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Memenangkan Iditarod: Kisah GB Jones

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Oleh GB Jones

GB Jones tidak pernah finis di posisi pertama dalam The Iditarod, atau perlombaan kereta luncur anjing lainnya. Pada tahun 2002, dan sekali lagi pada tahun 2004, ia menyelesaikan perlombaan kereta luncur anjing sejauh 1.100 mil di dekat akhir rombongan. Dan ia mengundurkan diri dari perlombaan tahun 2003. Ini adalah catatan GB tentang perjalanannya ke Nome—bukti bahwa kemenangan dapat diraih oleh mereka yang tidak tiba lebih dulu.

Customer Reviews (4.4 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Elizabeth Z. ★★★★★

You don't have to win to have a story worth telling, and GB Jones proves that with every mile he logs near the back of the pack. The details about his 2002 and 2004 runs give you a real sense of what those 1,100 miles demand from a person.

Riley ★★★★★

The near-last-place finishes in 2002 and 2004 make for a far more gripping read than any champion’s memoir. I read the whole 1,100-mile race tension in one sitting, and his dry take on being at the back of the pack had me laughing out loud. It’s refreshing to follow a real musher, not a legend.

Matthew S. ★★★★☆

It’s refreshing to read about a musher who’s more focused on the grit of finishing than on winning, and the detail about those two 1,100-mile runs near the back really makes you respect the effort. The writing captures that underdog spirit without over-glamorizing it, though I wish it dug a bit deep