of the Savage Race Maryland Fall. That means your Special Forces Cadre will have access to Savage Race’s 27+ obstacles for you to lead, follow, and overcome adversity as a team, by night, on an obstacle course closed to everyone else until morning.
They’ll be sleeping in their warm beds. You won’t be.
10-12 Hours
15-20 Miles
Savage Race Obstacles
Note: Parking after 5pm is free for this event
Date and time
Saturday, September 7, 2019 12:01AM (Between Friday night and Saturday morning)
Start Point
Savage Race Maryland Fall
13003 Turners Creek Rd. Kennedyville, MD 21645
What To Bring
Ruck gear is required. Visit GORUCK’s event page for more information.
How to Register
Register at GORUCK’s event page.
If you are looking for the Savage Race Maryland Fall page, and reached this page in error, click here to visit the webpage for that event.
Savage Race President Sam Abbitt, still smiling 8 hours into GORUCK Georgia 2018
We did some of the obstacles with our rucks on.
For some of the obstacles, the Cadre let us take our rucks off.
All Savage Race GORUCK events are led by a special forces Cadre. In this photo, Cadre JC Jordan shows off his ruck and the patch that we all earned upon completion of the event. (5 people out of 28 did not complete the event and did not earn the patch)
The class doing lunges up a hill
Slippery Incline Wall, with rucks
Block Party
The Cadre gave us a few minutes to rest underneath a sprinkler head.
Doing bear crawls, nine hours into the event.
We completed the obstacles as a team.
The entire team made it up Colossus! We were allowed to keep our rucks off for this one.
Finish line!
Savage Race GORUCK Tough Class 004 – Georgia Fall 2018
Savage Race x GORUCK Tough Challenge – Spring Grove, IL- July 27, 2019
GORUCK is teaming up with Savage Race for a special GORUCK Tough Challenge on the grounds of the Savage Race Chicago. That means your Special Forces Cadre will have access to Savage Race’s 27+ obstacles for you to lead, follow, and overcome adversity as a team, by night, on an obstacle course closed to everyone else until morning.
They’ll be sleeping in their warm beds. You won’t be.
10-12 Hours
15-20 Miles
Savage Race Obstacles
Note: Parking after 5pm is free for this event
Date and time
Saturday, July 27, 2019 12:01AM (Between Friday night and Saturday morning)
Start Point
Savage Race Chicago
909 English Prairie Rd. Spring Grove, IL 60081
What To Bring
Ruck gear is required. Visit GORUCK’s event page for more information.
How to Register
Register at GORUCK’s event page.
If you are looking for the Savage Race Chicago page, and reached this page in error, click here to visit the webpage for that event.
Savage Race President Sam Abbitt, still smiling 8 hours into GORUCK Georgia 2018
We did some of the obstacles with our rucks on.
For some of the obstacles, the Cadre let us take our rucks off.
All Savage Race GORUCK events are led by a special forces Cadre. In this photo, Cadre JC Jordan shows off his ruck and the patch that we all earned upon completion of the event. (5 people out of 28 did not complete the event and did not earn the patch)
The class doing lunges up a hill
Slippery Incline Wall, with rucks
Block Party
The Cadre gave us a few minutes to rest underneath a sprinkler head.
Doing bear crawls, nine hours into the event.
We completed the obstacles as a team.
The entire team made it up Colossus! We were allowed to keep our rucks off for this one.
Finish line!
Savage Race GORUCK Tough Class 004 – Georgia Fall 2018
Savage Race x GORUCK Tough Challenge – Barre, MA – July 13, 2019
GORUCK is teaming up with Savage Race for a special GORUCK Tough Challenge on the grounds of the Savage Race Boston. That means your Special Forces Cadre will have access to Savage Race’s 27+ obstacles for you to lead, follow, and overcome adversity as a team, by night, on an obstacle course closed to everyone else until morning.
They’ll be sleeping in their warm beds. You won’t be.
10-12 Hours
15-20 Miles
Savage Race Obstacles
Note: Parking after 5pm is free for this event
Date and time
Saturday, July 13, 2019 12:01AM (Between Friday night and Saturday morning)
Start Point
Savage Race Boston
2 Sunrise Ave. Barre, MA 01005
What To Bring
Ruck gear is required. Visit GORUCK’s event page for more information.
How to Register
Register at GORUCK’s event page.
