I definitely like them and hope they make it far! :hearts:
I hope they go far. I like their attitude.
It has been quite some time since we got a REALLY old couple right? The last memorable pair was... Fran and Barry... no?No, actually. There was Marcy and Ron in AR15. She was 60 and he 59. That's really old even though Fran at 61 and Barry at 63 were trivially older.
I hope they go far. I like their attitude.
They remind me of a team you would play in a fantasy race :lol:
It has been quite some time since we got a REALLY old couple right? The last memorable pair was... Fran and Barry... no?No, actually. There was Marcy and Ron in AR15. She was 60 and he 59. That's really old even though Fran at 61 and Barry at 63 were trivially older.
If you’re going to be a contestant on CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” Bill and Cathi Alden say it definitely helps to have been a teacher.Read more: http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_e7cb831c-e350-11e0-bc29-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1YXuWEI48 (http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_e7cb831c-e350-11e0-bc29-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1YXuWEI48)
The reality TV show pits 11 two-person teams against one another in a race around the world.
The Los Angeles Times reported this year’s race will travel through four continents and 20 cities and cover nearly 40,000 miles.
The season starts at 8 p.m. Sunday.
“Spending 30 years, both of us, dealing with people, you read people well. That was definitely an advantage,” said Bill, who taught science at Calapooia Middle School for 29 years. Cathi spent 25 years as a teacher and administrator with Albany schools, then another few years as an administrator in Corvallis.
They didn’t make the cut, and when CBS called again last year, they didn’t advance then, either.
But in March, the station called again and asked for an updated video. This time, the Aldens were in.
I love Bill and Cathi! :hrt:
Considering their biggest problems so far have been the two vague clues, imagine how they would have done had they have gotten on the 16th season.
Considering their biggest problems so far have been the two vague clues, imagine how they would have done had they have gotten on the 16th season.
Don't talk about that season...
I knew these two reminded me of someone, now I know who...
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Red and Kitty of That 70's Show!
These two put everybody to shame (except the snowboarders) carrying the beds! :hearts: And Bill rocked the tobacco task. :yess: I hope they make it far; they have already made it farther then I previously thought. :)
In the recap last episode:
Phil: "Eight teams remains, who will be eliminated next?"
Cathi: "Hot Dog"
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE them so much!!!!! So happy they are still in it!!!! LOVE how they cannot be placed lower than 6th place now!!! WOW. :yess: Who would of though at first that they would go that far!!! :conf: :ihrtu :dance:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE them so much!!!!! So happy they are still in it!!!! LOVE how they cannot be placed lower than 6th place now!!! WOW. :yess: Who would of though at first that they would go that far!!! :conf: :ihrtu :dance:
FINAL 5??? FROM A FIRST LEG NON-ELIMINATION?? They beat Maria and Tiffany as well as Jet and Cord's record of a first leg NEL/TBC and surviving till the FINAL 5.
FINAL 5??? FROM A FIRST LEG NON-ELIMINATION?? They beat Maria and Tiffany as well as Jet and Cord's record of a first leg NEL/TBC and surviving till the FINAL 5.
They might have even done better than the international teams that were saved on the first leg. Anyone want to check?
I don't want to over-analyze, but during the dancing Roadblock I feel that the editors gave lots of emphasis to the difference between the stories of how Bill & Cathi and Ernie & Cindy met.
We need to keep this thread alive then! Keep the hot dog spirit alive!!! :hearts:
Did you do the pigeon task? They didn't show you doing it.
Cathi: We got there and it was so dark that they didn't release the pigeons. They just gave us a card of the address of where the pigeon would be. That was just [more confirmation] that we were last.
Do you know how much time you lost trying to find the pigeons?
Bill: Probably an hour. We got there very late. The signage near the town — I don't know if someone turned the sign slightly or what — but that took us nearly half an hour, running back and forth. We went to the wrong spot on the wall, so some nice young kids directed us to the right end of the wall. It was so dark that we ended up going around the wall and finally we found the clues down below, which some of the teams drove up and spotted immediately. It helped to have a little sunlight. It took us quite awhile. Once we had that, we were able to head back to Brussels pretty fast. We lost enough time. We hadn't seen any other team. We figured it was about the end.
Why was it so hard to find the place?
