MILLER VS. HAWKS | TNF Endurance Challenge 50 Miler 2016

Hayden Hawks takes on the 2015 The North Face EC 50 champion Zach Miller and one of the most stacked 50 milers on the ultra marathon circuit. They had an epic battle all day finishing within just a couple minutes of one another.
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Jamil Coury is an ultra runner, entrepreneur and filmmaker based out of Phoenix, Arizona. He is founder and CEO of Aravaipa Running, a trail and ultra events business that holds over thirty running and mountain biking events per year.
Jamil has been running ultra marathons since 2005 and his long term goal is to become a five loop finisher of the Barkley Marathons.

[@dbk81]

When you think you left it all out there, then watch Zach Miller run and realize you were just looking at the front door to the pain cave and Zach is fist fighting in the basement. What a beast.

[@khanalberts7417]

This should be a famous quote

[@austinshields8627]

Almost 6 years later and I still watch this video when I need motivation. I've yet to see anything else that comes close to this!

[@saral2442]

Me too!!

[@alexisjmartin_]

This sets a new bar for race coverage. Well done!

[@mondoc7976]

right?

[@shikaotewarrior]

Amen

[@tarmon768]

Jamil's running footage is still unrivaled. Also watch Chasing Walmsley on this channel

[@fabrizioalonso223]

The camera man should be winning races. God he runs

[@marlinweekley51]

fabrizio alonso he does

[@williamdowling7718]

I would definitely watch the entire race first person like this... fantastic scenery. Very relaxing. I'd like to have hours of this footage to play in the background while I work.

[@sellonaenterprisessellonaj6411]

i agree.. hehehe!

[@runsteepgethigh]

We've won a few!

[@patrickedwards5804]

@@runsteepgethigh who was the camera man?

[@bullitt4930]

Incredible video. FYI...Zach ran a 7:10 pace for that 50 miler. The last 3 miles were under 16 minutes. INSANE!

[@curtbentley]

That's inhuman.

[@Kevin-dl8oc]

The last three are also downhill...still nuts overall

[@yungthunder2681]

Wait. Why was the clock time at 10 hours? I'm so confused

[@11tylerhill]

10 am, race started at 5

[@nGUNNARp]

@@brady2484 it did not take them 11 hours to run it my dude

[@kevinconnelly2486]

This film embodies the qualities of ultra running (and the ultra running community) as well as any other I've seen. The beauty, the pain, the competitiveness, and camaraderie of the sport are all there. This is the type of film you send to someone who doesn't understand the point of logging ultra mileage in the wilderness. Really well done, guys!

[@runsteepgethigh]

+Kevin Connelly Thanks so much

[@carlosehuerta]

Awesome Job guys!

[@mrnothingbettertodo]

Well said!

[@runsteepgethigh]

+Kevin Connelly Thank you Kevin! 💪

[@timloudermilk7364]

Kevin Connelly I

[@ginaschultz6647]

I LOVE the way Miller cheers Hawks on, greets him at the finish line, and helps him sit down. True family in ultrarunners!

[@mountainridgephysicalthera596]

Impressed you can move that fast while filming with a selfie stick, keep the subjects in the frame and still stay upright.

[@Mylovejanedoe]

Mountain Ridge Physical Therapy what are stabilizers

[@gogo171717]

Hello, do you know what does he uses for filming ?

[@annickm4207]

best running film yet! what a wonderful collab, no frills, just feet pounding and raw emotions, loved every second!

[@tonys6237]

Some nice music too which also adds to the drama and scenery, I think 🙂

[@pesyaivry9650]

Finally a trail film the likes of which I could only dream of. My favorite bit besides the conclusion of the race (of course) would be the silent moments on the trail with just the ambient noise. I could watch that for hours.. Exactly why the Headlands is at the top of the world's running destinations. GREAT FILM!

[@runsteepgethigh]

THANK YOU

[@brandonormond9650]

This is my absolute favorite running video. I watch it from time to time just because. These guys are both animals and to hear Zach cheering for others from 1st place with Hayden right on his heels.

[@ryanbrown4161]

Can you see anyone, Billy!? - Best part.