If you are looking for the Savage Race Boston page, and reached this page in error, click here to visit the webpage for that event.
Savage Race President Sam Abbitt, still smiling 8 hours into GORUCK Georgia 2018
We did some of the obstacles with our rucks on.
For some of the obstacles, the Cadre let us take our rucks off.
All Savage Race GORUCK events are led by a special forces Cadre. In this photo, Cadre JC Jordan shows off his ruck and the patch that we all earned upon completion of the event. (5 people out of 28 did not complete the event and did not earn the patch)
The class doing lunges up a hill
Slippery Incline Wall, with rucks
Block Party
The Cadre gave us a few minutes to rest underneath a sprinkler head.
Doing bear crawls, nine hours into the event.
We completed the obstacles as a team.
The entire team made it up Colossus! We were allowed to keep our rucks off for this one.
Finish line!
Savage Race GORUCK Tough Class 004 – Georgia Fall 2018
Savage Race x GORUCK Tough Challenge – Albrightsville, PA – June 22, 2019
GORUCK is teaming up with Savage Race for a special GORUCK Tough Challenge on the grounds of the Savage Race Pennsylvania. That means your Special Forces Cadre will have access to Savage Race’s 27+ obstacles for you to lead, follow, and overcome adversity as a team, by night, on an obstacle course closed to everyone else until morning.
They’ll be sleeping in their warm beds. You won’t be.
10-12 Hours
15-20 Miles
Savage Race Obstacles
Note: Parking after 5pm is free for this event
Date and time
Saturday, June 22, 2019 12:01AM (Between Friday night and Saturday morning)
Start Point
Savage Race Pennsylvania
211 N Meckesville, RD. Albrightsville, PA 18210
What To Bring
Ruck gear is required. Visit GORUCK’s event page for more information.
How to Register
Register at GORUCK’s event page.
If you are looking for the Savage Race Pennsylvania page, and reached this page in error, click here to visit the webpage for that event.
Savage Race President Sam Abbitt, still smiling 8 hours into GORUCK Georgia 2018
We did some of the obstacles with our rucks on.
For some of the obstacles, the Cadre let us take our rucks off.
All Savage Race GORUCK events are led by a special forces Cadre. In this photo, Cadre JC Jordan shows off his ruck and the patch that we all earned upon completion of the event. (5 people out of 28 did not complete the event and did not earn the patch)
The class doing lunges up a hill
Slippery Incline Wall, with rucks
Block Party
The Cadre gave us a few minutes to rest underneath a sprinkler head.
Doing bear crawls, nine hours into the event.
We completed the obstacles as a team.
The entire team made it up Colossus! We were allowed to keep our rucks off for this one.
Finish line!
Savage Race GORUCK Tough Class 004 – Georgia Fall 2018
Savage Race x GORUCK Tough Challenge – Charlotte, NC – May 18, 2019
GORUCK is teaming up with Savage Race for a special GORUCK Tough Challenge on the grounds of the Savage Race Charlotte. That means your Special Forces Cadre will have access to Savage Race’s 27+ obstacles for you to lead, follow, and overcome adversity as a team, by night, on an obstacle course closed to everyone else until morning.
They’ll be sleeping in their warm beds. You won’t be.
10-12 Hours
15-20 Miles
Savage Race Obstacles
Note: Parking after 5pm is free for this event
Date and time
Saturday, May 18, 2019 12:01AM (Between Friday night and Saturday morning)
Start Point
Savage Race Charlotte
3900 Rocky River Rd. Charlotte, NC 28215
What To Bring
Ruck gear is required. Visit GORUCK’s event page for more information.
How to Register
Register at GORUCK’s event page.
If you are looking for the Savage Race Charlotte page, and reached this page in error, click here to visit the webpage for that event.
Savage Race President Sam Abbitt, still smiling 8 hours into GORUCK Georgia 2018
We did some of the obstacles with our rucks on.
For some of the obstacles, the Cadre let us take our rucks off.
All Savage Race GORUCK events are led by a special forces Cadre. In this photo, Cadre JC Jordan shows off his ruck and the patch that we all earned upon completion of the event. (5 people out of 28 did not complete the event and did not earn the patch)
The class doing lunges up a hill
Slippery Incline Wall, with rucks
Block Party
The Cadre gave us a few minutes to rest underneath a sprinkler head.
