tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:08:51 +0000http://azendurance.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jamil)Blogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-8942599840925339653Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:45:00 +00002008-03-25T09:58:30.481-07:00I had the pleasure of meeting and conversing with Gheral over the past few years at the Man Vs. Horse race near Prescott. Although I only saw him a few times, he was extremely enthusiastic about the race and seeing all of the runners participating. Although he was unable to run this year, he was out there all day near the start/finish line to cheer everyone on. He even was excited for me to http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2008/03/prescott-running-legend-dies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-6175406853084639398Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:59:00 +00002008-03-13T05:01:16.293-07:00http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2008/03/classic-man-vs-wild.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-7965253866511364088Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:00:00 +00002008-03-04T10:21:20.694-07:00http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2008/02/23rd-birthday-challenge-more-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-4275800746599451738Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:03:00 +00002008-03-04T10:20:04.986-07:00Birthday ChallengeSuper BowlFinal Birthday Challenge Numbers: 103 pullups 12 sets of 23 situps 180 pushups Won 5/23 games of solitaire Rode 23 miles on my bicycle Swam in a 54 degree pool for 23 seconds 1:30 breath hold Longest streak of free throws in a row: 12 2.3 shots 2.3 beers 2.3 mixed drinks 1 pulled Achilles Well I am glad that I at least attempted my first birthday challenge although I did not meet all of my http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2008/02/birthday-challenge-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-7465088495270331319Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:32:00 +00002008-03-04T10:20:40.588-07:00Birthday ChallengeI will be completing my first birthday challenge this year despite ongoing feet injuries from Angeles Crest in September. This will be an "off the couch" challenge with a good mix of physical, mental and of course drinking challenges. I plan on completing these tasks on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3rd in Glendale, AZ. 230 pullups 23 sets of 23 situps 23 mile bike ride 23 free throws in a row 23 http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2008/01/birthday-challenge-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-7365699208676072525Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:37:00 +00002007-11-07T12:37:42.641-07:00Javelina Jundredhttp://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/11/2007-javelina-jundred-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-5093030698850212209Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:24:00 +00002007-10-22T14:25:21.396-07:00http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/10/horton-creek-slacklining.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-4730396505450339359Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:23:00 +00002007-10-22T14:24:42.980-07:00http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/10/2007-man-against-horse-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-6882629475556768007Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:43:00 +00002007-10-03T22:44:20.779-07:00Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Runhttp://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/10/2007-angeles-crest-100.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-4888603900930807724Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:17:00 +00002007-09-13T08:18:24.137-07:00http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/09/tonto-creek-narrows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-7981118949927357857Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:32:00 +00002007-08-29T21:35:13.901-07:00Check out this video I made of my recent trip to Havasupai Canyon. Comment and let me know what you think! http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/08/havasupai-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-3864471151250043002Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:15:00 +00002008-02-27T11:03:27.201-07:00I just got back from a trip down to Havasupai Canyon in Northern Arizona with 7 friends. We had an incredible time down there hiking through grapevine covered valleys, swimming underneath thundering waterfalls and leaping off 30 to 50 foot rock cliffs into cool pools of water. Although this was probably my 13th time going, I was still able to find plenty of new places to explore and things to do.http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/08/havasupai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-3065128914299463817Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:25:00 +00002007-07-30T11:05:06.540-07:00WMRCAngeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance RunFlagstaff This has been an incredible week of training for me. I kicked things off with a 12 mile run up in Flagstaff last Sunday. My brother (who is also running Angeles Crest) and I met up with Andrew from WMRC for a trip up the Weatherford Trail. We made it up just short of Doyle Saddle and cruised back in for a great start to the week. It was so nice to be running up in the cool mountains. http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/07/double-flagstaff-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-2877709713489878800Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:22:00 +00002007-07-30T11:22:54.098-07:00Munds Canyon The end of the hike. Nick being attacked by an animal skull. Entering Munds Canyon via I-17 highway bridge (mile 322). On a trip with my family to a cabin in Munds Park, I explored Munds Canyon with my two brothers and my Dad. We first parked "illegally" near the golf resort and then entered the canyon via a creekbed under the freeway overpass! We only hiked in for about 40 minutes, but http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/07/munds-canyon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-1810253726607905939Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:32:00 +00002007-07-30T12:38:25.994-07:00GlissadeHardrock 100Here are a couple of videos I took during course marking at Hardrock this year. We were able to glissade down some of the snow drifts below Virginius Pass! This first one shows Robert Andrulis coming down from the top of Virginius. The second video shows Flyin Brian Robinson and Robert again further down the mountain. http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/07/glissading-on-hardrock-course.