We finally just said, whatever comes, we're going to deal with it when it gets there.īret: We both expected to have alliances with other teams but it's just not the same. It's like Survivor, we don't know what's coming. I was supposed to run if there was running but you don't know what you're going to face. Bret was supposed to sing and dance, if there was anything. How did working in a pair change your perspective? Or strategy going in?Ĭhris: We definitely had strategies.
#Amazing race eliza orlins archive#
CBS Photo Archive // Getty Images MH: Survivor, despite alliances, is a solo game. Rupert and Laura Boneham on The Amazing Race. It was a lot of preparation in a different way than preparing for Survivor. We did a lot of texting back and forth about what gear we needed, what the lightest thing was, what the newest best backpack was. I trained physically both for Survivor and for Amazing Race. I did a climbing class at a local climbing gym, which totally came into effect the first episode.Įliza: Survivor depend more on a social game. I took line dancing lessons at my local country bar, to get used to being told a dance and then learning it. We both had to say that we could drive stick shift, we both had to take hours and hours of stick shift lessons. I would be the navigator and she would be the primary driver. Eliza and I were smart enough to split up tasks. Rupert: We got the flags of the world and started learning all the flags, learning what some of the countries highlights were.Ĭorinne: I found this to be a completely different type of training. It was overwhelming, you can't study the whole world! Laura: Survivor was focused on, trying to build a fire, can I do this? Amazing Race was focused on what am I going to need. Getting ready for Amazing Race, it was more about am I going to be able to keep up with Laura. Rupert: Getting ready for Survivor, I started quitting things: quit drinking coffee, quit smoking cigarettes, quit going to the buffet.
I've been doing a lot of Orangetheory fitness and some yoga, so I was endurance wise probably the best shape I've been in, in a long time. MH: How did you train for this versus Survivor ? Both fitness-wise and mentally.īret: I drank coffee and ate donuts getting ready for this… I just worked out, tried to run as much as I could.Ĭhris: I was in pretty good shape going into this.
#Amazing race eliza orlins series#
In a series of interviews, they told me about the differences both in preparation and in the experience of competing on the two reality shows. Favorites II) and Eliza Orlins ( Survivor 9: Vanuatu and Survivor 16: Micronesia), the self proclaimed 'Team Villain' of the season Corinne Kaplan ( Survivor 17: Gabon, Survivor 26: Fans Vs.Water), the tie dye wearing husband and wife pair Water) and Laura Boneham ( Survivor 27: Blood Vs.
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