Hammer Nutrition partners with Primal Quest!
Posted on 04/02/08 4:07 PM| by Kraig
We are excited to announce our partnership with the world-class adventure race known as Primal Quest, back after a two-year hiatus. Headed up by retired Navy SEAL and well-known/respected adventure racer and event promoter Don Mann (who’s also an avid Hammer Nutrition product user), the 2008 race takes place in Hammer’s home state of Montana on June 21 - July 2 (exact location TBA).
Labeled as “the World’s Most Difficult Human Endurance Competition” (or, as writer Jason Blevins puts it, “The sufferfest that eclipses all sufferfests”), Primal Quest (quoting their web site) “is a 5-10 day expedition adventure race. It is the largest non-motorized, multi-sport, multi-day event of its kind in the US. Primal Quest® is an environmentally friendly, ecologically aware wilderness Expedition Adventure Race®. Teams of experienced back country adventure athletes journey across expansive terrain using only a map, a compass and combined skills. Successfully finishing requires much more than stamina and mental fortitude. It requires selfless teamwork, spirit and absolute determination. Only co-ed teams of four are permitted to race. Team members are required to travel together at all times and must finish together in order to be officially ranked. Over $100,000 in Cash and Prizes will be awarded to the top finishing teams.”
In the most recent newsletter to prospective teams and adventure racing enthusiasts, Don Mann writes:
Dear Adventurers,
It is my honor and great pleasure to welcome you to Primal Quest Montana, the “World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition.” In less than 7 months you will gather at the starting line with many of the world’s finest adventure racers and set out to compete in an epic adventure. On behalf of the entire Primal Quest Management and Operations Team I want to express just how excited we are for your team to join us in the mountains of The Big Sky State.
Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, and Arizona were also in contention to host Primal Quest in 2008. While any of these states could have produced spectacular races, our Montana course, in my opinion, is second to none. I can promise that you will love this course and will never forget it!
Because this year’s race is a supported event, it made sense that we should create a more challenging course than we did with Primal Quest Utah. While the Utah course was demanding with its very hot temperatures (112 -116 degrees at times) and a desert that had a way of draining all energy reserves from the competitors, the Montana course will present new demands on your bodies. Teams will face less harsh weather, but unrelenting climbs on both foot and bike.
In Primal Quest Montana you can expect to climb over 100,000 feet (Everest x 3), you will paddle and swim in big white water and you will perform world-class mountain navigation. The pain and the suffering you will encounter will be made even more rewarding by the never-ending 360 degree vistas of absolutely beautiful, rugged and remote terrain.
The few people you may encounter while racing in this remote region of the Rockies will be good, down-to-earth, friendly Montana folks who will most likely cheer you on and applaud your efforts through your arduous journey.
Hammer Nutrition is honored to sponsor this epic race and we look forward to welcoming all the teams racing in Primal Quest Montana to our great state! For more information please visit www.ecoprimalquest.com/wp-primal
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