One of the longest running expedition adventure races starts today.  Primal Quest will begin in less than 3 hours with 60 teams toeing the starting line in the Montana backcountry.  I can’t seem to find how long racers have to finish the course (at max 10 days based on the race dates), but I expect the leaders to finish somewhere around 5 days based on previous PQ’s.

You can follow the race live at the Primal Quest website.  Checkpoint Zero also is also providing PQ coverage.

If you’re curious about past PQ’s you can search this blog.  I volunteered for both the 2003 and 2004 events.  I didn’t care to travel to Utah to volunteer, but I would have liked to have volunteered for this years race if I had the vacation time.