Rob Howard

LATEST ARTICLES ( 22 )

• Adventure Racing Isn’t Sexy Any More

  

  That’s the opinion of Mikael Lindnord, the team captain of AXA adidas of Sweden. A former AR World Series Race Director he is a respected voice in the sport... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Big City Races in Amazing Places

  

  It would be hard to think of two great cities of the world better suited to adventure sport than Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town – and this coming weekend both hav... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Look What I Found

  

  When you type something into Google you are never quite sure what you'll find ...Recently I typed in 'Raid Gauloises Costa Rica' and up came this pin badge of... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Another Fiasco ... Time to Speak Up?

  

  ‘Another Fiasco’ - that was the title of an email I received from a racer who had been watching reports of the Checkpoint Tracker National Championship race in... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• SleepMonsters Bingo

  

  It's a rare day when we get a full house of national flags on the SleepMonsters home page, and today is one of those days.We have;France; Mont Blanc Marathon... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Buyer Beware! – Adventure Racers Consumer Rights

  

  Two scandalous happenings at recent events have set me thinking about whether racers who spend their hard earned cash on event entries and all the costs of... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Inspirational Video

  

  One of the great things about editing SleepMonsters is that on any given day I never know what is going to happen, not until I switch the computer on in the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• National Teams in Expedition Adventure Racing

  

  Nathan Fa’avae is one of the most respected figures in the world of Expedition Adventure Racing and he’s just published an open letter to the organisers of AR... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Enjoying the View

  

  Adventure racing gets me to some beautiful places and CP8 on the Aveyron Adventure Race is one of those.The checkpoint is set up at St. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• In France

  I'm at the Aveyron Adventure Race and settling into the French way of adventure racing again. Each country has its own way of going about organising things and... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Does the 100m Rule Make Sense?

  

  The AR World Series organisers are bravely tackling the tricky task of establishing a set of common rules for their qualifying races, which is about as hard as... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Top Teams Flex Their Racing Muscles Ahead of World Champs

  

  With 4 months to go to the AR World Championships in Costa Rica some of the top teams around the world are competing on home soil as part of their preparation... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Crossing

  

  I don't often get the chance to photograph mountain biking only events, so am looking forward to covering 'The Crossing' over the next few days. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Same as It Ever Was

  

  This weekend I'm off to cover the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon , a race which I have a great affection for as it was the first outdoor/endurance event... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Costa Rica Here We Come

  

  Costa Rica is the venue for this year's Adventure Racing World Championships, and plans are well advanced for a very spectacular race, which is sure to be... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• South to North, Then West to East

  

  I'm about to set off to cover the annual 3 Peaks Yacht Race and The Wall Ultra, travelling up the west coast of the UK and then crossing the country West to Eas... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The View From The Top

  

  Follow this link to see some amazing footage from the top of Everest. Now that is capturing the moment!The View From the Top of EverestFor those who don't know... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Support James Thurlow on His C2C Run For Diabetes

  

  James Thurlow, the Race Director at Open Adventure, is about to set out to run the classic UK Coast to Coast route from Robin Hood’s Bay, across the North York... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Take Your Chances While You Can

  

  Stjepan Pavicic (Photo Valentino Saldivar)Sadly we don't just get to report the good news.The story that the next Patagonian Expedition Race is unlikely to... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• City to Summit in a Day

  

  As expected the Rat Race City to Summit triathlon was an epic day for all concerned - starting with a 5am briefing at the waterside between the two Forth Bridge... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 FITNESS, OUTDOORS, TREK