'No Frontiers' Win a Trip the Abu Dhabi Adventure Race
Rob Howard / 12.10.2009
The prize is given by the ADTA Awards which were set up to encourage new teams into international adventure racing at the highest level. As such the award was for a mixed team from the UK or Ireland comprised of racers who have not competed in expedition adventure races outside of the UK and Ireland before.
After an intensive analysis of all the teams entered the winners were Team 'No Frontiers', comprising Paul Mahon, Ivan Park, Peter Cole and Taryn McCoy, who come from both North and South Ireland. One internationally experienced racer is allowed per team and for No Frontiers this is Paul Mahon, who has raced successfully with various teams all over the world. Ivan Park is well known as both a competitor and race organiser in Ireland, while Peter Cole comes from a background in marathon kayaking (very handy when there is a 110km sea paddling stage in the race) and Taryn McCoy has enjoyed success in competitive swimming and triathlon before moving into AR this year.
As a team they've had considerable success in 2009 in a variety of races around the UK and Ireland and you can read all about the team, their racing and preparation for Abu Dhabi on their team website <a href="#" onClick="javascript:newsitewindow('http://www.sleepmonsters.co.uk/teams/index.php?team_id=626')" class="main">here</a>.
Rob Howard, Editor of SleepMonsters, commented, "It was hard to chose a winning team last year, but this year the competition was even more intense. Any one of six teams would have been worthy winners and I think all of them would have performed well had they gone to Abu Dhabi, but there could only be one winner.
"All the teams put a great effort into their racing and training programme, and into the team websites which were used in the judging process. Individual team member profiles, race results and team training were all considered and all the competing teams showed great attitude and commitment.
"Congratulations to 'No Frontiers' on their success, and to all those who took part with such enthusiasm. I'm sure 'No Frontiers' will be excellent representatives for the the UK and Ireland, and for SleepMonsters, in Abu Dhabi, and that all the other teams who took part will now be better prepared to race internationally in the future and will go on to great success."
The prize includes free entry, flights, the provision of kayaks and mountain bikes for the race, and 2 nights accommodation before the event and one after. Many of the world's top teams are entered so the ADTA Award winners (from the UK, USA, South Africa and Scandinavia) will be racing with the elite of adventure racing.
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