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Name: Pamela Chien
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Best Friend
Current occupation: Art Director and Fitness Instructor
Describe what you do: I design sets for TV commercials. I also teach barre fitness classes at Pop Physique. Sometimes I moonlight as Batman.
3 words to describe you: Clever, spectacular and scrappy.
Favorite hobbies: Trapeze and arts & crafts.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Changing careers time after time until I found what I really love to do.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Tina Fey because she’s awesome without even trying.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Kristen Wiig because she’s almost as funny as Tina Fey.
What scares you most about traveling? Bathrooms.
What excites you most about traveling? Food! I love tasting local cuisines. Ironically, the local cuisine is what sends me to scary bathrooms.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: When we’re both irritated we get snappy and talk over each other. Occasionally it turns into hand to hand combat. I usually win.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She doesn’t like to share her food. She acts like she’ll never eat again if I take a few bites. I may starve to death on the Race if she doesn’t learn to share.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Antarctica, because I’ve heard it’s absolutely mesmerizing.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I’d like to have one of those enlightening moments when the meaning of life and all the world’s secrets are bestowed upon me. I’d also like to see Winnie cry... just to make sure she’s human. I’ve seen her cry twice and each time it was a single tear running down her cheek.
Name: Winnie Sung
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Best Friend
Current occupation: Senior Project Manager
Describe what you do: I work with overseas factories to manufacture cosmetic products for different retail brands.
3 words to describe you: Manly, tough and funny.
Favorite hobbies: Hiking with my dogs, eating chocolate and shopping.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Being able to stay friends with crazy Pam for 10 years and not have physically harmed her.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Chelsea Handler
Name: Pamela Chien
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Best Friend
Current occupation: Art Director and Fitness Instructor
Describe what you do: I design sets for TV commercials. I also teach barre fitness classes at Pop Physique. Sometimes I moonlight as Batman.
3 words to describe you: Clever, spectacular and scrappy.
Favorite hobbies: Trapeze and arts & crafts.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Changing careers time after time until I found what I really love to do.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Tina Fey because she’s awesome without even trying.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Kristen Wiig because she’s almost as funny as Tina Fey.
What scares you most about traveling? Bathrooms.
What excites you most about traveling? Food! I love tasting local cuisines. Ironically, the local cuisine is what sends me to scary bathrooms.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: When we’re both irritated we get snappy and talk over each other. Occasionally it turns into hand to hand combat. I usually win.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She doesn’t like to share her food. She acts like she’ll never eat again if I take a few bites. I may starve to death on the Race if she doesn’t learn to share.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Antarctica, because I’ve heard it’s absolutely mesmerizing.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I’d like to have one of those enlightening moments when the meaning of life and all the world’s secrets are bestowed upon me. I’d also like to see Winnie cry... just to make sure she’s human. I’ve seen her cry twice and each time it was a single tear running down her cheek.
Name: Winnie Sung
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Best Friend
Current occupation: Senior Project Manager
Describe what you do: I work with overseas factories to manufacture cosmetic products for different retail brands.
3 words to describe you: Manly, tough and funny.
Favorite hobbies: Hiking with my dogs, eating chocolate and shopping.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Being able to stay friends with crazy Pam for 10 years and not have physically harmed her.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Chelsea Handler
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Lou Ferrigno – Pam turns into scary Hulk when she’s mad.
What scares you most about traveling? Gross bathrooms terrify me.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing how other people in the world live.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Pam has a strong LA accent. Hopefully, she learns to speak proper English by the end of the Race.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She starts too many fights with big people. She really is disillusioned about her size.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Egypt. I want to see the pyramids before I die.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to acquire even more skills that make me more badass.
What scares you most about traveling? Gross bathrooms terrify me.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing how other people in the world live.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Pam has a strong LA accent. Hopefully, she learns to speak proper English by the end of the Race.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She starts too many fights with big people. She really is disillusioned about her size.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Egypt. I want to see the pyramids before I die.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to acquire even more skills that make me more badass.
哪一位名人让你想起你自己？Rob Dyrdek（滑板运动员）
哪一位名人让你想起你的队友？ Steve Martin（歌手）
旅行中最可怕的是什么事情？ 失去亲人的恐惧
旅行中最兴奋的是什么事情？ 看看新的地方，体验新的文化，以及冒险的感觉。
你和你的队友在旅途中将面对最大的挑战是什么？我们都很顽固，我们都认为自己大部分时候是正确的，所以我们要试着谦虚，成为一个整体。
队友的毛病：说起来可能很扯，但是他吃东西的声音很大而且时间很长，我都不敢相信我在奚落我父亲，但这真的是惹恼我了，好像就他有这毛病。
你最想到哪里去旅行，为什么呢？印度或者中国吧，那里的文化差异激起了我的兴趣。
除了赢得百万奖金，你想通过这次旅行做到些什么？我想获得一段和我父亲奇妙的经历，还要证明，万事皆有可能。两个癌症幸存者能从这样难以想象的困难中挺过来并且做困难的事情，真是神奇！
Name: Connor O’Leary
Age: 21
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Connection to your teammate: Son (both Connor and his father are cancer survivors)
Current occupation: Professional Cyclist
Describe what you do: I race bikes professionally for a Pro-Continental team Bontrager/LIVESTRONG. I also race for the Under 23 USA National Team.
3 words to describe you: Funny, life-loving and determined.
Favorite hobbies: Cycling, fishing and skiing.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Conquering Cancer.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Rob Dyrdek
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Steve Martin
What scares you most about traveling? The fear of losing a loved one while gone.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new places, experiencing new cultures, and breathing in the air of adventure.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are both hard headed, we both think we are right much of the time, so working on humbling ourselves and working more as one.
Pet peeve about your teammate: This sounds ridiculous, but how he chews his food! He chews his food so loud and for so long. I can’t even believe I’m putting that down, but it pisses me off so bad. I can’t even explain it. It seems to just be him that does it.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? India or China. The culture and the diversity intrigue me.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? An incredible experience with my father, and to show that anything is possible. Two cancer survivors can come back from incredible odds and do hard things.
