2014 Arizona Trail Race
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In April of 2014, about 17 of us lined up along the desolate Mexican border in Arizona, and headed north in a race across the deserts, mountains, forests, and canyons of Arizona, headed for Utah. This is the story of how my race unfolded.
The Arizona Trail Race is a self-supported mountain bike race along the famed Arizona Trail. Starting at the Mexico border, there are two distance options: 300 miles to the Picketpost trailhead near Phoenix, or the full traversal to Utah, more than 750 miles. There is no race organization, there is no support; you carry all your own gear, and must be completely self-sufficient. Resupply is allowed only at any commercial establishment.
Read more about the race here: topofusion.com/azt/race.php
Huge thanks to Joe Polk at MTBCast for providing the call-in audio for the narration. MTBCast is a podcast that offers racers a way to call in and leave messages, sometimes the only communication that friends and family get from their racer. Check them out at mtbcast.com.
Call-in voices in order of appearance:
Mark Caminiti
Michael Ackerman
Aaron Johnson
Jill Hueckman
Jay Petervary
Brad Mattingly
Mike Prochaska
This race would not be possible without the tireless efforts of the Arizona Trail Association to create and maintain over 800 miles of singletrack trail across Arizona. They rely on donations to fund these efforts, so please support them and give what you can at aztrail.org.
Big thanks to Tucson local Scott Morris for masterminding these crazy events. Follow him here: topofusion.com/diary/
Another huge thanks to Ghost Kollective for being very willing to provide and share their amazing track, "Dance of the Seven Sisters." They originally developed this song in collaboration with photographer Nicolaus Wegner for his Wyoming Wildscapes II timelapse film, an incredible project and well worth watching. Check them out at the links below:
Ghost Kollective: ghostkollective.com/
Wyoming Wildscapes II: vimeo.com/80836225
Music:
"Fans" by Kings of Leon (tour.kingsofleon.com/)
"No Way" by David Lindley (davidlindley.com/)
"The 2nd Law: Isolated System" by Muse (muse.mu/)
"Meet Me There" by Nick Mulvey (nickmulvey.com/)
"Dance of the Seven Sisters" by Ghost Kollective (ghostkollective.com/)
"Step Outside" by Ki:Theory (kitheory.com/)
Check out my written recaps and photos of the race:
Part 1: mowglimedia.net/journal/2014/4/30/aztr-750-race-report-the-first-300-miles
Part 2: mowglimedia.net/journal/2014/5/15/aztr-750-apache-junction-to-flagstaff
Part 3: mowglimedia.net/journal/2014/5/18/aztr-750-flagstaff-to-utah
And finally - huge thanks to my girlfriend Megan for all her support and encouragement for the race and putting this video together, I couldn't have done it without her!
Incredible job making this video. Kudos to you. So many memories along that route.
Aaron, my Hat is OFF to you. I just returned from doing last 80 miles (North Rim to Stateline campground) as part of a tour. We didn't have to haul our own stuff so that helped a lot. But I can certainly see how hard this is as an accomplishment. Great job!!
Dude. Just....wow. This is SO awesome. One of the best videos I've seen on here in a long time. I know how hard it is to do these races and try to film at the same time. You da man.
Great story telling video. Enjoyed seeing the beautiful Arizona landscape.
Fabulous video. Very inspiring. Makes me want to get out there and ride some more . . .
Planning on AZT 750 in 2015...Great video and great ride in 2014...
well done.. thank you for putting this together and for completing the race....
Great Stuff Aaron. Loved that you used the MTB Cast call ins. So good. Thanks for making this
Great video, thanks for sharing the experience and well done, awesome ride!
So gnarly! Awesome video man. Planning on riding the AZT750 in 2018, can't wait!
Nice video! I'm glad someone also appreciates some old KOL too!
Good footage, good music!
thats pretty bad ass, good job dude
This video deserves way more views and likes. I live in Arizona just getting into mountain biking 3 months already rode all the trails at thunderbird mountain in a day and deems hill. I want to work up to this if you do this again please invite I have 2 other friends that would love to do this.
I've watched this so many times! Aaron, thanks for putting together a quality video and way to go for finishing such an intense race!! Your Colorado Trail Race video was a big motivator for me to get out there and tour it this past summer. You're the man. Any ideas on the next big race? Super curious :)
Great video Aaron. I found you after you filmed Elliot DuMont on Tenmile. Unfortunately, the store you walked into at 4:30 has been closed for a few months.
what a great video shows the real deal
If I was 20 years younger I would do it. BUT, it was fun to watch
chapeau !
very VEry VERY nice video!!
Why do you want to be so much younger to do this.
I'm turning 48 this year and I would do this in a heartbeat. Yes I believe it is very hard. It would take maybe 10 days more but it would be a blast.
Have you ever done multi day hike-a-bike races? I've done two and when ya can ride they're great, when ya can't, which on average seems to be about 50% of the time (not half the trail, half the time), boy do they blow! Just give me a trail I can ride from point A to point B all on the bike, or at least 90% of the time on the bike and they're great. Otherwise it's just a mental and physical thing; who can suffer more for longer than the next guy or gal.
Why did you guys head north instead of starting in the north and heading down south?
What time of year did you do this?
I want to do this, where do I sign up?
How long did the hike take?
Could you do this on a trek 520?
What about a fat bike?
Apparently....
You’ve never been to war.........
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lol why would you start out with old shitty shoes!??!?!?!
Hey Bro.!.!