[@jessicabradshaw3365]

It was! I feel like all these guys are my good friends

[@MrManicola]

@11:20 Jamil silhouette holding the GoPro on a stick running as fast .. then later Zach asks Billy Yang is he sees anyone ... so I realized the two masters of Ultrarunning video work came together to get this done.... just missing the Ginger runner to get the trifecta! Awesome video work!!

[@hafdzuanadzmi6482]

the best race highlight of any sport ever ... felt like I was in 3rd place racing ! . .awesome job by film crew keeping up with these fast guys! awesome!

[@robertdrew6523]

This is the way to cover a foot race! Great job!

[@alexodonnell88]

Something so meditative about watching Zach and Hayden run down those trails from 8:30 on!!! Poetry in motion!!

[@robbiepike8068]

wow...that's what I've been wanting to see for race coverage...great work!

[@TinyHomeTours]

fantastic editing, well done!

[@jono2154]

Zach's reaction at the end is beautiful!!!! Love the determination!!!

[@Regimeshifts]

i felt the energy

[@nathanielsnyder1511]

This is so insanely good!! Love the silent parts where all you here is there pounding footsteps,and the camaraderie between athletes. Well done jamil

[@martinstrom1559]

This video is my new spirit animal

[@jcgomez3635]

Martin Ström hearhear

Best running video of 2016. Great job!

[@shaneoconwell2945]

This is my favorite running video ever. I watch and listen to it weekly when I do a trail workout/uptempo run. The music and race vibes make me feel like I'm not alone and in a race. THANK YOU!

[@runsteepgethigh]

🙏

[@chuck291]

Your best video yet! Can't wait to see what this channel brings in the future!

[@ozcrocco]

Fantastic. Great work! Thanks for filming/making/sharing.

[@cavemanillustrations]

Thank you for doing this film...really enjoyed it. Now, gotta go run some trails!

[@michiganchris]

The best running video I have ever watched. Really amazing footage!

[@andy24shaw]

Such great footage! You really get a sense for the exertion and pain these guys are pushing through. You're really onto something here :)

[@HeartPumper]

Jamil, thank you for this awesome footage and obvious huge passion behind all of that! Hyped about your Barkley training!

[@andyks2494]

Thanks for catching this! Great video of an amazing battle!

[@cuddlegoo]

thanks so much for the work everyone put into this. amazing to watch.

[@pylerj]

Best race footage I've ever seen! You can really feel their pain at the end.

[@sundarielizabethkraft7288]

I've re-watched this so many times. Just epic. Zach's pure joy when he finishes is so inspiring. Thanks for making films like this, Jam Jam!

[@sweetnaturalliving]

WOW! Up close and personal! Talk about keeping it real! Powerful inspiration :)

[@snazzycracker2]

Awesome that you could keep up and still film. Thanks for the footage as always.

[@sebastianskiff3953]

What a great video. Really captured the race. Being able to run with them and at multiple points was excellent. The end was special as well. You're all the real deal! I tip my hat off to you all, the runners and everyone else involved. Now back to watching again.

[@JeffDinkin]

Tremendous job filming this epic battle! Not many people could keep up with those 2 badasses and stay on their feet while filming such amazing footage. Also loved the capture of the camaraderie at the end. Mad props!

[@nickenchuggets2699]

I watch this video whenever I need some inspiration. I’ve watched it many times. You captured an amazing moment.

[@jaredlynch-gilbert4314]

Top Notch footage Jamil. Thank You!!!

[@chuckacabra]

Thank you for this! Inspiring performance from the athletes and the film crew.

[@jamesold2968]

Great work on all ends. Those dudes are badass and you guys made a hell of a film!

[@chemsmith]

This is the BEST trail/ultra film I've ever seen. Makes Unbreakable look dull. I DO wish it weren't called "Miller vs. Hawks," implying Hawks *lost* when he is nothing but a winner here. Especially given that it was his first 50 miler. Also, kudos to Jamil (and others) who ran along with them! And HOW did you keep your video so steady? Incredible.

