All language subtitles for Worlds Toughest Race Eco-Challenge Fiji S01E10 (Worlds Toughest Race Eco-Challenge Fiji S01E10) (ENGLISH)

Ready?

Go!

Eight days ago, 66
teams from 30 different

countries set out on this
671-kilometre expedition.

Now 33 teams are left to
complete this epic endeavour.

Triathlete team Iron Cowboy is still
on the course, but it hasn't been easy.

We've never done
something like this.

We're learning in the
toughest race on the planet.

This is so hard.

This race is her comeback.

The brutality of the race is wearing
on carefree team Curl as well.

But for them, this has always been
about more than just competition.

My father committed
suicide, and it just, like, blew

everything up, and metabolising
that is what I'm here for.

For team Kokuri
Warriors, to finish the race

would turn up the volume
on a powerful movement.

We wanted to prove that the girls in India
are strong and they can achieve anything.

Team Costa Rica continues
to overcome intense

experiences in their
effort to reach a finish line.

Veronica died and was brought back to
life in a rafting section of a competition.

These teams have just 72
hours to make it to the finish line.

So every step, every
paddle, and each

heartbeat gets them
closer to making history.

Because right
now, it's do or die.

It's day nine of the
world's toughest race.

At this stage, for the
teams still out there,

these days become
exponentially harder.

They're sleep-deprived, they're
dehydrated, they're hurting.

They are so deep
into muscle and mental

fatigue that really they
are running on empty.

And this is where
you separate yourself.

Can you dig deep?

Can you draw on reservoirs
of determination and

resilience that most normal
people just don't have?

And most importantly, can
you draw on each other?

And that is the strength but also
the pain of the world's toughest race.

No more so than right now
at this stage for these teams.

209 kilometres away from the finish line,
Fijian team Tabu Zoro is just emerging

from the freezing pools above Vua Falls and
slowly making their way to checkpoint 22.

The goal has always been to finish
strong for their fellow countrymen.

But the bone-chilling swim has
affected everyone, especially Captain Yuri,

who's in desperate
need of medical attention.

So you think you broke
your arm or your ribs?

I think I definitely did
something to my arm.

I don't know if it's a
full displacement or...

No, it's not severe.

It's not compounded.

It's just smacked
my arm on the rock.

And then my arm,
my rib went first.

And I just got wedged in there.

It was about an hour
out of the first fall, so...

You're struggling to
breathe and talk, it seems.

Yeah, well, I think it's compounded
with the cold, but... Yeah.

Come on, Fiji, go!

Yes, Fiji, Fiji, Fiji!

Can you breathe in?

Breathe in.

Our Captain Yuri fell on
a rock and injured his rib.

We really thought he
was going to call it quits.

I just need something to
control the pain, then I'm on.

But we've not got a fail or
anything like that, have we?

I think we're safe.

It's painful to breathe, and
mobility is restricted at this point.

Let's get your ball.

Thanks very much, guys.

You know, it's hard.

There's a lot of pressure
being a home team.

People want you to do well in a sport
that you haven't really done before.

And there's expectation, I guess, that
you're going to do more than just well.

Are you feeling no pain?

So...

You can't let yourself down,
and you can't let your other

people down, no matter
how much pain you're feeling.

With no time to waste, as a hammering
cold rain pummels the high jungles,

Yuri is fighting to stay in
this race, despite his injury.

And up next is an upper
body and core killer, the

stand-up paddleboard
section to Checkpoint 24.

I had to slow down a little bit,
but you can't do anything for it.

You probably just take a few painkillers
and just get over it and get the job done.

Rain, mist.

Beautiful.

Can you ask for more?

Welcome to Fiji.

For us, it's not a
race, it's a challenge.

There was no other
option of pulling out.

You've just got to
deal with the pain and...

I mean, I'd have to cut off
one of my legs or arms, or

be totally, you know, dead
in the ground to not go on.

100 kilometres ahead, after suffering a
devastating navigation error on leg four,

an exhausted Team Curl
has tackled the first half of

the mountain bike section
as they reach Checkpoint 27.

Oh, man, I have a bicycle.

I'm sorry.

You gonna fix it?

I'll be able to pedal a
little in some places,

and that's pretty much
all I can get out of this.

I'm glad this is
approaching the end.

I'm just ready to sit in
a hot tub or something.

With 50 kilometres of
mountain biking ahead of

them, the last thing they
need is a drop in morale.

Especially Steven, who's
fulfilling an even greater purpose.

As a former pro soccer player in the
MLS, I've gone through, like, a major

soul-searching phase after soccer
ended and my father passed away, and my

experience of living,
of life, got really called

into question when my
dad committed suicide.

I think the World's Toughest
Race is kind of like an

external symbol for me to
face things as they come.

