From TransitionTimes.com

Following four successful expedition length races, the Primal Quest organization has launched the first Primal Quest Sprint Series. In 2008, its premiere year, the PQSS will consist of two races, the first on May 10th at Pocahontas State Park just outside of Richmond, VA. Starting next season, the PQSS, with eight races scheduled, will give amateur and elite athletes alike, the opportunity to win a spot in the 2009 Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race.

Since the Primal Quest Sprint Series will be the first point series to offer a complete team entry into the Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race, the organizers have created a diplomatic way to present points. The PQSS will distribute points to the individual participants allowing them to races with different athletes in each race. The individual with the most accumulated points throughout the series will be offered a full team slot so they can create their own team for the Primal Quest 2009. Any athletes looking to get a jump on the point series for next year will find an incredible benefit to entering the PQSS events this year. All points accumulated in 2008 will carry over to the 2009 series.

The Primal Quest Sprint Series races, ranging from four to six hours in length, will be fun for beginner and amateur teams looking to gain more adventure racing experience as well as challenging for those athletes with a strong adventure racing background. All participants will be in two person teams separated into one of three categories: Co-ed, Male, and Female. These two person teams must work together to complete the traditional adventure racing disciplines: trekking/trail running, mountain biking, and paddling. The PQSS will also include special disciplines taken from military training courses such as the cargo net climb and descent, a low crawl, a ropes bridge, and a 70 lbs. log haul. While winners receive a cash prize and a prize package, all finishers of the race will receive a race shirt or cap, a post race meal, award for certificate of completion, and points for the PQSS points series.

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From SleepMonsters

On Saturday, May 10, 2008 Don Mann and Dawn Taylor-Mann, the producers of the Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race, will usher in a new addition to the world of adventure racing, the Primal Quest Sprint Series (PQSS).

The Primal Quest Sprint Series offers fast-paced adventure racing for teams of two and features the classic adventure racing disciplines of trekking/trail running, mountain biking, and paddling. Teams will also face special events like a cargo net climb, ropes bridge, low crawl, and straight out of Don Mann’s Navy SEAL Training events, the infamous log PT!

PQSS race courses do not require certifications and are perfect for new adventure racers, runners, bikers, triathletes and other traditional athletes. They will also remain fun and challenging for more experienced teams who can use the PQSS as tune-ups for longer competitions. Top finishers will complete the courses in about four hours, while less experienced teams will finish in approximately six hours. The two person teams can choose to race in either the co-ed, female, or male categories.

All finishers receive: Awards, Race T-Shirt or Race Cap, Post Race Meal, and an Adventure Experience of a Lifetime!

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