[@runsteepgethigh]

Tim Smith I appreciate the comment Tim. My thinking in calling it that was to highlight the duel and the fact that it was really a two man race, which is pretty crazy with how stacked the field was. We didn't know what would happen but it was pretty clear after a few miles this was a two man show most of the day. We used mostly cameras with a stabilizing gimbal. -Jamil

[@chemsmith]

I wasn't that serious about the name. Miller vs. Hawks does capture what's going on here. That gimbal works impressively. So smooooooth.

[@jeffkelley4055]

Honestly I've watched this 4 times now Chromecast to the big TV turned up loud. It is just too good.

[@anthonypeters1797]

@@chemsmith than don't say it

[@jono2154]

@@runsteepgethigh I got a little teary eyes at the end....watched this a few times already.

[@jakobish]

Great video. Really captures one of the things that I love the most about running races, the good atmosphere and everyone cheering each other on despite different levels. Beautiful to watch, and good job camera man!

[@lucasmoskau6868]

This is my favourite running video. It's so inspiring to me seeing those two battle it out with everything they got, while keeping such great attitude. I watch this video at least once a week!

[@benharris9175]

Jamil and team, this is an outstanding piece. The final few minutes had me gripped even though I knew the outcome. Nice work guys, inspiring stuff.

[@george26633]

amazing video, rarely can we see elite runners on course like that

[@JC-xk8pw]

This is exactly the type of footage I wanted to see!! Thank you for posting such an awesome video! Really love your films and vlogs! I just purchased your Run Steep Get High hat & can't wait for it to arrive! :)

[@katkat4986]

when i feel like dragging myself out of bed to run, i watch this video to motivate myself. such a lovely coverage!

[@Mysticfizz24]

Great video! Loved the respect they show each other at the end of the race, true hero's. This is as good as any doc shown on the TV, keep up the good work 👍

[@JP_2086]

hey guys!!! this is amazing, you really show us how is the race in the front, two guys running with all the power yeah, Thanks for this vídeo.

[@glennmobley1771]

Thank you once again Jamil for an inspiring video. Great work.

[@CameronHardyultrarunner]

Great filming and running guys! The end was the best when Zach said, "You're the real deal!" Totally.

[@chrisbutcher8043]

Good God that was the best 21 minutes of racing ever filmed! Amazing job filming Those two dueling it out, spectacular and so insanely inspiring. The fact that three of you, you Michael and Billy combined footage to put this together is so perfect, great, great job!

[@mikeyoung1704]

Great vid, Jamil. Props to Michael and Billy for the footage too. The extrended stretch you covered on Coastal Trail behind Zach and Hayden is freaking awesome. Thank you for your work!

[@vinnycappadora5792]

good work man. great to see video of the front field like that. glad you've got the legs to keep up with them a bit.

[@ghill3337]

LOVE this video! Embodies all we love about trail running - the beauty of the trail, pushing each other to become better, the mutual respect we show others for their talent. Awesome job!

[@jamestaylor574]

Wow. Amazing. The course, the athletes and you guys making the film. Thanks so much for making this. You are great runners but to do that and hold a camera is something else. The last couple of minutes at the end are great to see. Great job Jamil, Michael and Billy.

[@jonroig8751]

Dude. Great job, guys... I've run that race a whole bunch of times, you totally captured it. Thx!

[@PeterGtze]

Documeting history in a very fitting way. Great job!

[@aaron4239]

Awesome coverage by all three of you guys, you all need to get together and do more of these races. Great respect at the end from both runners. What an awesome sport!!!

[@Frenchiification]

There is simply nothing more pure then the sounds of running. Loved this. Captured so well.

[@erinhooley4788]

Thank you Jamil and crew for making the effort to film these speedsters! This was so epic. Keep them coming!

[@slatonwhatley633]

Unbelievable! This is the first time I've seen filming at a race that gave me any indication of what it was like to be there. Inspiring racing from both of these guys! Thanks for putting in the work to film these guys!

[@JustinCycling]

Amazing footage guys, this is a game changer! You make the spectator feel like he or she is part of the race and the pain. Very inspiring! Thanks a lot, I will be watching this video quite a few times more :) Best of wishes out of the Netherlands!

[@brianfrolo245]

Seriously, one of the best running videos on KZbin. The audio and puts you right in the scene.