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-621186054295622558Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:28:00 +00002007-07-02T18:51:40.242-07:00Oak Creek CanyonWoods CanyonSlide RockThis past weekend I took a little trip up to Northern Arizona to explore a couple of canyons with my friend Randall. We checked out Woods Canyon on Saturday night. Climbing down into this wild and beautiful canyon was accomplished by following a game trail that was so steep, we were sliding for up to ten feet at a time on loose soil! We also saw a couple of large elk and even had to trailblazehttp://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/07/woods-canyon-and-slide-rock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-7926439619589408078Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:18:00 +00002007-06-28T12:05:38.481-07:00WMRCRunningAngeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run I ran with the WMRC this morning at Squaw Peak. We probably ran about 6 miles as I was huffing it through the last stretch. It is always a pleasure running with this group and hearing about all of the recent races going on. This week's talk was all about Western States and how much fun everyone had there. Of course none of the participants were here this week as expected, but a few of the http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/06/wednesday-morning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-8966957219997059201Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:57:00 +00002007-06-24T11:55:53.781-07:00Fossil SpringsTonto National Forest After a late night playing some poker at a friend's bachelor party, I set out with my roommate and friend Rick Cheever for a day of hiking and swimming at fossil springs. We arrived at the trail head just after 9am and began the hike. The trailhead is a few miles west of Strawberry, Arizona in the Tonto National Forest. The hike begins from the top of a mesa and descends approximately 1500 http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/06/fossil-springs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-5820899964334800254Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:32:00 +00002007-06-25T13:27:45.415-07:00 I will be traveling to Fossil Springs tomorrow with a couple of friends for a hike and swim through the lush wilderness area north of Payson. There is supposed to be a rope swing and a lot of really cool swimming holes.http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/06/fossil-springs-tomorrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-7515455711195287899Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:44:00 +00002007-06-21T12:20:24.284-07:00Fossil SpringsTrail WorkAngeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance RunThis past weekend my brother and I travelled to southern California for the Angeles Crest trail work day. This is a requirement for the Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run to be held on September 15-16th. Nick and I signed up in late April and will be among the youngest entrants this year attempting to conquer the brutally tough course. I am excited, yet weary about this upcoming endeavor, http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/06/angeles-crest-trail-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-4445570252741015017Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:18:00 +00002008-02-26T21:13:52.789-07:00 I am happy to be out running again after a couple weeks of attending to my very sore feet. I strained my plantar fascia in the last 30 miles at Across the Years and I am still working towards a full recovery. I went from not being able to stand or walk the day after the race to snowboarding a week later and I went for a 15.5 mile trail run yesterday morning. Although it is not http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/01/recovery-is-slow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-824562107586080986Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:02:00 +00002007-01-04T09:58:18.904-07:00 Recovery is slow but my condition is improving. I literally could not walk the day of the race or even barely stand on my own power. I injured my left foot pretty bad with at least 20 miles to go in the race so I literally gutted the last 5 or so hours out. This now leaves me with a messed up foot and a lot of time to sit around and watch movies! I am hoping that it gets well enough for me http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/01/time-to-rest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-4807536367546845559Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:30:00 +00002007-01-04T09:57:38.523-07:00 Well it wasn't easy or pretty but I ran and walked my way to 100 miles at Across the Years around a 500 meter track! I did the entire race with my brother Nick and we finished together in just over 23 hours. This was by far the most difficult thing I have ever done but it was well worth it. I plan to write up a full report soon detailing my experience and how my race plan turned out. I am inhttp://azendurance.blogspot.com/2007/01/100-miles-at-across-years-2006.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-396648901656636746Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:40:00 +00002007-01-04T14:11:33.924-07:00 Today my two good friends Eddie and Michael joined me for our own personal "adventure race". We started just before noon and biked from our house in Tempe near Arizona State University to Camelback Mountain which is a good 10 miles. From there we set out on foot and hiked up one side of the mountain and down the other. We then turned around and hiked back up and over the mountain again back http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2006/12/december-adventure-race.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28057779.post-6474241202231892054Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:13:00 +00002007-01-04T10:07:55.899-07:00Tonight I spontaneously decided to step foot outsided the door of my house in Tempe with a single water bottle in my waist pack, a beanie over my head, gloves on my hands and head West towards my parent's house in Glendale a mere 22 miles away. Using a series of streets, bike paths and gravel canal routes I made my way across Phoenix home. I have been wanting to make this run for a couple of http://azendurance.blogspot.com/2006/12/running-through-darkness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamil)