RED LODGE, MT -- If you plan to tune in Sunday, January 23 from 4:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. EST on CBS, immediately prior to the NFL divisional playoff game, for the television broadcast of the grueling and world renowned Subaru Primal Quest (SPQ) adventure race, you have a unique opportunity…to download or view a free PDF map set of the course.

MyTopo.com, the company that provided the land navigation maps for the race, is inviting all television viewers to visit www.mytopo.com to download or view the actual maps used by the racers. The maps are available through the end of January.

"Our hope is that taking a look at the topography maps of the course will help the television viewer put what they see on their tv screens into context and give them the same respect and appreciation we have for the sport of adventure racing and its athletes" said Tom Kohley, vice president of MyTopo.com. "Adventure racing is unbelievable … these athletes cover miles and miles of incredibly rugged terrain in four, short, sleep-deprived days."

MyTopo.com's unique custom mapping capability allowed it to provide each of the four athletes from all 57 competing teams with a set of only three waterproof maps to carry. "Without MyTopo.com, each team would have had to carry more than 30 traditional United States Geological Survey (USGS) quad maps to cover the course," said Dan Barger, Subaru Primal Quest Race Director.

Adventure racing has been called "the fastest-growing outdoor sport in the country" by Outside Magazine. A critical and often-overlooked component of successful adventure racing is navigation. The competitors are required to navigate to a series of "checkpoints" using only a map and compass.

MyTopo.com has supplied maps for many of the top adventure races in the nation, including the New Balance Beast of the East, United States Adventure Racing Association (USARA) Adventure Race National Championship, New York Adventure Racing Association (NYARA) Longest Day Adventure Race, Planet Adventure 30 Hour Challenge, Rattlesnake Racing Sidewinder Challenge, and Kentucky Adventure Race Weekend and others.

MyTopo.com specializes in providing navigation-ready, custom-centered, waterproof topo maps and aerial photos for hunters, backpackers, land owners and professionals. Customers can order their map online at www.mytopo.com, and MyTopo.com prints and ships within 24 hours for quick delivery to the customer's mailbox. The maps range in price from $9.95 to $49.95, depending on size. MyTopo.com was recently named "Top Ten Coolest Product of 2004" by Stephen Regenold, outdoor gear junkie and syndicated columnist.

MyTopo.com is owned by AO Hunt, LLC and is based in Red Lodge, MT. The company also owns an award-winning subscription-based website, www.MapCard.com, Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice for Best New Product of 2003. For more information, visit www.mytopo.com, www.mapcard.com, or call 877-587-9004.

For more information visit the MyTopo web site or call 1-877-587-9004.