Sam Abbitt is the founder and CEO of Savage Race, a no-holds-barred obstacle racing series with a nationwide presence. The race events feature a 4-6 mile off-road running course with 20+ obstacles that vary from muddy crawls under barbed wire, to freezing cold ice water swims to leaps over roaring bonfires.
Abbitt earned two master;s degrees from the University of Florida, an MBA and an M.S. in Building Construction. His professional background includes working as a commercial construction project manager for Charles Perry Construction and PPI Construction Management (now CPPI). While working for these firms, he controlled construction budgets which included a $96 million new high school project and several major hospital additions. Abbitt is a fitness enthusiast who has been able to combine his experience with his passion to create Savage Race, which draws over 3,500 participants and spectators to each event.
Savage Race headquarters resides in the UCF Business Incubator, a business development program that supplies services and resources for companies that show potential for growth and financial success.
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