哪一位名人让你想起你的队友？ Steve Martin（歌手）
旅行中最可怕的是什么事情？ 失去亲人的恐惧
旅行中最兴奋的是什么事情？ 看看新的地方，体验新的文化，以及冒险的感觉。
你和你的队友在旅途中将面对最大的挑战是什么？我们都很顽固，我们都认为自己大部分时候是正确的，所以我们要试着谦虚，成为一个整体。
队友的毛病：说起来可能很扯，但是他吃东西的声音很大而且时间很长，我都不敢相信我在奚落我父亲，但这真的是惹恼我了，好像就他有这毛病。
你最想到哪里去旅行，为什么呢？印度或者中国吧，那里的文化差异激起了我的兴趣。
除了赢得百万奖金，你想通过这次旅行做到些什么？我想获得一段和我父亲奇妙的经历，还要证明，万事皆有可能。两个癌症幸存者能从这样难以想象的困难中挺过来并且做困难的事情，真是神奇！
Name: Connor O’Leary
Age: 21
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Connection to your teammate: Son (both Connor and his father are cancer survivors)
Current occupation: Professional Cyclist
Describe what you do: I race bikes professionally for a Pro-Continental team Bontrager/LIVESTRONG. I also race for the Under 23 USA National Team.
3 words to describe you: Funny, life-loving and determined.
Favorite hobbies: Cycling, fishing and skiing.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Conquering Cancer.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Rob Dyrdek
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Steve Martin
What scares you most about traveling? The fear of losing a loved one while gone.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new places, experiencing new cultures, and breathing in the air of adventure.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are both hard headed, we both think we are right much of the time, so working on humbling ourselves and working more as one.
Pet peeve about your teammate: This sounds ridiculous, but how he chews his food! He chews his food so loud and for so long. I can’t even believe I’m putting that down, but it pisses me off so bad. I can’t even explain it. It seems to just be him that does it.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? India or China. The culture and the diversity intrigue me.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? An incredible experience with my father, and to show that anything is possible. Two cancer survivors can come back from incredible odds and do hard things.
Joey & Meghan 乔伊&梅干
Name: Joey Graceffa
Age: 21
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Friends
Current occupation: YouT（河蟹）ube Host
Describe what you do: I make daily videos on YouT（河蟹）ube. I share my life stories and bring people along my journey!
3 words to describe you: Nerdy, determined and loveable.
Favorite hobbies: Making videos, reading and playing video games.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving from Boston to LA at 19 to make a life for myself.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Ryan Seacrest
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Zooey Deschanel
What scares you most about traveling? Flying. I’m not a huge fan of flying because of turbulence, but I get over it pretty fast.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new parts of the world and actually seeing new things with my own eyes!
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Meghan can be stubborn at times.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She sometimes acts like she is weaker than she really is. She is also very stubborn!
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Japan, because I am a huge anime nerd and it would be so cool to see the Japanese lifestyle in person!
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? To go on an amazing adventure with my best friend!
Name: Meghan Camarena
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Friends
Current occupation: YouTube Host
Describe what you do: I write, direct, edit and star in creative music videos and vlogs on YouTube as Strawburry17. I’m also a host on Teen.com
3 words to describe you: Tenacious, cute and extreme.
Favorite hobbies: Skateboarding, hiking and watching movies.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving to LA. No one ever leaves Modesto. I’m no George Lucas but I’m proud of how far I’ve come.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Zooey Deschanel
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Justin Bieber
What scares you most about traveling? Someone stealing me like in the movie Taken.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing the world and trying new things!
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: When Joey is upset, he gets really quiet and has a hard time explaining why he’s upset. This can potentially be a problem if we’re not communicating.
Name: Joey Graceffa
Age: 21
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Friends
Current occupation: YouT（河蟹）ube Host
Describe what you do: I make daily videos on YouT（河蟹）ube. I share my life stories and bring people along my journey!
3 words to describe you: Nerdy, determined and loveable.
Favorite hobbies: Making videos, reading and playing video games.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving from Boston to LA at 19 to make a life for myself.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Ryan Seacrest
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Zooey Deschanel
What scares you most about traveling? Flying. I’m not a huge fan of flying because of turbulence, but I get over it pretty fast.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new parts of the world and actually seeing new things with my own eyes!
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Meghan can be stubborn at times.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She sometimes acts like she is weaker than she really is. She is also very stubborn!
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Japan, because I am a huge anime nerd and it would be so cool to see the Japanese lifestyle in person!
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? To go on an amazing adventure with my best friend!
Name: Meghan Camarena
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Friends
Current occupation: YouTube Host
Describe what you do: I write, direct, edit and star in creative music videos and vlogs on YouTube as Strawburry17. I’m also a host on Teen.com
3 words to describe you: Tenacious, cute and extreme.
Favorite hobbies: Skateboarding, hiking and watching movies.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving to LA. No one ever leaves Modesto. I’m no George Lucas but I’m proud of how far I’ve come.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Zooey Deschanel
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Justin Bieber
What scares you most about traveling? Someone stealing me like in the movie Taken.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing the world and trying new things!
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: When Joey is upset, he gets really quiet and has a hard time explaining why he’s upset. This can potentially be a problem if we’re not communicating.
Pet peeve about your teammate: He can sometimes be a Diva.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? I would love to visit Rome, Italy! I heard it is beautiful and the food is amazing!
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? By working together with Joey I hope to have a stronger friendship and be a better teammate! I hope we both come out of the race believing in ourselves by doing something we didn’t think we could. I want to be challenged to do things I’ve never done before and make my family proud.
