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The Ultimate Chipotle Showdown: Jamil vs. Kevin

Author
Jeff Garmire
Published
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Episode Link
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/freeoutside/episodes/The-Ultimate-Chipotle-Showdown-Jamil-vs--Kevin-e2u75qe

🔥 Jamil Coury vs. Kevin Russ – The Battle for Local Legend! 🔥

In this episode, I catch up with Jamil Coury and Kevin Russ—while they’re literally running back and forth on a 0.22-mile Chipotle Strava segment in Tempe, Arizona! These two endurance athletes have taken on the wildest challenge in sports right now: logging the most segments in January to win free Chipotle for a year. 🏆🌯

Jamil, the founder of Aravaipa Running, and Kevin, a thru-hiker, ultra-endurance athlete, and videographer, are putting in insane mileage—think 70-mile days on the same stretch of pavement—as they battle for the title. I interviewed them remotely while they were mid-run, giving you a raw, live look into their mental and physical grind.

🚀 What’s in this episode?
✔️ The Chipotle Local Legend challenge explained
✔️ Jamil’s daily grind of running + working + parenting
✔️ Kevin’s crazy 261-mile week and strategy to stay ahead
✔️ The friendly but fierce rivalry between these two ultra competitors
✔️ Jamil’s truck getting towed (sacrifices must be made!)
✔️ Their content battle—who’s winning the YouTube war?
✔️ Strategies for the final day and whether a tie is possible

📲 Follow Jamil & Kevin’s journey:

Jamil Coury:  @runsteepgethigh 
Kevin Russ: https://www.instagram.com/kevinruss/


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Chapters


00:00 The Chipotle Challenge Begins


12:48 Interview with Jamil Curry


25:23 Insights from Kevin Russ


keywords: Chipotle challenge, running rivalry, Jamil Coury, Kevin Russ, ultra running, local legend, Strava, endurance sports, competition, content creation

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