[@craigsutton5414]

Thank you. I am just blowed away by the stamina of Zach and Hayden! Awesome videoing too.

[@alpspud]

Amazing job keeping up with the 2 top racers and making a great film for us all to enjoy! What a fight they put on. Inspiring.

[@PrasenjitSarkarSingapore]

Wow ... easily the best trail race video I've seen until now!

[@dmft78]

Absolutely great coverage! Great job filming an exciting race.

[@danoott9694]

Only just seen this for the first time. Absolutely phenomenal footage, it really captures the heart and soul required to compete at this level. Zach's running like his life depended on it, what a truly awe inspiring person and moving video. Great work guys!

[@espenandersen3138]

this is my favorite running vid on youtube - the intensity of it all!

[@dibya8590]

This is so beautiful I come here to watch the race and imagine myself running on these beautiful hillsides when ever I feel stressed. This video is way underrated. Should get much more views due to its quality.

[@LoneEndurance]

This has to be the best race footage ever created! Good stuff!

[@chasberman]

More videos exactly like this please! Just following behind with camera for long stretches, some occasion music, ambient sounds. I’ve watched this so many times! Best running video ever. Thanks.

[@ShaunKjar]

This is the best pure running video I've seen. I don't even know what to say but thank you.

[@Wavygravvy]

this NEVER gets old. runners will be watching this 20 years from now. amazing work!

[@jessewoodman1496]

what a film, what a race! SO inspiring!

[@totosupertramp]

Hell of a footage, thanks to the three of you taking care of this awesome record

[@Chris.E.]

Oh my God. So fast. Best video on ultras I've seen so far. That stretch of running the scenic coast was incredible.

[@mountainbuttons]

Guys. This is phenomenal. Amazing work!

[@sael40]

Great editing and awesome footage! Thanks for the vid :)

[@gorboman]

I like the storytelling in the caption. Good job, man!

[@TONYR441]

The skill, focus, passion, joy and community you caught in this film is outstanding.

[@tedwhite6588]

what a great race, beautifully shot, in a paradise of a landscape! Makes you want to get on a trail and fly...

[@lm22069]

Incredible video! Highly appreciate your effort! Thanks man!

[@Alpinefolk]

I think this is still the best race video I've ever seen. Gives me goosebumps watching this.

[@mrang5502]

Always inspires me to get up and do better! One of the best trail running videos on KZbin

[@esmeralda869]

Amazing footage! Congrats to the athletes behind the camera.

[@AKAThePass]

So rarely do we get to see footage like this of some of the best runners in the sport. Awesome work filming and putting this together, thank you! I'm blown away by Zach's pace. The way he was pushing with 6+ miles still to go... and he just never let up. Insane.

[@MrSchulz11]

Thank you for this glorious footage. So well done.

[@gengar678]

What a wonderful footage. Best i have ever seen. Finally you feel the speed

[@RedspringsRunner]

Awesome coverage and film making! What a great show of sportsmanship at the end of the race!!

[@jonathanolson2106]

Excellent work. super clear footage, I just wish it was all live! Thanks for the effort. It's not easy keeping up with those two.

[@victorcm5635]

I just found your channel, this year.but this is an amazing video! Thanks for the amazing work here and the inspiration you have given me in all your videos, I started running this year too so your channel had helped me alot. I ran my first half marathon just last month, hope one day I can run an ultra and see you there.

[@tonytuttle8018]

Shouting encouragement to everybody you pass on the trail is the textbook definition of "conversational pace".

[@9199kim36]

A top-notch video footage of the two amazing athletes! Great work dude...keep it coming!!!

[@jessen_0124]

Awesome video Jamil! That's some killer footage!

[@MalcolmMcLoughlin]

This is some next-level $hit! From the camera work to the racing I was gripped the entire time. Towards the end I had sweaty palms and goosebumps. I can neither confirm nor deny that I cried at the end but DANG! does it make me proud to be a trail ultrarunner. Chapeau!

[@joinermikeprep7297]

Sooooo happy I found this channel, awesome videos, pushing me on as I get Back into trail running 👍🏻

[@saltydog6241]

Incredible footage of incredible athletes. Very inspiring. Bravo!