姓名：Joey Graceffa（乔伊）
年龄：21
家乡：洛杉矶
和你队友的关系：朋友
目前职业：油管的主播
描述一下你是做什么的：我在油管上发布一些日常的视频，我和大家分享生活中的一些故事和我的旅程！
三个词来形容你：书呆子，有决心的，惹人喜爱的
最喜欢的活动：做视频，读书，玩音像游戏
你最自豪的事情：为了独自营生，我19岁从波士顿搬到了洛杉矶
最能代表你的名人：Ryan Seacrest（主持美偶的）
最能代表你队友的名人：Zooey Deschane（佐伊·丹斯切尔美国影星，出演了多部校园青春剧和浪漫喜剧）
关于旅行你最恐惧的是：飞行。我不怎么喜欢做飞机因为我很讨厌飞行过程中的不稳定气流，但是我克服的很快
关于旅行你最兴奋的是：可以亲眼看到世界上我从未见过的地方和事情
参加tar你和你队友会面临的最大挑战：meghan有时候很顽固
对你队友不满的地方：她有时候表现的比她真实的实力要差，而且她很顽固！
你最想旅途中前往的地点和原因：日本，因为我是一个狂热的动漫迷（被吓到了..），能够亲眼看到日本的生活方式太酷了！
除了获得100W外，你最希望通过比赛完成的：和我最好的朋友完成一段精彩的历程！
姓名：Meghan Camarena（又见梅干，不过这次是女的哦）
年龄：25
家乡：洛杉矶
和你队友的关系：朋友
目前职业：油管的主播
描述一下你是做什么的：我在油管和Strawburry17上发布我自己创作，导演，编辑并且参演的一些创意十足的音乐视频和视频播客。同时我也是Teen.com的一位主播
三个词来形容你：顽强的，可爱的，极端的
最喜欢的活动：滑板，远足，看电影
你最自豪的事情：搬到洛杉矶。还从没有人离开过Modesto（不知道简单的是一个地点还是什么意思，度娘了一下也有以这个为名的学校），虽然我还达不到乔治·卢卡斯（星球大战的导演，夺宝奇兵的编剧）的程度，但我对我已经取得的成绩已经很满意了
最能代表你的名人：Ryan Seacrest（和她队友填的是一个人..主持美偶的）
最能代表你队友的名人：Justin Bieber（惊现碧波儿娘娘）
关于旅行你最恐惧的是：像在电影TAKEN（度娘了一下据说是飓风营救）中发生的一样，我被别人偷了
关于旅行你最兴奋的是：看看这个世界，尝试下新的东西！
参加tar你和你队友会面临的最大挑战：当我的队友很郁闷时，他会变得特别的安静并且需要花费很多的时间来解释他为什么很郁闷。当我们无法交流或者沟通不畅时，这会是我们的一个潜在性的问题。
对你队友不满的地方：他有时候跟个女王似的..或者说是天后
你最想旅途中前往的地点和原因：意大利罗马！我听说那里很美而且吃的东西很赞！
除了获得100W外，你最希望通过比赛完成的：我希望可以和乔伊一同努力，让我们的友谊更为深厚而且成为更好的合作伙伴！我希望我们俩都可以在比赛后相信我们自己能完成一些我们以往认为自己完成不了的事情。我想被挑战去做一些我以往从未想过自己能完成的事情来让我的家人为我而自豪！
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? I would love to visit Rome, Italy! I heard it is beautiful and the food is amazing!
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? By working together with Joey I hope to have a stronger friendship and be a better teammate! I hope we both come out of the race believing in ourselves by doing something we didn’t think we could. I want to be challenged to do things I’ve never done before and make my family proud.
姓名：Joey Graceffa（乔伊）
年龄：21
家乡：洛杉矶
和你队友的关系：朋友
目前职业：油管的主播
描述一下你是做什么的：我在油管上发布一些日常的视频，我和大家分享生活中的一些故事和我的旅程！
三个词来形容你：书呆子，有决心的，惹人喜爱的
最喜欢的活动：做视频，读书，玩音像游戏
你最自豪的事情：为了独自营生，我19岁从波士顿搬到了洛杉矶
最能代表你的名人：Ryan Seacrest（主持美偶的）
最能代表你队友的名人：Zooey Deschane（佐伊·丹斯切尔美国影星，出演了多部校园青春剧和浪漫喜剧）
关于旅行你最恐惧的是：飞行。我不怎么喜欢做飞机因为我很讨厌飞行过程中的不稳定气流，但是我克服的很快
关于旅行你最兴奋的是：可以亲眼看到世界上我从未见过的地方和事情
参加tar你和你队友会面临的最大挑战：meghan有时候很顽固
对你队友不满的地方：她有时候表现的比她真实的实力要差，而且她很顽固！
你最想旅途中前往的地点和原因：日本，因为我是一个狂热的动漫迷（被吓到了..），能够亲眼看到日本的生活方式太酷了！
除了获得100W外，你最希望通过比赛完成的：和我最好的朋友完成一段精彩的历程！
姓名：Meghan Camarena（又见梅干，不过这次是女的哦）
年龄：25
家乡：洛杉矶
和你队友的关系：朋友
目前职业：油管的主播
描述一下你是做什么的：我在油管和Strawburry17上发布我自己创作，导演，编辑并且参演的一些创意十足的音乐视频和视频播客。同时我也是Teen.com的一位主播
三个词来形容你：顽强的，可爱的，极端的
最喜欢的活动：滑板，远足，看电影
你最自豪的事情：搬到洛杉矶。还从没有人离开过Modesto（不知道简单的是一个地点还是什么意思，度娘了一下也有以这个为名的学校），虽然我还达不到乔治·卢卡斯（星球大战的导演，夺宝奇兵的编剧）的程度，但我对我已经取得的成绩已经很满意了
最能代表你的名人：Ryan Seacrest（和她队友填的是一个人..主持美偶的）
最能代表你队友的名人：Justin Bieber（惊现碧波儿娘娘）
关于旅行你最恐惧的是：像在电影TAKEN（度娘了一下据说是飓风营救）中发生的一样，我被别人偷了
关于旅行你最兴奋的是：看看这个世界，尝试下新的东西！
参加tar你和你队友会面临的最大挑战：当我的队友很郁闷时，他会变得特别的安静并且需要花费很多的时间来解释他为什么很郁闷。当我们无法交流或者沟通不畅时，这会是我们的一个潜在性的问题。
