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Teri & Ian met there demise with a fair amount of grace. But the path that led them to the mat was more than a little bit tense.
In their original run in TAR3, Teri & Ian struck a lot of viewers as overly abrasive. According to post-race interviews, that was partly due to Ian having quit smoking right before leaving on the race. That can certainly make you cranky.
This time around, both Teri & Ian seemed much more relaxed and actually seemed to be enjoying themselves. They didn’t seem to be the best racers on the course, but they did well enough that I picked them to win. They never won a leg, but they managed to secure 3 third place finishes. That’s a respectable accomplishment and certainly reason enough to think the streak might continue. But they also flirted with the bottom of the back finishing 6th or 7th in their other 3 legs, including this one. Even when they were trailing, however, they never seemed to really lose their cool until their final leg. But them, I’m sure most of us would lose our cool too if we were stuck in an airport knowing that every minute, 4 other teams were pulling away from you, leaving you to fight it out for last place.Did the stress of the leg have anything to do with their elimination? Ian was trying hard to keep the stress level low: No running around trying to harass ticket agents. No second guessing the decisions they had made. In the end, the lack of hustle hurt them and they found themselves in last place, unable to catch Joe & Bill.
At least this time they get a vacation in Sequesterville in exchange for not winning. See you at the finish line!
