New Book on 25 Years of Kiwi Adventure Racing
Rob Howard / 10.06.2016
A new book to be published shortly gives a fascinating insight into the world of adventure racing from a Kiwi perspective.
‘Checkpoint 25 – Adventure Racing from New Zealand to the World’ by Jim Robinson is to be launched on Sunday June 12th and will raise funds for a local school AR team, Trident High School, to go to Hillary Challenge AR in 2017.
Adventure racing was born in New Zealand just over 25 years ago. Today, New Zealanders continue to excel. For the first time, this book spans the full journey, starting with the influence of the iconic Alpine Iron Man and the mighty Coast to Coast. Most involved in AR will not know this part of the early history of the sport and there are some fantastic archive photos to accompany the stories.
All the great adventure races are here: Grand Traverse, Raid Gauloises, Southern Traverse, Eco-Challenge, Adventure Racing World Championships, Primal Quest, GODZone and many more. So are the leading names: John Howard, Steve Gurney, Kathy Lynch, Kristina Anglem, Richard Ussher, Stuart Lynch, Nathan Fa’avae, Chris Forne, Sophie Hart and more. Plus there’s exploration into the fun and importance of New Zealand’s local races. So leap in. Learn the inside story of the sport. Check out stunning photos. Above all, let it inspire your own adventure.
Jim Robinson has been a journalist and advertising copywriter since the late-1980s. He has reported widely on cycling, multisport, trail running and many other topics, gaining a Canon Media Award in 2011 and a Qantas Media Award in 2008. He has written one previous book, a biography of Maori cyclist Bill Pratney: Never Say Die (Kennett Bros). Robinson’s own sport has seen more than 30 years of enthusiasm for running, road cycling and mountain biking. In the mid-2000s, he learned how to paddle, took up multisport and still races.
The book is 128 pages in a large paperback format with lots of photos and should be on the bookshelves of any keen adventure racer with an interest in the history and great names of the sport.
SleepMonsters has an advance copy to give away so make sure you are registered with the website to be in with a chance of winning.
