Robyn Benincasa, the world’s most successful female adventure Racer, will participate at Adventure Week 2009!

Press Release / 27.12.2008

Adventure Week is a 10 day long festival of outdoor races, contests, clinics and social events taking place at Farragut State Park, 30 miles north of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, June 5—14, 2009.

Robyn Benincasa, the world’s most successful female Adventure Racer, will be competing in the “Crux and the Crucible” at Adventure Week 2009 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, June 5-14.

“We are thrilled that Robyn will be joining us for Adventure Week 2009. She has one of the top resumes of any adventure racer in the world, men or women, and she’s just a blast to be around.”

Robyn is a legend in the Outdoor world; In the past 13 years, besides having completed (8) Ironman races (including two top 3 finishes in Kona in her age group), Robyn has completed over 36 “expedition length” Adventure Races (7-10 day non-stop multi-sport events), and has earned World Champion honors in both the Eco-Challenge and the Raid Gauloises. In 2004 she organized some of the best racers on earth to form Team Merrell/ZANFEL, ranked among the top three teams in the world.

She is also a member of a 3 woman/1 man fire crew out of Carmel Valley, Ca, and is a renowned motivational speaker. Her website is www.worldclassteams.com.

“Adventure Week is really shaping up to be a top event! There’s something for everyone of almost any age and ability, ” said Benincasa. “From what I’ve heard, the Adventure Race course is going to be pretty challenging, but they've got some fun things planned as well. I’m looking forward to it.”

Adventure Week 2009 will also be sponsoring a “Racing with Robyn” Sweepstakes, where one or two lucky winners will have the opportunity to compete in the Crux and the Crucible race as members of Robyn’s team. Check out the sweepstakes entry page on www.adventureweek2009.com after January 5 to enter!

Come and take part in Adventure Week 2009, and race with one of the world’s greatest racers!