Combat Racing Events: Trail Tested, Combat Proven
About Combat Racing
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a community where runners of all backgrounds, especially military, veterans, law enforcement, and first responders, can test their limits through various endurance challenges. Whether you’re toeing the line for your first 5K or grinding out 150 miles at our Big Scrub ultra marathon, at Combat Racing you’re not just
Our mission is to build a community where runners of all backgrounds, especially military, veterans, law enforcement, and first responders, can test their limits through various endurance challenges. Whether you’re toeing the line for your first 5K or grinding out 150 miles at our Big Scrub ultra marathon, at Combat Racing you’re not just participating in a race; you’re joining a unit. We proudly host Florida trail running events that foster a strong first responder running community. At Combat Racing, we don’t just organize endurance races; we build warriors through hard core trail and ultra marathon events. Together, we embrace the suck and come out stronger on the other side.
Our History
Our Mission
Our Mission
Established in 2025, Combat Racing emerged from sweat, sacrifice, and an unwavering drive to excel. Founded by Joe Miller—a combat veteran and retired federal Chief of Police—Combat Racing is dedicated to building a community and forging warriors on the trail. After decades of military and law enforcement service, Joe recognized the strik
Established in 2025, Combat Racing emerged from sweat, sacrifice, and an unwavering drive to excel. Founded by Joe Miller—a combat veteran and retired federal Chief of Police—Combat Racing is dedicated to building a community and forging warriors on the trail. After decades of military and law enforcement service, Joe recognized the striking similarities between the battlefield and the endurance world: both require grit, discipline, and the ability to endure with purpose. Combat Racing channels that mindset into premier trail and ultra marathon events across Central Florida. Our events are designed to push athletes beyond their limits while fostering unbreakable bonds within the first responder and running community.
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Team
Joe Miller’s story isn’t about easy wins; it’s about fighting back. A U.S. Navy and Army National Guard veteran, Joe served in operations across the Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. His military career and later role as a federal Chief of Police were built on discipline, service, and leading others through chaos. A former elit
Joe Miller’s story isn’t about easy wins; it’s about fighting back. A U.S. Navy and Army National Guard veteran, Joe served in operations across the Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. His military career and later role as a federal Chief of Police were built on discipline, service, and leading others through chaos. A former elite powerlifter, Joe set multiple American Power Lifting Records. After retiring from a career in the profession of arms, he found himself battling weight gain and metabolic issues. Joe committed to turning his health around. What started as daily walks became jogs, and then a passion for trail and endurance running. As founder and Race Director of Combat Racing, he organizes various Florida trail running events. I’ve spent my life serving others—in combat zones, on the streets, and now on the trail. This is bigger than running. It’s about showing people they’re capable of more than they imagined, whether it’s through endurance challenges or participating in the first responder running community."