对你队友不满的地方：他有时候跟个女王似的..或者说是天后
你最想旅途中前往的地点和原因：意大利罗马！我听说那里很美而且吃的东西很赞！
除了获得100W外，你最希望通过比赛完成的：我希望可以和乔伊一同努力，让我们的友谊更为深厚而且成为更好的合作伙伴！我希望我们俩都可以在比赛后相信我们自己能完成一些我们以往认为自己完成不了的事情。我想被挑战去做一些我以往从未想过自己能完成的事情来让我的家人为我而自豪！
Matthew & Daniel
姓名：Matthew Davis
年龄：25
籍贯：加夫尼，南卡罗来纳州
与队友的关系：好友
职业：消防员
介绍一下你的工作：我是一名中尉在消防部门。我主要负责四个方面消防车队和救火，处理事故中受损的车船和紧急医疗。
3个词来形容你：机智，风趣和外向
最大的爱好：我喜欢打篮球，庭院足球，和喜欢去倾斜的鬼屋（诡异的爱好）。
你是最值得骄傲的成就是什么？我的女儿
最像自己的名人：Adam Sandler
最像队友的名人：Larry the Cable Guy
旅途中最大的恐惧： 未知！我们不是很有文化的人，所以我们不是很知道其他国家的情况。
旅途中最吸引你的地方： 看到新的地方，文化和做在我的生活中从来没做过的事。
在比赛中你和你的队友面临的最大的挑战：我们都非常冷静，脚踏实地并且Daniel和我没有很多共同的观念，所以我们有一点小争吵但始终保持朋友关系。
你队友的小毛病：他总是在公共场合挖鼻子（我是严肃的）（我晕，有点恶心，我正在吃东西啊），他从来不系腰带。
最想到访的地方是哪儿，为什么呢？澳大利亚似乎非常不错，有很多很酷的动物。
通过比赛你最想达到的目标是什么（除了赢得一百万美元）？我显然希望赢得100万美元。他能给我们的生活带来巨大的变化。
姓名：Daniel Moss
年龄：24
籍贯：加夫尼，南卡罗来纳州
与队友的关系：好友
职业：消防员
介绍一下你的工作：我灭火，处理事故中受损的车船和紧急医疗。
3个词来形容你：有趣，外向和迷人（英俊）。
最大的爱好：打猎和钓鱼。
你是最值得骄傲的成就是什么？高中时赢得两个州足球比赛的冠军。
最像自己的名人：Kevin James
最像队友的名人：生活大爆炸中的Sheldon Cooper
旅途中最大的恐惧：不能够进行通讯。
旅途中最吸引你的地方：看到我以前从来没有见过的东西。
在比赛中你和你的队友面临的最大的挑战：Matt从来不听听我的想法，他永远是对的。
你队友的小毛病：他的态度，总是感觉自己是对的。
最想到访的地方是哪儿，为什么呢？澳大利亚，我希望能看到不同的动物和乡村。
通过比赛你最想达到的目标是什么（除了赢得一百万美元）？ 开眼看世界
姓名：Matthew Davis
年龄：25
籍贯：加夫尼，南卡罗来纳州
与队友的关系：好友
职业：消防员
介绍一下你的工作：我是一名中尉在消防部门。我主要负责四个方面消防车队和救火，处理事故中受损的车船和紧急医疗。
3个词来形容你：机智，风趣和外向
最大的爱好：我喜欢打篮球，庭院足球，和喜欢去倾斜的鬼屋（诡异的爱好）。
你是最值得骄傲的成就是什么？我的女儿
最像自己的名人：Adam Sandler
最像队友的名人：Larry the Cable Guy
旅途中最大的恐惧： 未知！我们不是很有文化的人，所以我们不是很知道其他国家的情况。
旅途中最吸引你的地方： 看到新的地方，文化和做在我的生活中从来没做过的事。
在比赛中你和你的队友面临的最大的挑战：我们都非常冷静，脚踏实地并且Daniel和我没有很多共同的观念，所以我们有一点小争吵但始终保持朋友关系。
你队友的小毛病：他总是在公共场合挖鼻子（我是严肃的）（我晕，有点恶心，我正在吃东西啊），他从来不系腰带。
最想到访的地方是哪儿，为什么呢？澳大利亚似乎非常不错，有很多很酷的动物。
通过比赛你最想达到的目标是什么（除了赢得一百万美元）？我显然希望赢得100万美元。他能给我们的生活带来巨大的变化。
姓名：Daniel Moss
年龄：24
籍贯：加夫尼，南卡罗来纳州
与队友的关系：好友
职业：消防员
介绍一下你的工作：我灭火，处理事故中受损的车船和紧急医疗。
3个词来形容你：有趣，外向和迷人（英俊）。
最大的爱好：打猎和钓鱼。
你是最值得骄傲的成就是什么？高中时赢得两个州足球比赛的冠军。
最像自己的名人：Kevin James
最像队友的名人：生活大爆炸中的Sheldon Cooper
旅途中最大的恐惧：不能够进行通讯。
旅途中最吸引你的地方：看到我以前从来没有见过的东西。
在比赛中你和你的队友面临的最大的挑战：Matt从来不听听我的想法，他永远是对的。
你队友的小毛病：他的态度，总是感觉自己是对的。
最想到访的地方是哪儿，为什么呢？澳大利亚，我希望能看到不同的动物和乡村。
通过比赛你最想达到的目标是什么（除了赢得一百万美元）？ 开眼看世界
Anthony & Bates 安东尼和贝兹
姓名：Anthony Battaglia
年龄：33
家乡：罗利市（Raleigh），北卡罗来纳州
与队友的联系：兄弟
现今职业：职业冰球选手。我现在为Huntsville Havoc队效力。
描述你做些什么：我是一名职业冰球选手。副业是酒吧所有者。
三个词来描述你：意志坚强、大声、健壮。
最钟情的爱好：保龄球，电视和电影，极限运动。
你最骄傲的成就是：我打了600场职业冰球，上赛季在新泽西Outlaws队赢得了冠军。
哪位名人让你想到自己：威廉王子。
哪位名人让你想到你的队友：他很出名！他在NHL（国家冰球联盟）打球。
关于旅行你最害怕什么：飞行，被陌生人包围。
关于旅行什么最让你兴奋：去新的地方。
你和队友在这个比赛中将遇到的最大挑战：我们都很有竞争性，并且总是想在一切事情上打败对方。
你通常抱怨队友的事情是：他总是让我难堪。
你最想去哪个国家或地方，为什么？
意大利，因为那里很漂亮，我祖父母来自那。
你希望在这个比赛中完成什么（除了赢的一百万美元之外）？
我想向我哥们展示，我能赢。另外，奖金不错。
Name: Anthony Battaglia
Age: 33
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Connection to your teammate: Brother
Current occupation: Professional Hockey Player. I currently play for the Huntsville Havoc.