Cathi: It was a very small place, but the actual wall is a fence kind of thing that goes around a small peak. It just meanders and it's clear on the back of the town. People would say, "You go here, you go here, you go here," but really, you had to be at exactly the right spot.
Bill: Also the roads don't go straight, so pretty soon you're headed back the way you just came and you're in more trouble. The people are nice and know the terrain pretty well, but they don't understand that when they say this, it doesn't make sense to you. You're taking the first street that turns off and they mean the main street that turns off way up the hill.
You seemed to have trouble with self-navigation. You lost time heading to Legoland last week and now this.
Cathi: I wouldn't say that we were bad at navigation in that we never went the wrong way on the freeway ever. We were very cautious, maybe too cautious. We stopped and asked probably more often than maybe some of the other teams. The other thing is, looking back, we weren't as aggressive in our driving as we probably should've been. In other words, we really did take them at their word when they said to go the speed limit. I think some of the other teams were more aggressive in their driving and could make up any error time. We just kind of kept it at the speed limit the whole time. Maybe if we had driven faster, we could've caught up with someone. We had great luck in Copenhagen with the directions and the driving, but no such luck here.
Why weren't you more aggressive?
Cathi: We're pretty rule-bound. When they say "go the speed limit," we go the speed limit. If we were to do it again, we wouldn't go the speed limit. [Laughs] We'd speed and if we get a 10-minute penalty, whoopee! Because you've made up those 10 minutes.
Bill: In total, it was almost 1,000 kilometers of driving. We'd been in Europe a number of times, but we always used mass transit, so as far as the driving goes, I wasn't accustomed to it, so I didn't push it. We could've made up a lot of time in that manner. We got directions that weren't easily understood, so when you ran out of what you understood, you stopped and asked again.
After being almost goners the first leg, how did it feel to make the final five?
Cathi: We were grateful for every moment. To have [been saved by] two non-elimination legs? We were extremely grateful for the first non-elimination because we had such a difficult time finding the board. So after that, it was like, "Do the best you can, enjoy every minute" and we did. Before the race began, the philosophy was "most of you will be eliminated," so you go in knowing that and knowing you're taking a huge risk exposing yourself. But it was definitely worth it.
How do you keep in such great shape? I think everyone wants to look as good as you guys do in their 60s.
Cathi: [Laughs] Did you like how the bodybuilder noticed that?
They paid you more compliments than they did any other team.
Cathi: I know! We work out, probably four to six times a week. We've done it for years and years. It's not something we did two or three months [before the race]. It's a lifestyle for us. We do it because we want to live as long and as happily and as healthy as we can.
Cathi, you kept falling down. How many bruises did you get?
Cathi: I was covered with bruises after the rice patty. There were no real injuries at all. My balance isn't very good to begin with and we neglected to take our backpacks off, so the weight would shift and I would fall.
Bill: She also managed to get some beauties hanging onto the elephant. You kept going up and down on that, and she got her arms bruised up trying to hang on.
Cathi: Afterward, I asked the cameraman if he would put the falls together [in a montage] for me because it was just hilarious!
What are you up to now?
Cathi: We are going to New Zealand in two and a half weeks. Our daughter's husband is from New Zealand, so our whole family is going there for Christmas. It's summer there, so to leave Oregon and to go to New Zealand will be great.
BIG :hrt: FOR BILL & CATHI
BIG :hrt: FOR BILL & CATHI
"With great sadness, I am sharing that Amazing Racer Bill (Season 19) has died from pancreatic cancer. He was an incredible man - full of adventure, humor, love and advice!
The week before he died, we watched our season and shared, once again, the surreal feeling of being on that extraordinary journey. It was magical for us. As we watched each season, we actually felt a part of the competition and bet on the outcome of each episode.
You have all played a part in our lives so we feel a bit connected. Our wish is that you continue to fill your lives with purpose and passion.
Life is short - live with vibrance."
Very sad news. I saw a tweet that mentioned Bill's death this morning and was hoping it was wrong. Then I came here and found that, sadly, it was true. My thoughts and prayers go out to Bill, Cathi and their friends and families.
:( Very sad. I kinda worried that one of them had died after seeing new post banner before opening this page.Yeah, I had a similar feeling.