”He was big, and underneath the mud and dirt I thought he was probably a golden colour. He seemed to be waiting for something…I had never seen a dog with such presence, such stillness.” He was standing perfectly still by a red bike box. While waiting for the meal to heat up, he senses a presence waiting and watching him from the edge of the jungle. Mikael and his team mates Staffan, Simon & Karen begin the race which they’ve been training months for.Īt a rest stop (where equipment is repaired, short naps are taken and meals eaten) Mikael warms up a packet of meatballs (Swedish, what else!). It is in this environment that Mikael meets Arthur. Injuries abound, from frostbitten toes, altitude sickness, broken limbs to hallucinations from the gruelling regime. The race is both physically & psychologically brutal. Time is of a premium, and sleep kept to a minimum. Temperatures range from freezing cold to a humid 40 degrees Celsius throughout the course of a race, which typically lasts for a week.Ĭompetitors run, hike, cycle & kayak across this challenging vista. The terrain is tough – mountains, jungles, rapids. Athletes from around the world compete against each other in teams of four. Mikael Lindnord is an elite athlete who takes part in an endurance sport called “Adventure Racing”. I’m a sucker for books about animals, and this one didn’t fail to delight.
STRAY DOG FOLLOWS EXTREME RACE PLUS
As the saying goes, a picture paints a thousand words, and Arthur’s face does that, plus some. Of course I could not resist this book with the face of “Arthur” on the cover. A lovely, heart warming shaggy dog story.
Crossing rivers, battling illness and injury, and struggling through some of the toughest terrain on the planet, the team and the dog walked together towards the finish line, where Mikael decided he would save Arthur and bring him back to his family in Sweden, whatever it took.moreģ.5★s for me. Try as they might, they couldn't lose him - and soon Mikael realised that he didn't want to. When they left the next day, the dog followed. But that's exactly what happened to Mikael Lindnord, captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, when he threw a scruffy but dignified mongrel a meatball one afternoon. Try as they might, they When you are racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing you need is a stray dog tagging along. When you are racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing you need is a stray dog tagging along.
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