作者：GB Jones
GB Jones 從未在 Iditarod 或任何其他狗拉雪橇比賽中獲得第一名。2002 年和 2004 年，他完成了 1,100 英里的狗拉雪橇比賽，成績接近末段。他在 2003 年的比賽中退賽。這是 GB 前往 Nome 之旅的記述——證明即使不是最先抵達的人，也能獲得勝利。
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