By GB Jones
GB Jones는 Iditarod나 다른 개썰매 경주에서 1위를 차지한 적이 없습니다. 2002년과 2004년에는 1,100마일 개썰매 경주를 거의 꼴찌에 가깝게 완주했습니다. 그리고 2003년 경주에서는 중도 포기했습니다. 이 책은 GB가 노메까지의 여정을 기록한 이야기로, 먼저 도착하지 않아도 승리할 수 있음을 보여줍니다.
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.
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.
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