The Ohio Savage Race is an event that I have been looking forward to all year after having attended last year at the same venue. Those of you following along at home may remember that last year I gave high praise to the event and was so bold to suggest that Savage may need to be considered a serious contender to “The Big Three” (last year’s review here). I can firmly say that numbers be damned, Savage is securely one of the top obstacle course racing series in the business.
“Savage is securely one of the top obstacle course racing series in the business.”
Racers were immediately sent up the ski slopes and into some nice wooded trails, than right back down. This repeated for about the first two miles until we made a quick shot across the road into some wide open and flat farmland for approximately the next two miles before once again returning to the slopes for the final 3rd of the course.
When all was said and done the 6.4 mile race had around 1,400ft of elevation gain and 25 obstacles on some very technical footing. Something I love about Savage is that they don’t label inclines and declines and other natural features of the terrain as obstacles, so when they say 25 obstacles they mean it and no one walks away thinking, “hmmm, where was Death Valley?” It’s called value and it’s greatly appreciated! Spartan, Battlefrog, and the likes, please take note!
Overall, I think once again I’ll look back on this season come 2017 and say that this was a highlight. Already, I’m looking to squeeze another Savage into my busy schedule to join their new Savage Syndicate for attending multiple within a year, maybe even at the cost of dropping a different event.
It is honestly that good! The professionalism and polish cannot be overstated! If you are an OCR enthusiast you owe it to yourself to find the event nearest you and register. If you are looking to enter your first major OCR, I can recommend none other.
Rating 4.5/5
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