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• Primal Quest is an annual adventure race that is considered one of the most challenging in the world.Flathead Beacon: Around the Mountains in 10 Days (June 20, 2008) Teams of four people spend up to 10 days mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, riverboarding and running through hundreds of miles of rugged terrain to claim the championship.Official Site: Primal Quest

• Fast Facts

  1. Billed as "the world's most challenging human endurance competition"Official Site: Primal Quest
  2. First Primal Quest race held in Telluride, Colorado in 2002Official Site: Primal Quest
  3. More than $100,000 in cash and prizes for winnersOfficial Site: Primal Quest
  4. 2008: Primal Quest Expedition Race held in Montana
  5. Began on June 23, 2008
  6. Ends on July 2, 2008
  7. 82 teams were competingMilwaukee Journal Sentinel: Nowhere to Go But Up, Up and Up (June 22, 2008)
  8. Most teams were from the U.S.Deseret News: Terrain Will Challenge Athletes (June 23, 2008)
  9. Race length: 500 milesOfficial Site: Primal Quest
  10. Contestants have up to 10 days to finish the raceMilwaukee Journal Sentinel: Nowhere to Go But Up, Up and Up (June 22, 2008)
  11. GPS units allowed for 2008 race because of potential inclement weather conditionsSummit Daily News: Merrill, Nike Out to Defend Primal Quest Title (June 20, 2008)
  12. 2008 contestants included emergency room doctors, firefighters and a massage therapistMilwaukee Journal Sentinel: Nowhere to Go But Up, Up and Up (June 22, 2008)

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  Adventure Racing | Rock Climbing | Kayaking | Riverboarding | Running | Hiking | Montana

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