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p r e s e n t e d b yGulf Coast AdventureRacing announces the2008 Racing to N’AwlinsAdventure Racing Series.There’s nothing moreunique than racing in thegreat venues that theGulf Coast has to offer.From scaling high-risebuildings, paddlingthrough pristine swamp,searching the deck of theU.S.S. Alabama battleship,and New OrleansFrench Quarter, you canbe sure you’ll have theadventure of a lifetime!Enter one race, or theentire series. Full detailsand entry form areavailable at www.GulfCoastAdventure.com.2008 Events4/5 - Mobile UrbanAdventure Race5/10 - Baton RougeOff-Road Adv. Race6/7 - PensacolaAdventure Race7/12 - Baton RougeUrban Adv. Race9/13 - Gulf CoastAdventure Race10/11 - Fontainebleau4-hour Adv. Race10/11 - Fontainebleau8-hour Adv. Race(USARA Qualifier!)11/15 - New OrleansUrban Adv. RaceAdventure World Magazine June 2008 10
where are they now?JH: 1983 Alpine Iron Man (2ndplace)AWM: What was your favoritething about racing?JH: Travel and the challenge offinding out how much you can doboth physically and mentally.John HowardAWM: What was your proudestachievement during your racingcareer?JH: That’s a tough one. I wouldprobably have to say winning theRaid Gauloises in Ecuador. Thiswas a race that went on and on 9days to be exact. We were virtuallyrunning side by side with aFrench team, Spie, and it was onlyin the last kayak that we managedto get in front. When we finished,we crawled across the finish lineto indicate how tough we thoughtthe race was. This was the race thatwent up Cotopaxi, a 20,000 footmountain.AWM: What are you doing nowthat you are retired from competitiveracing?JH: I stopped in 2000 and sincethen I have worked in Japan, India,China, Malaysia, Taiwan, HongKong, and of course the UnitedStates. I have been designing adventurerace courses. With most ofthe major races finishing I am nowback to being a window cleaner.Next week, I am working on designingadventures for a children’sTV series. I also work a lot on mysmall farm and look after my twoboys (Isaac and Tio) and spendtime with my wife, Akiko.AWM: If you were still racing, whatevent would be a must do in 2008?JH: I was racing partly for themoney so I would go to some of thebig money races. At the momentthere is not one race that stands out.It would be good to get somethinglike Eco Challenge back.AWM: Give us a summary of yourrace history?JH: Three time winner Eco-Challenge.Three time winner Raid Gauloises.Winner Southern Traverse. Twotime winner ESPN X-Games (X-Venture Race). Just to mention a few.AWM: When did you competein your first AR? Where? How didyou do?AWM: Why did you retire fromcompetitive AR?JH: I had explored my limitsenough and it was time to moveon. I still cannot believe I did it forso long. I haven’t raced since stopping,but I still have the odd twelvehour day in the mountains.AWM: Excluding yourself...nameyour all-time dream team for expeditionAR (1 girl/3 guys).JH: Ian Adamson. Mike Tobin,Keith Murray, Emma Roca.AWM: What is the biggest “lifelesson” (if any) you learned from AR?JH: Respect people’s differences.People think differently and they allhave their reasons for doing thingstheir way, although to yourself itmay seem odd.AWM: What was the most disappointingresult & how did you dealwith it personally or as a team?JH: My last Eco–Challenge.I was unable to finish the racebecause of painful feet. Our teamwas in 4th place and we could havefinished but I just couldn’t see thepoint. There was only half a day togo and I was sure that I could finishbut the enthusiasm was not there.The team was very understanding.Adventure World Magazine is a June GreenZine 2008 11
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