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From “She Said Yes” to a Muddy “I Do”
A shirtless man wearing a black bow tie and a lovely woman in a knee-length white dress arrived at Savage Race Maryland, ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime – literally.
Her white dress and delicate white veil didn’t stay white for very long.
Train Your Grip Strength to Conquer More Obstacles
Endurance training is a huge part of preparing for a mud run, and so is general strength training. But one thing that you don’t want to neglect is training your grip!
Picture this: You’re cruising right along at Savage Race. You conquer some obstacles. You get a little (or a lot) muddy, and you’re soaked from head to toe. You’re feeling pretty confident. Suddenly, you round the bend and there looms Sawtooth. It’s a 35-foot span of monkey bars with a gnarly tooth in the center, and failure means a 10 foot drop into muddy water below. Are you ready?
The Top 5 Spectator Spots at Savage Race
Participating in Savage Race is an epic experience, but coming to cheer on your friends and family can be just as much fun. The Savage Race HQ team put together this top 5 list of spectator spots that you absolutely don’t want to miss. Read on for more…
Racing with Type 1 Diabetes: Shelby Daniel
It should have been her first day of 7th grade, but instead, Shelby Daniel was in the hospital.
Shelby’s life changed drastically when she was suddenly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at just 12 years old.
She spent a week in a children’s hospital when her pancreas quit producing insulin and her immune system began attacking her own body. Her biggest concern was that she might not be able to continue living the athletic lifestyle she had grown to love.
Catching Up With Savage Race by Keith Allen
Keith Allen, self-proclaimed “OCR Addict” with plenty of experience in the obstacle course racing industry, recently published an article highlighting Savage Race on the Obstacle Racing Media website.
“Savage has come a long way from their first event in 2011. They have added large scale innovative obstacles, an upgraded website with top notch customer service, and most importantly more participants,” says Keith. You can read the rest of Keith’s article here:
“We appreciate the time Keith took to put together this article,” comments Sam Abbitt, CEO and Co-Founder of Savage Race. “He does a great job of showing the heart behind Savage Race, including our strong focus on producing a quality event and our excitement for the future of our company.”
Keith Allen is an Air Conditioning Salesman and an exhausted father of two. When not carrying his children around in Baby Bjorns he is often found cooking delicious homemade quesadillas to fuel his hunger from running OCR’s.
Savage Race Maryland Spring 2015 Results
Click the link below for Savage Race Maryland Spring 2015 Race Results!
Savage Race Results
Offer ends Friday, May 8th at 11:59 PM EST
Savage Race Maryland Fall – October 10th, 2015
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Official SavagePRO Rules & Obstacle Guidelines
(updated 4/29/25)
RULE UPDATES
Here are some important updates for the Savage Race PRO heat that affect you, if you are signed up for SavagePRO.
- Runners have two hours to complete the course to be eligible for awards. If males start at 8 am, they must complete the race by 10 am. If the female race starts at 8:15 am, they must complete the race by 10:15 am.
- Obstacle completion is required for all podium spots including age group awards. Podium spots will NOT be filled by athletes who do not complete 100% of the obstacles.
- There will be two pro start times starting at 8am for males and 8:15am for females.
- All pro runners must start in their respective start time to be eligible for any award.
- Besides top overall finishers, your finish time and placement will be determined by chip time. We will do our best to group age groups together, but in some cases this might be not possible. It’s possible that someone who starts after you and finishes after you could have a better race time, and beat you.
- Once the race results have been finalized, the overall and age group awards ceremony will be held on the main stage. You must pick up your award at the event; they will not be mailed post-race.
- The cutoff time for award eligibility will be 2 hours after respective starting times.
- All other standard pro rules in the “General Rules” section below apply to this event.
- Both the course and obstacles are NOT available for preview or practice prior to the race.
- In order to qualify for podium spots and awards, SavagePRO runners must complete 100% of the obstacles, finish the race with their velcro SavagePRO band, and complete the race by the cut-off time of 2 hours after respective starting times. This includes overall, age group, and team awards.
- For teams, only those members who complete 100% of the obstacles will have their race times count toward team awards. The fastest three members who complete 100% of the obstacles will have their times count toward award-status.
GENERAL RULES
Overall – Athletes must complete all obstacles as specified in the SavagePRO Rules in order to be eligible for awards, which are awarded to the Top 3 Male and Top 3 Female athletes competing in the SavagePRO heat.
5 More Mud Run Training Workouts You Can Do On Your Lunch Break
Hey Savages! We know you’re busy and that finding the time to train for your next Savage Race can be tough. We want to help you out, so here are five more mud run training workouts that you can do on your lunch break – no equipment needed.
(Check out the first five workouts we shared with you here.)
Remember, although you probably can jump off the couch without any training and complete a Savage Race (with the support of everyone around you, of course), we don’t actually recommend it! Training properly will allow you to get out there and conquer the world’s best obstacles at Savage Race and have a ton of fun while you’re doing it.
Competing and Conquering: Christopher Reese
Change.
Christopher Reese knows what it takes to change.
His life currently revolves around training for obstacle course races. But just a few years ago, he was headed in a very different direction.
Savage Race Georgia Spring 2015 Results
Click the link below for Savage Race Georgia Spring 2015 Race Results!
Savage Race Results
Offer ends Friday, April 24th at 11:59 PM EST
Savage Race Georgia Fall September 26th, 2015
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