Brothers/stuntmen Mark & Michael had one of the more absentminded starts to the "Amazing Race 14" that had ever been seen, leading them to fight from the back of the pack for the remainder of the leg.
While other teams took advantage of the opportunity to call ahead for make plane reservations to their next destination of Munich, Germany, Mark and Michael decided that the opening taxi ride was "chill time." Hopefully, someone left the brothers the memo that there is no such thing as "chill time," not for a team that actually wants to win at least.
Anyway, Mark & Michel were knocked from third place to a tie for last on a later flight with Christie & Jodi, leaving them to fight from the outside to stay in the race. Thankfully for their sake, the brothers did just that as Mark ran down the mountain on the substitute Roadblock ahead of the late arriving Jen.
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The brothers dueled with the sisters Kisha & Jen from that point on in a battle for seventh place. While they no doubt enjoyed the stuntwork on the Segways, the pair would have to settle for an eighth place finish after a very tiring leg.
Not to belabor the obvious but being relaxed is one thing, being unaware is something else entirely. One mistake in an ill-timed scenario could have eliminated them straight off the bat. Thankfully for Mark and Michael, that didn't happen. A renewed sense of awareness should be the team's greatest ally on future legs. It had better be.
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