Describe what you do: I’m a professional hockey player and bar owner on the side.
3 words to describe you: Strong-willed, loud and athletic.
Favorite hobbies: Bowling, TV & movies and extreme sports.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I’ve played in 600 pro hockey games and won a championship this past season with the New Jersey Outlaws.\
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Prince William
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? He is famous! He played in the NHL.
What scares you most about traveling? Flying and being around strangers.
What excites you most about traveling? Going to new places.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are very competitive with each other and we always try to beat each other at everything.
Pet peeve about your teammate: He is always putting me down.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy, because it is so beautiful and my grandparents are from there.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I want to show my brother that I can win. Plus, the prizes would be nice.
姓名：Bates Battaglia
年龄：36
家乡：罗利市（Raleigh），北卡罗来纳州
与队友的联系：兄弟
现今职业：前职业冰球选手。
描述你做些什么：曾是一名职业冰球选手，副业是酒吧所有者。为卡罗莱纳飓风队，科罗拉多雪崩队，华盛顿首都队和多伦多枫叶队效力过。
三个词来描述你：有竞争力，意志坚强，自信。
最钟情的爱好：高尔夫、远足、电视。
你最骄傲的成就是：在斯坦利杯（NHL最高奖项）决赛打球。
哪位名人让你想到自己：我自己。
哪位名人让你想到你的队友：威廉王子。
关于旅行你最害怕什么：语言障碍。
关于旅行什么最让你兴奋：看新的事物，认识新的人。
你和队友在这个比赛中将遇到的最大挑战：我们关系密切，但我们有时会打架，互相间充满竞争。
你通常抱怨队友的事情是：他懒惰。
你最想去哪个国家或地方，为什么？
意大利和苏格兰，因为我有意大利和苏格兰血统。
你希望在这个比赛中完成什么（除了赢的一百万美元之外）？
我想同时拥有乐趣和竞争是一种很棒的看世界的方式。
Name: Bates Battaglia
Age: 36
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Connection to your teammate: Brother
Current occupation: Former Professional Hockey Player
Describe what you do: Played professional hockey and own a bar on the side. Played for Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs.
3 words to describe you: Competitive, strong-willed and confident.
Favorite hobbies: Golf, hiking and TV
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Playing in the Stanley Cup Finals.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Myself.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Prince William.
What scares you most about traveling? The language barrier.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new things and meeting new people.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are close but we fight at times and are competitive with each other.
Pet peeve about your teammate: He’s lazy.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy and Scotland, because I’m Italian and Scottish.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I think it would be a great way to see the world while having fun and competing.
Max & Katie
Katie BICHLER(有点像bitch= =)
家乡 buffalo 又叫水牛城 纽约州西部城市，距离加拿大非常近。。
与队友关系：Newlyweds 刚刚结婚的夫妻档！
职业：药剂师（略奇怪。。）
描述一下你的工作：我长期致力于研究保健设施（care facility），尤其是药物的安全及有效性，给病人提供一些合理用药以及药的副作用方面的建议
三个词形容你自己：Outgoing, competitive and sarcastic 外向 求胜心切 爱挖苦，尖酸泼辣的。。
爱好：高尔夫 读书 还有喝葡萄酒。。
你最骄傲的成就：拿到药剂学的博士学位（女博士惹！）
你最像哪个名人：Bethany Frankel（好像是个娱乐明星），因为她非常勤奋
你队友最像哪个名人：Rush Limbaugh （一个政治类的脱口秀主持人），max和他一样，脑袋里装满了右翼的想法（right-sided dreams）
在旅途中最让你害怕的是：生病！在其他国家生病就太可怕了
在旅途中最让你感到刺激的是：每一件事！我喜欢旅游，体验不同的文化
在比赛过程中你们会遇到的最大的挑战：我们刚刚结婚，虽然我们远距离约会了三年，但是我们只在一起住了一个月，我希望我们能很好地处理在交流上遇到的问题
你最不能忍受你的队友哪一点：对时间的安排，他从来不尊重任何人的时间，经常迟到
你们最想去哪个国家或者地方：怎么能只选一个呢，如果非要缩小范围的话我会把范围缩小到欧洲，我非常喜欢欧洲的文化和历史，梦想有一天能到游遍整个欧洲
通过这个比赛你最想收获什么（除了100万）：和最好的朋友环游世界，经历一生只有一次的旅程
Max BICHLER（原来bitch是他的姓啊。。）
家乡：也是buffalo
与队友关系：夫妻
职业：卖雪茄。。。（大概是销售吧）
描述一下你的工作：我代表某公司，把雪茄卖给顾客、经销商和零售店铺（好像是二级经销商？）
三个词形容你自己：Driven, intelligent and competitive 被动 聪明 同样是争强好胜
爱好：高尔夫 葡萄酒和雪茄（真是找对工作了）
你最骄傲的成就：搬到了波士顿，靠自己获得成功
你最像哪个名人：Rush Limbaugh，他也喜欢雪茄而且是一个强硬的共和党人
你队友最像哪个名人：长得像Jessica Simpson（一个性感的女歌手）为人处事比较像Ann Romney(罗姆尼他老婆)
在旅途中最让你害怕的是：没啥（好大气。。）
在旅途中最让你感到刺激的是：体验不同地方的文化和美食（原来是个吃货。。）
在比赛过程中你们会遇到的最大的挑战：当需要的时候Katie能做决定，当我知道我是对的时候她要能听我的（这。。。。）
你最不能忍受你的队友哪一点：当需要的时候她不能做决定，当我知道我是对的时候她不听我的（汗。。。。）
你们最想去哪个国家或者地方：罗马，那里有很悠久的历史，我想体验那里的美食，文化和生活方式（真是吃货。。）
通过这个比赛你最想收获什么（除了100万）：我希望我们能学会共同承担责任，彼此之间更像一个团队。
Name: Katie Bichler
Age: 24
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Connection to your teammate: Newlyweds
Current occupation: Pharmacist
Describe what you do: I work in a long term care facility where I focus on safe and clinically effective medication use. I provide counsel to patients on the proper use and adverse effects of their medications.
