May 22nd: Olon Bulag to Tengger

The worst day yet. We woke up covered in sand to an unbearable sewage smell. I lost my lucky bracelet and we decided to just throw the broken tent away. The route provided

May 21st: Ordos to Olon Bulag

A welcome break in intensity for the day. Nothing much to report on the road other than that we made our way into the Gobi Desert today and into the dunes of our

May 20th: Hohhot to Ordos

We started the day off with another crack at the race course we did yesterday. Beat our time by a full 10 seconds. Then we headed off for Ordos over a few nice

May 19th: Datong to Hohhot

We left in the morning from Datong, finally able to see the skyline of the city. Along the city streets there are only a few types of tall buildings that look homogenous. Each

May 18th: Beijing to Datong

The first day of the race! We started the day with an early drive to the great wall, just outside of the city. There was a ceremony to start us off complete with