The Rapid City Journal posted a great article a few days back preparing it’s readers for Primal Quest Badlands next August. They interviewed adventure racing veteran “Earring” Doug Judson of Team Tecnu Extreme/Staphaseptic Adventure Racing on his experiences from past PQ races, and the sport in general. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

The middle of the South Dakota Badlands in August is not a very hospitable place without many creature comforts.

But some athletes are paying to be there this next summer. They will participate in the Primal Quest, which will make its way to South Dakota next summer.

The Quest is a world-renowned 600-mile race in which a team of four coed competitors must find their way through rough terrain and do so in many different ways — kayaking, backpacking, running, swimming, spelunking, mountain climbing and mountain biking to name a few. Athletes in the challenge race 24 hours a day for what is expected to be a seven-day race. The top teams usually get done in five days, but only half of the athletes finish the full course within the 10-day limit.

To read the rest of the article click here.

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