3 words to describe you: Outgoing, competitive and sarcastic.
Favorite hobbies: Golfing, reading and drinking wine.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Earning my doctorate of Pharmacy. It was a long, hard road, but I did it!
Katie BICHLER(有点像bitch= =)
家乡 buffalo 又叫水牛城 纽约州西部城市，距离加拿大非常近。。
与队友关系：Newlyweds 刚刚结婚的夫妻档！
职业：药剂师（略奇怪。。）
描述一下你的工作：我长期致力于研究保健设施（care facility），尤其是药物的安全及有效性，给病人提供一些合理用药以及药的副作用方面的建议
三个词形容你自己：Outgoing, competitive and sarcastic 外向 求胜心切 爱挖苦，尖酸泼辣的。。
爱好：高尔夫 读书 还有喝葡萄酒。。
你最骄傲的成就：拿到药剂学的博士学位（女博士惹！）
你最像哪个名人：Bethany Frankel（好像是个娱乐明星），因为她非常勤奋
你队友最像哪个名人：Rush Limbaugh （一个政治类的脱口秀主持人），max和他一样，脑袋里装满了右翼的想法（right-sided dreams）
在旅途中最让你害怕的是：生病！在其他国家生病就太可怕了
在旅途中最让你感到刺激的是：每一件事！我喜欢旅游，体验不同的文化
在比赛过程中你们会遇到的最大的挑战：我们刚刚结婚，虽然我们远距离约会了三年，但是我们只在一起住了一个月，我希望我们能很好地处理在交流上遇到的问题
你最不能忍受你的队友哪一点：对时间的安排，他从来不尊重任何人的时间，经常迟到
你们最想去哪个国家或者地方：怎么能只选一个呢，如果非要缩小范围的话我会把范围缩小到欧洲，我非常喜欢欧洲的文化和历史，梦想有一天能到游遍整个欧洲
通过这个比赛你最想收获什么（除了100万）：和最好的朋友环游世界，经历一生只有一次的旅程
Max BICHLER（原来bitch是他的姓啊。。）
家乡：也是buffalo
与队友关系：夫妻
职业：卖雪茄。。。（大概是销售吧）
描述一下你的工作：我代表某公司，把雪茄卖给顾客、经销商和零售店铺（好像是二级经销商？）
三个词形容你自己：Driven, intelligent and competitive 被动 聪明 同样是争强好胜
爱好：高尔夫 葡萄酒和雪茄（真是找对工作了）
你最骄傲的成就：搬到了波士顿，靠自己获得成功
你最像哪个名人：Rush Limbaugh，他也喜欢雪茄而且是一个强硬的共和党人
你队友最像哪个名人：长得像Jessica Simpson（一个性感的女歌手）为人处事比较像Ann Romney(罗姆尼他老婆)
在旅途中最让你害怕的是：没啥（好大气。。）
在旅途中最让你感到刺激的是：体验不同地方的文化和美食（原来是个吃货。。）
在比赛过程中你们会遇到的最大的挑战：当需要的时候Katie能做决定，当我知道我是对的时候她要能听我的（这。。。。）
你最不能忍受你的队友哪一点：当需要的时候她不能做决定，当我知道我是对的时候她不听我的（汗。。。。）
你们最想去哪个国家或者地方：罗马，那里有很悠久的历史，我想体验那里的美食，文化和生活方式（真是吃货。。）
通过这个比赛你最想收获什么（除了100万）：我希望我们能学会共同承担责任，彼此之间更像一个团队。
Name: Katie Bichler
Age: 24
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Connection to your teammate: Newlyweds
Current occupation: Pharmacist
Describe what you do: I work in a long term care facility where I focus on safe and clinically effective medication use. I provide counsel to patients on the proper use and adverse effects of their medications.
3 words to describe you: Outgoing, competitive and sarcastic.
Favorite hobbies: Golfing, reading and drinking wine.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Earning my doctorate of Pharmacy. It was a long, hard road, but I did it!
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Bethany Frankel, because she is a hardworking ball buster.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Rush Limbaugh. Max, a.k.a. “Rush Jr.,” is full of right-sided dreams.
What scares you most about traveling? Disease. I’m terrified of getting sick in another country.
What excites you most about traveling? Everything! I love to travel and experience the different cultures of the world.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are newlyweds. We’ve only been living together for one month after dating long distance for three years. I hope we can work out any issues we have with communication.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Time management. He has no respect or consideration for anyone’s time. He is always late. Ugh.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? How can I pick just one? I can narrow it down to anywhere in Europe, though. I love European culture and history. I dream about touring the entire continent.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Traveling the world with my best friend for a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Name: Max Bichler
Age: 30
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Connection to your teammate: Married
Current occupation: Cigar Sales
Describe what you do: I represent Rocky Patel Premium Cigar Company and sell cigars to wholesalers, distributor and retailers.
3 words to describe you: Driven, intelligent and competitive.
Favorite hobbies: Golf, wine and cigars.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving to Boston and becoming successful on my own.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Rush Limbaugh: a fellow cigar lover and an unapologetic Republican.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Looks like Jessica Simpson, acts like Ann Romney.