Doing bear crawls, nine hours into the event.
We completed the obstacles as a team.
The entire team made it up Colossus! We were allowed to keep our rucks off for this one.
Finish line!
Savage Race GORUCK Tough Class 004 – Georgia Fall 2018
Sawtooth Training Tips by Chris Marhefka (B3 Gym)
Last week I dropped into B3 Gym in Gainesville, Florida to meet with owner and head trainer Chris Marhefka to get some training tips for completing my personal arch-nemesis obstacle, Sawtooth.
In the video, Chris shows me how I can use pull ups, dead hangs, one handed hangs, fat grip progressions, and other training techniques to conquer Sawtooth and other upper body strength oriented obstacles.
Oh! And I should mention that I hit a dead hang PR in this video (1:21). Haha!
Chris Marhefka is the founder of B3 Gym in Gainesville, FL and co-founder of Eat the 80, a healthy meal delivery service in Florida. He has worked with more than 2,000 clients and has 10+ years experience as a personal trainer, CrossFit instructor, and nutrition and lifestyle coach. He holds a Certified Personal Trainer certification from the American College of Sports Medicine and is a CrossFit L1 and L2 certificate holder.
I Will Conquer Sawtooth in 2019.
One of my deepest secrets is that I can’t complete Sawtooth. That’s right, the founder of Savage Race can’t complete one of his own trademark obstacles. I’ve had eight years to do it, and every time I try, I end up falling in the drink.
A few months ago, I decided that 2019 would be the year that this would change. I know that conquering Sawtooth will require hard work and dedication. The two biggest factors keeping me from successfully completing Sawtooth are 1) I am overweight, and 2) my upper body is not strong enough. Both of these issues will need to be addressed to enable me to accomplish my goal of defeating Sawtooth.
Being overweight makes obstacle course racing a lot harder. The way I think about it is that for every extra 10 pounds of fat on my body, I might as well be wearing a weighted backpack filled with 10 pound plates. To address this issue, I’ve been eating clean for the past few months. I follow a Paleo-ish diet, and I’ve experimented with intermittent fasting and ketosis too. I’ve found that if I limit my carbs to 50-100 grams per day, I can steadily lose weight, and it really doesn’t require a lot of effort or will power. Another tactic that works well for me is to challenge my friends to weight loss and fitness challenges. Savage Co-founder Lloyd Parker and I both lost about 30 pounds in three months participating in one of these challenges. So I’m down 30 pounds, and have about 15 to go. I think I’m on track in the weight loss department.
To address the strength issue, I’ve been hitting the gym to get stronger. I have a great garage gym at my house that makes it easy for me to get the work in. Even more important, is good programming, so I hired a remote coach, Sean McGovern to create an individualized training plan for me and to hold me accountable. Following Sean’s plan, which is specifically tailored to help me reach my goals, I’ve been breaking PRs in the gym that I haven’t come close to in eight years. So I think that I’m on track in the strength department, too. If you think that having a remote coach could be a good fit for you, I highly recommend you contact Sean.
New Savage Bling for 2019!
Ahhh yeah… A new year = a new set of medals. In this video, I show off all the new goods.
My favorite is the HUGE new Savage Syndicate medal, featuring spinning action and a lovely mirror finish. As usual, you will get a lap pin for every paid lap you ran to earn your Syndicate honors. This year we made separate Savage Race and Savage Blitz pins, to distinguish which type of laps you ran. These pins are larger and nicer than any we’ve had in the past, and will replace the state pins that we have given out in the past. To learn how to earn the Savage Syndicate medal, follow this link.
For those of you SavagePRO and BlitzPRO athletes out there, you gotta check out the new PRO award medals. These are what you will earn if you win age group or top team honors. Instead of the standard round medal design we’ve given out in prior years, the latest PRO award medals are Savage Axe replicas, complete with a custom SavagePRO/BlitzPRO lanyard.
Of course, we also have some great new medals for the standard Savage Race and Savage Blitz finishers!
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m completely fired up for the 2019 season. I’ve been training hard to have my best year of health and performance, so you can bet that I’ll be earning my medals this year right along with you.
Much Savage love,
Sam Abbitt
President
Savage Race HQ
SavagePRO and BlitzPRO award axes, Savage Syndicate medal and pins, Savage Race finisher medal, Savage Blitz finisher medal (left to right)
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