Two more teams have dropped from Primal Quest Montana today as Team Brain Attack and Quixote both withdrew due to minor, non-emergency, injuries. 

The support crew for Team #54, the Werewolves, continue to do an outstanding job of blogging about the race and producing some cool videos. Check out their latest below, that does a nice job of summing up the race thus far.

Team MOAT/Peak.com became the fifth team to cross the finish line and complete the 2008 Primal Quest Montana course. Congrats to the entire team, who were in good spirits, even if they were a bit tired. Great showing by the team from Texas. 

Photo by Will Ramos

KTVM Boseman, the local NBC affiliate, continues their stellar coverage of Primal Quest Montana. Here’s another great example of their work.

Thanks for all the coverage Jake and Jeff. Really great work!

DART-nuun was the third team to cross the finish line tonight after more than six and a half days of racing.They were followed closely by Team Bones, who they had been traveling with for much of the day. Due to time adjustments for credits earned or penalties incurred, the exact ranking of the two teams has yet to be determined. 

Photo by Aaron Swisher

Written by Frances Fisher and Kraig Becker

Team TravelCountry.com is made up of four very experienced adventure racers in Ulf Petri, Don Nettlow, Patricia Williams Smith, and Blain Reeves. Together they have more than 26 years of experience in the sport, and this is their first Primal Quest. 

Yesterday was a rough day for the team however, with amazing highs, and crushing lows. When we last saw them on the course, they were just coming off the Crazy Mountains and in high spirits.  “We smoked that section!” they said.  Blaine Reeves was elated, citing the views from the Crazies as the most beautiful he’s ever seen – and he’s been racing since 1995. 

With this momentum, they headed into the Sportraxx by Simpson MTB section, traveling to the Bridger Mountains for the TATE Trekking section.  At the TA before the Bridgers, they encountered their first signs of trouble when Ulf experienced respiratory issues that really impacted his ability to race.  They stayed in the TA for 12 hours where he was treated by Dr. Bill Webster.  After being given a respiratory nebulizer, which had little effect, and eventually a steroid, he was soon on the mend. 12 hours later, they were back on the trail, setting out just before dawn, hoping to time their hike so they would reach the first peak as the sun was coming up.  This would allow them to see their footing during the most treacherous section, and also avoid walking on the ice across the ridge until the sun had softened it up a bit.  Unfortunately, the plan did not work out.

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