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Exciting, exhilarating, exhausting, fun, awesome, humbling — those were some of the adjectives two Utah Valley University flight instructors said about flying in the Air Race Classic, a 2,538-mile, multiple-day race.

One phrase they consistently applied to the event was "the adventure of a lifetime."

Lindsay Jarman and Jessica Washburn are both graduates of UVU's aviation program and are certified flight instructors for the university. They flew a Cessna to Tennessee to start the race. After some time studying rules and safety briefings, they set off on their journey, with more than 100 other racers, all female. Jarman and Washburn had top-three finishes in two of the nine legs of the race. However, an extended weather delay kept them from finishing high overall.

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