The world's first training book for adventure racers and multisporters. The book is a distillation of the knowledge and experience of some of the world's very best adventure racers, legends like John Howard, Ian Adamson, Steve Gurney, Robert Nagle, Cathy Sassin and Viv Prince. Whether you're starting out or looking to sharpen your performance, you'll gain the benefit of the accumulated knowledge of the titans of the fastest growing team sport in the world today. Avoid the pitfalls, learn simple, practical tips to better health, nutrition and the selection of gear. Discover the history of the sport and find out how a Race Director chooses his course.
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Adventure racing is, for the uninitiated, these multi-day, multi-disciplined events which tend to cover the most difficult terrain imaginable, set navigational tasks from hell and require seemingly superhuman feats of endurance.
Paterson's tome fills a void in a fast growing sport which is capturing the attention of the world's media and athletes inclined towards challenging pursuits.
For racers it contains helpful information... For would be adventure racers, this book is a must. Read it before investing in all the gear and time needed to enter an event.
You just might learn something. Or be scared to your senses. -- Marc Hinton, Sunday Star-Times
About the Author
Derek Paterson has been writing about and photographing multisport and adventure racing from the sport's beginnings around 20 years ago. He is widely published in the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, sometimes called the home of adventure racing.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Informative, but lacking,
By Eric Greiner (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adventure Racing, Guide to Survival (Paperback)
This book is written from a mainly Kiwi (New Zealand) perspective, and focusses on the Souther Traverse. It does a pretty good job of explaining the origins of adventure racing, but lacks the bigger, more global reach of today's races. This book is informative, but is still lacking. Like "The Toughest Race on Earth", this book also lacks in explaining the true training and lifestyle of today's racers.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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How to Survive and Thrive in Adventure Racing,
By A Customer
This review is from: Adventure Racing, Guide to Survival (Paperback)
This is just the sort of book I was looking for. There is plenty of information for racers at all levels. Newcomers to adventure racing will benefit the most I guess, but the interviews with top racers do give away a few secrets that will help established racers. Steve Gurney's section on skills and techniques will prove very useful and it was fascinating to learn more of the history of the sport.All the advice, whether on training, equipment, medical preparation or nutrition was easy to read, simple, practical and very useful. The full colour pictures are also very good, painting pictures that words can't convey. This is a book that belongs in every adventure racer's library.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Adventure Racing, Guide to Survival (Paperback)
This book would be an excellent choice for those just getting started in adventure racing (AR) or contemplating trying it and intending to do multi-day events. Experienced racers will also find some good tips, but might want to look for a more technical book if they want detailed information. It is a fast read and is well-written.
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Southern Traverse, New Zealand, Transition Area, Long International, Steve Gurney, Raid Gauloises, John Howard, Wet Coast, Geoff Hunt, Hadyn Key, Bill Godsall, British Columbia, Hindley Peak, Arthur's Pass, Grand Traverse, Iron Man, John Knight, Lake Ohau, Mavora Lakes, Robin Judkins, Alpine Ironman, Dave Bamford, Lake Te Anau, South Island, Walter Peak New!
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Southern Traverse, New Zealand, Transition Area, Long International, Steve Gurney, Raid Gauloises, John Howard, Wet Coast, Geoff Hunt, Hadyn Key, Bill Godsall, British Columbia, Hindley Peak, Arthur's Pass, Grand Traverse, Iron Man, John Knight, Lake Ohau, Mavora Lakes, Robin Judkins, Alpine Ironman, Dave Bamford, Lake Te Anau, South Island, Walter Peak New!
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