CBS video: Kisha & Jen:
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Athleticism and dual competitive spirits will drive the sisters LaKisha and Jennifer on "The Amazing Race 14." The team that ever notches the first all-female TAR win would have to combine those respective qualities. Both women were active in sports during their collegiate days and LaKisha continuing to keep her foot in the door as a basketball coach.
What LaKisha and Jennifer apparently won't bring are the cutthroat tactics that marked TAR7 runners-up Rob & Amber and more recent TAR13 winners Nick & Starr. They want to be honest competitors, not mean ones. In strategic terms, it's not a good idea to be cutthroat if one is not comfortable with such tactics so the sisters seem to have the right attitude.
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What is concerning for this team's chances is LaKisha's video self-description as both being leaders. The most successful teams have partners that will complement each other, either with one member being the fulltime leader or with members who agree to divide up leadership roles depending on each individual task.
Two alphas together could lead to clashes that would make for great TV but not great racing results. With LaKisha only recently coming into fandom for the program, Jennifer may be better served stepping up as the leader for their run.
As former intercollegiate athletes, they would have had some experience traveling domestically for their respective sports teams but an apparent lack of international traveling experience could prove problematic.
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From a purely blogging point of view, the only thing that truly annoys me about these Racers though are their names. LaKisha having an extra capital letter and the presence of more than one TAR14 Jennifer will combine to give me writing fits. Of course, that's my concern alone, not yours.
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