Wednesday, Oct. 24th 2007 5:14 PM
The USARA and Primal Quest have big news for the 2007 GoLite USARA Adventure Race National Champions. Primal Quest will be offering a team slot for this years National Champions.
USARA president Troy Farrar commented, “Don Mann is one of the pioneers of adventure racing in the US and has always supported the grass roots racers. I think PQ’s offer is awesome! Seeing the USARA National Champs get a chance to square off against the best teams in the world will be thrilling. We are excited that PQ has extended the offer and look forward to cheering on the 2007 national champions at Primal Quest.”
Tuesday, Oct. 16th 2007 11:17 AM
The number of of team slots was increased after the first 75 sold out in less than 12 hours. You still have a chance to join the adventure! Primal Quest will continue to accept race applications until all registrations are finalized.
Check out the full details on the Race Registration page.
Monday, Oct. 8th 2007 2:24 AM
At this very moment, Primal Quest Director Don Mann, Course Director Chris Caul, and several others are on the 2008 race course finalizing permitting and course design. Stand by for an announcement on the location soon!
In the meantime, start wrapping your brain around these facts:
The summit of Mt. Everest is 29,026 feet, which after leaving base camp is just over 13,000 feet in elevation gain.
Primal Quest 2008 will have over 95,000 feet of climbing.
More facts to follow…
Tuesday, Oct. 2nd 2007 6:39 PM
For a relatively new team on the AR scene, New Zealand’s Orion Health have amassed quite a string of top-ten finishes in major international competitions. But, perhaps more significantly, they also have shown themselves to have a strong tendency for improvement year after year. In the Adventure Racing World Championships, they placed 5th in 2006 (Sweden) and then an even better 3rd in 2007 (Scotland). In the XPD Australia, an ARWS qualifier, they were 2nd in 2006 and then moved up to take first this year. They are also unbeaten in 24 hour races in their home country for the last three years – registering an astonishing 13 straight wins!
In PQ 2006, they surprised all by putting in a strong showing for such a new and inexperienced team, taking 8th. Now, with two years’ more international racing experience under their belts, they are hoping to continue that tendency to improve in PQ 2008.
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