January 31, 2025

The Ultimate Chipotle Showdown: Jamil vs. Kevin

28 minutes

🔥 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/

💥 Support the Show!

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🛒 Shoutout to Janji!

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Chapters

00:00 The Chipotle Challenge Begins

12:48 Interview with Jamil Curry

25:23 Insights from Kevin Russ

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By Jeff Garmire

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