What scares you most about traveling? Not much scares me about traveling.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new cultures and enjoying new foods.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Katie needs to make decision when asked to and listen to me when I know I’m right.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Her lack of decision making and not listening to me when I know I’m right.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Rome, Italy. There is history, and I want to experience the food, culture and style.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to learn how to share responsibility and and work as a team.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Rush Limbaugh. Max, a.k.a. “Rush Jr.,” is full of right-sided dreams.
What scares you most about traveling? Disease. I’m terrified of getting sick in another country.
What excites you most about traveling? Everything! I love to travel and experience the different cultures of the world.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are newlyweds. We’ve only been living together for one month after dating long distance for three years. I hope we can work out any issues we have with communication.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Time management. He has no respect or consideration for anyone’s time. He is always late. Ugh.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? How can I pick just one? I can narrow it down to anywhere in Europe, though. I love European culture and history. I dream about touring the entire continent.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Traveling the world with my best friend for a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Name: Max Bichler
Age: 30
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Connection to your teammate: Married
Current occupation: Cigar Sales
Describe what you do: I represent Rocky Patel Premium Cigar Company and sell cigars to wholesalers, distributor and retailers.
3 words to describe you: Driven, intelligent and competitive.
Favorite hobbies: Golf, wine and cigars.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving to Boston and becoming successful on my own.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Rush Limbaugh: a fellow cigar lover and an unapologetic Republican.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Looks like Jessica Simpson, acts like Ann Romney.
What scares you most about traveling? Not much scares me about traveling.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new cultures and enjoying new foods.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Katie needs to make decision when asked to and listen to me when I know I’m right.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Her lack of decision making and not listening to me when I know I’m right.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Rome, Italy. There is history, and I want to experience the food, culture and style.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to learn how to share responsibility and and work as a team.
情侣组合 Jessica and John杰西卡与约翰
Name: John Erck
Age: 27
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Connection to your teammate: Dating
Current occupation: Entrepreneur/Computer programmer
Describe what you do: I run a web development and design company called Above Market. We code what our clients want.
3 words to describe you: Coffee, code and surf.
Favorite hobbies: Coding (php & objective c), drinking coffee and surfing 12th Street or the pier in Huntington Beach.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Having the guts to quit my well paid corporate IT job to pursue a life of hacking and entrepreneurship.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Macklemore
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Angelina Jolie
What scares you most about traveling? Getting locked up abroad.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new things.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Jessica’s mumbling and me not being able to understand what she’s saying!
Pet peeve about your teammate: Sometimes Jess tunes me out when I’m telling an awesome story.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Australia, to go surfing, feed white sharks and scuba dive the great barrier reef.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Challenge and adventure.
Name: Jessica Hoel
Age: 26
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Connection to your teammate: Dating
Current occupation: Account Manager
Describe what you do: I am an account manager for Cargill’s health and nutrition business. I represent a variety of specialty sweeteners and functional ingredients.
3 words to describe you: Motivated, competitive and friendly.
Favorite hobbies: Running, surfing and traveling.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Finishing the Boston Marathon (twice).
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Jessica Biel. She's super athletic, but seems girly and sweet.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Macklemore
What scares you most about traveling? Not much. I love it! Maybe missing a flight, but I usually get lucky.
What excites you most about traveling? I absolutely love to travel! I lived in Mexico and Spain to really learn and understand other cultures. I love trying new food, seeing new sights and meeting different people and learning new languages
Name: John Erck
Age: 27
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Connection to your teammate: Dating
Current occupation: Entrepreneur/Computer programmer
Describe what you do: I run a web development and design company called Above Market. We code what our clients want.
3 words to describe you: Coffee, code and surf.
Favorite hobbies: Coding (php & objective c), drinking coffee and surfing 12th Street or the pier in Huntington Beach.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Having the guts to quit my well paid corporate IT job to pursue a life of hacking and entrepreneurship.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Macklemore
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Angelina Jolie
What scares you most about traveling? Getting locked up abroad.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new things.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Jessica’s mumbling and me not being able to understand what she’s saying!
Pet peeve about your teammate: Sometimes Jess tunes me out when I’m telling an awesome story.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Australia, to go surfing, feed white sharks and scuba dive the great barrier reef.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Challenge and adventure.
Name: Jessica Hoel
Age: 26
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Connection to your teammate: Dating
Current occupation: Account Manager
Describe what you do: I am an account manager for Cargill’s health and nutrition business. I represent a variety of specialty sweeteners and functional ingredients.
3 words to describe you: Motivated, competitive and friendly.
Favorite hobbies: Running, surfing and traveling.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Finishing the Boston Marathon (twice).
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Jessica Biel. She's super athletic, but seems girly and sweet.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Macklemore
What scares you most about traveling? Not much. I love it! Maybe missing a flight, but I usually get lucky.
What excites you most about traveling? I absolutely love to travel! I lived in Mexico and Spain to really learn and understand other cultures. I love trying new food, seeing new sights and meeting different people and learning new languages
Idries & Jamil
Name: Jamil Abdur-Rahman
Age: 36
Hometown: Chicago
Connection to your teammate: Twin Brother
Current occupation: OB/GYN Physician
Describe what you do: Provide specialized medical and surgical care for disorders of the female reproductive tract. Manage pregnancies from conception through labor and delivery.
3 words to describe you: Driven, humorous and compassionate.
Favorite hobbies: Flying, running and antiquing.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Completing the U.S. Army Officer Basic Course and becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corp after completing residency.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? George W. Bush, deceptively capable.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Barack Obama, obviously capable.
What scares you most about traveling? Returning home when you have a name like Jamil Abdur-Rahman. Customs agents rarely make you feel “welcome.”
