We land in Chicago after being flown by Lars on one of Cathay’s 777. During the flight we spend a good hour at the back of the plane chatting with Lars during his rest time. One passenger sees a pilot in uniform and immediately turns to him with quirky requests such as: “my back hurts, […]

I write this live as I am getting ready for the race. It’s a big day, culmination of months of training and a very long trip from Hong Kong to Chicago to Nashville then drive to Chattanooga. Sarah has been amazingly helpful these past 3 days. Rushing through breakfast now, racing suit is on, water […]