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Aravaipa Trail Talk – Episode 016: San Tan Recap, Golden Ticket Races, TrailTube
Episode #016 of Aravaipa Trail Talk. San Tan Scramble, The Western States First Golden Ticket Race, Trail Marking, More Across The Years, and answers to your questions! Ask us a question for the next video! https://twitter.com/happyjubilee Tweets by JamilCoury Tweets by AravaipaRunning https://www.facebook.com/aravaiparunn… https://www.instagram.com/aravaiparun…
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2016 Desert Solstice Preview
On Saturday, December 10th, Central High School’s track in Phoenix, Arizona will again be the stage for some record breaking runs. Aravaipa Running presents the 6th annual Desert Solstice Track Invitational. This year nearly 30 talented athletes will chase after national and world records. Many of the runners this year are vying for a spot on the coveted US National 24 Hour Team which requires minimum 140 miles for men and 125 miles for women within a 24 hour time span. Previous years have seen 41 national and 10 world records on this fast 400 meter red track. Some familiar faces to the track at Desert Solstice include: Courtney Dauwalter, 31 years old, is 6th on …
Women’s Ultra Training Program – Dead Horse Ultras Recap
It’s not a “program”- well, it is – but it’s more than that. The Aravaipa Women’s Ultra Training Program is a community of women who for the last year have come together to train, build friendships, and explore more of their potential through ultra-running. The past 5 days have been amazing and I can’t quite get over how both iterations of the training cycles have brought together such amazing people. We spent 5 days together (after 4 months of training) and if I can speak for the group, enjoyed every minute of it. Training from July 15 – November 19 for the Dead Horse Ultra in Moab, Utah the training cycle consisted of the worst …
Pass Mountain Trail Runs 2016
Rays of light blew in with a cooling breeze making the desert air chilly in the early morning. The 50K runners worked their way to the start line and began just as the sun crept over the horizon. Truly poetic how their newest running journey began with the promise of a new day. The other runners experiencing the remaining distances would soon get to join. Singing Happy Birthday It just so happened that there were two runners celebrating their Birthdays with a 25K run! Of course it was only right for us to sing “Happy Birthday” to both of them as the runners lined up to the start line. Robert Herron (Left) and Robby Organ …
Travis Swaim, Pass Mountain 2016
Travis Swaim Melia Coury: Hi, I’m Melia Coury here with Aravaipa Running and Travis Swaim. Travis Swaim: Hello. Melia: And you just set a new course record today at our 25K for Pass Mountain. Travis: Yeah it was pretty awesome. I heard it was held by Jamil so I had to gun for that one. He’s a legend so it’s fun to chase after him. M: Yeah…so you just signed up this morning is that correct? T: Yeah, I’ve been having some leg issues and I did Ragnar last weekend. So having to do the quick go and stop but I decided to give today a try. But I think it went well. M: Sounds …
CEO Recap from Jamil
Wow, it’s already November. The evenings are getting dark early and mornings here in Phoenix have started to become (almost) chilly. That means one thing for us here at Aravaipa: we are just wrapping up the Javelina Jundred . It’s hard to believe that this was my 9th year as Race Director of this amazing event which has grown into the 2nd largest 100 mile foot race in North America. I agreed to take over the race back in 2007 at the ripe age of 22, the same year I graduated college and was embarking on my first “real job” at a local accounting firm. Little would I know how much that small opportunity would come to …
Javelina Jundred 2016 Recap
Jalloween Party It’s a running community reunion like no other. A sea of over 300 tents popped up at the Javelina Jeadquarters by Friday afternoon. The temporary city was alive with excitement for a weekend filled with running and cheer. Not to be forgotten are the costumes that could make you laugh and not intended to cause fear; for this ultra marathon race celebrates Jalloween. Who Wore It Best Since Javelina Jundred is always the weekend around Jalloween most runners engage in the fun. And even if they don’t dress up we have plenty of decorations around our aid stations to keep the spirit alive. Also, in some cases, the crew members, aid station volunteers …
Cave Creek Thriller 2016 Race Report
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” –John Ruskin. There was plenty of delicious sun to go around for everyone at Cave Creek Thriller. The weather may have been toasty as the day progressed but the warm personalities of the runner’s shined through. Whether it was discovering a new friendship, celebrating a long travel with a run or taking that first leap onto the trails the group came out for another great reunion. New friends were made as they battled through the terrain. There was more than one account of runners meeting on the …