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing, tasting, smelling, hearing and experiencing something that I may never do again.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: I hope that running the Race will help us both to not only effectively listen to one and other, but to actually hear one and other and to more effectively hear and digest what the other is saying.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Idries at times can be passive aggressive and patronizing. When we disagree he rarely confronts you directly but instead is holier than thou and stubborn.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? “The door of no return” in Ghana. I have always hated the fact that as an African American I do not know where my ancestors came from. Walking those grounds would mean that I might be setting foot where my ancestor once walked.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I want to step beyond my comfort zone and to be pushed beyond my limits. Hopefully, in the process I can become more comfortable in my skin.
Name: Idries Abdur-Rahman
Age: 36
Hometown: Chicago
Connection to your teammate: Twin Brother
Current occupation: OB/GYN Physician
Describe what you do: I care for women during all aspects of pregnancy, delivery and post-partum. I also perform gynecologic and pelvic surgery.
3 words to describe you: Silly, observant and intuitive.
Favorite hobbies: Tae Kwon Do, anything aviation or travel related and reading a good book.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Beating the odds! Not becoming what most statistics say an inner city minority male from a single parent household would become.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? I’d like to say Albert Einstein but probably Jon Stewart.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? I’d like to say Elmer Fudd but instead I’ll say James Earl Jones.
What scares you most about traveling? Anytime I travel my biggest fear is inadvertently doing or saying something that locals could find socially offensive.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new places, meeting new people and having the opportunity to walk in the shoes and live a day in the life of others.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Both of us are a bit type A and a little head strong. I hope that running the Race will allow us to learn how to work together in a level headed, respectful way while learning to value the others POV.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Frequently, I think that he is too head strong. When he takes a position, he will hold that position despite all logical arguments to the contrary.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Goree Island in Senegal. As an African American, I think that I will likely never trace back my specific roots. Going to Goree Island would give me some sense of connection with my ancestors.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I want to run a good, competitive Race and I want to see places and have experiences that I otherwise would never have.
Name: Jamil Abdur-Rahman
Age: 36
Hometown: Chicago
Connection to your teammate: Twin Brother
Current occupation: OB/GYN Physician
Describe what you do: Provide specialized medical and surgical care for disorders of the female reproductive tract. Manage pregnancies from conception through labor and delivery.
3 words to describe you: Driven, humorous and compassionate.
Favorite hobbies: Flying, running and antiquing.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Completing the U.S. Army Officer Basic Course and becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corp after completing residency.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? George W. Bush, deceptively capable.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Barack Obama, obviously capable.
What scares you most about traveling? Returning home when you have a name like Jamil Abdur-Rahman. Customs agents rarely make you feel “welcome.”
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing, tasting, smelling, hearing and experiencing something that I may never do again.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: I hope that running the Race will help us both to not only effectively listen to one and other, but to actually hear one and other and to more effectively hear and digest what the other is saying.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Idries at times can be passive aggressive and patronizing. When we disagree he rarely confronts you directly but instead is holier than thou and stubborn.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? “The door of no return” in Ghana. I have always hated the fact that as an African American I do not know where my ancestors came from. Walking those grounds would mean that I might be setting foot where my ancestor once walked.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I want to step beyond my comfort zone and to be pushed beyond my limits. Hopefully, in the process I can become more comfortable in my skin.
Name: Idries Abdur-Rahman
Age: 36
Hometown: Chicago
Connection to your teammate: Twin Brother
Current occupation: OB/GYN Physician
Describe what you do: I care for women during all aspects of pregnancy, delivery and post-partum. I also perform gynecologic and pelvic surgery.
3 words to describe you: Silly, observant and intuitive.
Favorite hobbies: Tae Kwon Do, anything aviation or travel related and reading a good book.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Beating the odds! Not becoming what most statistics say an inner city minority male from a single parent household would become.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? I’d like to say Albert Einstein but probably Jon Stewart.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? I’d like to say Elmer Fudd but instead I’ll say James Earl Jones.
What scares you most about traveling? Anytime I travel my biggest fear is inadvertently doing or saying something that locals could find socially offensive.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new places, meeting new people and having the opportunity to walk in the shoes and live a day in the life of others.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Both of us are a bit type A and a little head strong. I hope that running the Race will allow us to learn how to work together in a level headed, respectful way while learning to value the others POV.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Frequently, I think that he is too head strong. When he takes a position, he will hold that position despite all logical arguments to the contrary.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Goree Island in Senegal. As an African American, I think that I will likely never trace back my specific roots. Going to Goree Island would give me some sense of connection with my ancestors.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I want to run a good, competitive Race and I want to see places and have experiences that I otherwise would never have.
Name: Mona Egender
Age: 33
Hometown: Castle Pines, Colo.
Connection to your teammate: Roller Derby Moms/Friends
Current occupation: Mom and Captioner
Describe what you do: Run and care for a household of three kids. Provide real-time captioning and transcription services for the hard of hearing community and/or government, universities, business and other such entities.
3 words to describe you: Competitive, tenacious and dependable.
Favorite hobbies: Roller derby/skating, snowboarding, hiking, exercising and yoga.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Making 5280 Fight Club (my derby team) at my first tryout and beating Gotham at the Banked Track Invitational.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Gabrielle Reece
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Hope Solo for her stoicism and competitiveness and Sandra Bullock for her effortless humor and charm.
What scares you most about traveling? The language barrier and cultural differences.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing and experiencing new cultures, trying new things and stepping out of my comfort zone.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: I think the biggest challenge will be admitting when we need help. We are both independent and strong-willed.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Beth tends to not always state her true feelings during team meetings. She also hates asking for help.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy, because I have family there. Plus, there’s so much history and heritage. I love the language, lifestyle, architecture, romanticism and food of Italy.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Some spectacular memories and a new outlook on the world/life. Also, to strengthen my bond with Beth.
Name: Beth Bandimere
Age: 36
Hometown: Arvada, Colorado
Connection to your teammate: Roller Derby Moms/Friends
Current occupation:I work in the Internet Department at FirstBank of Colorado.
Describe what you do: I provide tech support for customers using our website. I also perform various product testing projects and administrative duties.
3 words to describe you: Adventurous, outgoing and competitive.
Favorite hobbies: Roller derby, boating and gardening.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Becoming a semi-professional athlete at age 35 while raising three kids.
