Re: ASK THE MUSHER Vol 10: Mitch Seavey (12/10 thru 12/16)
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:25 am
Congrats on your win. As many mushers have said it's the running of the dogs not the winning that's important, but I think it's the winning that shows how well some teams can run. Having followed the race for years over the internet, I can certainly understand how some would feel the use of GPS on all participants would help the spectator part of the sport, but in my opinion, some of the thrill is in seeing the checkpoint in/out times and trying to do your own calculations, especially when some mushers go through checkpoints then stop for rest. My question to you, is will having tracking on all participants, in just a few years, reveal all the "hidden musher secrets" that make for a winning run? I think the most challenging rule is the outside assistance one, and I'm not sure everyone follows that to the letter now!! How do you have a "Phone update" with friends/loveones and not obtain some specific race information that you as an individual racer would not have with out the call?? Thanks again for joining our forum and answering our questions..