The third leg of "The Amazing Race 14" proved a relatively uneventful one for brothers Mark and Michael as their literal run past Christie and Jodi for fifth place at the Pit Stop may have been the only noteworthy thing, positive or negative for this forum.
While it may not have seemed that way initially, being both physically fit and small of stature probably played to Mark's advantage on the gymnastic-themed Roadblock. Mark's success propelled the brothers to a fifth place placement though that measure was wiped out by the train equalization.
After that, Mark & Michael proved slow to arrive at the gypsy moving Detour site but scored a fifth place finish on the task. It may be that simply choosing the Gypsy task was what kept them from falling back into the lower tier. While their taxi arrived after Christie and Jodi's ride, they outran the aforementioned flight attendants to maintain their middle of the road position.
Considering that their leg two performance proved lacking, fifth place was certainly more than an acceptable placement in leg three for the brothers/stuntmen. Avoidance of further mistakes may give the team more favorable future results. It still wouldn't surprise me to see Mark & Michael emerge as eventual contenders.
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