I want to develop the part
of me that, like, trusts other

people and is sensitive to
that authentic part of myself.

I don't know how the
World's Toughest Race is

gonna change me, but
that's why I'm doing it.

All right, Leonard, I'm
gonna need your strength.

Thank you.

Everything just is difficult.

Dude, this is gonna
be really good.

60 kilometres ahead, Team
Costa Rica reaches Checkpoint 29.

Where's the checkpoint?

This race has pushed the team to their
limits, and with only 55 kilometres until

the finish line, this usually joyful
team is on the verge of unraveling.

You can hope to make
it to the finish line But.

he...

as it is, he can't take anymore.

While he is still injured,

Let's take a break,
let's take a break here,

clean up the wounds,
take a break and that's it.

I would consider this race the
hardest race I have run in my entire life,

regardless of whether I have had an
accident, such as the freezing burns,

the detachment of the cornea in one
eye or the drowning in another race.

Excellent, thank
you for your patience.

But I think the challenges are in how we
do things and I have to learn to express

that fear, to trust a lot in the rest,
because I will not be able to overcome it

alone if it is something
very, very hard.

40 kilometres from Camp
4, on the Highlands Trek.

In a desperate attempt to make the Day
10 cut-off time, several teams have joined

forces with veteran Canadian adventure
racer Alex Mann from Team True North.

They include the American triathletes Team
Iron Cowboy and Indian twin sisters Team

Kukuri Warriors, plus the Dutch
outfit Team Checkpoint Hunters.

The whole race is here.

It's unbelievable.

We are all going
to make the cut-off.

That's a lot more humid
now we are in the grasslands.

It was cold out there
at that higher elevation.

Here for the teams
is this humidity.

The heat gets trapped in
all of this high, long grass.

And that means you sweat more,
dehydrate more, get weaker faster.

I'm supposed to get
a point on a creek.

And there's a trail that basically
goes down a, I think a ridge.

But it's not on the map.

So we'll just feel our way down.

We're a father-daughter,
father-son team.

I did Eagle Challenge in
Argentina, Patagonia in 99.

And it was the most
amazing race I've ever done.

So to get to adventure
race with my daughter in

the sport that I used to
do is a dream come true.

We're here.

We're there, we're watching it.

And we're trying to
get Northwest up this.

I'm really excited to get
to do the race with my dad.

It's been something we've both been
looking forward to for almost a year.

I think this will kind of be a really good
bonding experience for us to have just

before I kind of move
out and become an actual

adult as opposed to
just being 18 years old.

So, pretty cool experience.

You know, map
reading is getting trickier.

And people are losing
their way more so.

So it's a wise decision that we all stick
together as a team and make it to Camp 4,

you know, together.

If you really want
to survive this.

Team True North, amazing man.

He's having the same
conversations I'm having in my head.

So it's so nice to have
them out loud with somebody.

Especially being new.

Hi, Canada.

India.

Canada.

I feel like I'm in the Olympics.

It sort of is.

For another group of Americans,
team super fighters who are overheated,

exhausted and lost.

This convoy may be the godsend
they need to keep them in the race.

Who is?

The Canadian guy.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

He's been spot on.

That's why we're shadowing them.

Yeah.

Low stress on us and they'll
get us the championship.

That's what I really
need right now.

You could use some low stress.

Yeah.

You good, bro?

You get in.

All right.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

That's what you needed?

Yeah.

Look at that.

Look at that big smile now.

I can go at least
another half K.

At least.

We're going.

Hold the leader.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So let's move.

These teams have been
trekking for half the day.

But at this point, their only goal is
to make the day 10 camp four cut off.

But in these conditions,
heat stroke is a rule.

It's a real danger.

One that could be race-ending.

73 kilometers ahead, team Curl are
digging deep to rejuvenate their bodies and

spirits at Kuala Lumpur Falls
as they begin the harrowing

60-meter rappel to collect
their fifth and final medallion.

You good?

I'll find out.

Yeah, buddy.

You ready?

Let's go.

Seems strong.

But we're tired.

We're going to do our
best to finish strong.

All of us have suffered
in our own way.

But now the world's toughest race, as far
as life goes, I love what it's bringing up.

Yeah, buddy!

Nice one!

Moving forward
and not giving up.

And to show up, do my
best, and just like try and

have fun with it, you know,
inspire those around me.

43 kilometers back, the
caravan of teams presses on.

The heat from the day
has gone, but navigating

at night is exponentially
more difficult.

And any miscalculations
could lead to disaster.

Oh, man, I'm trying to
get to Camp Fortnight.

I'm sleepy, tired.

The trail is like all
downhill for now.

I'm excited and I just want to
get there and eat, drink, sleep.

See dad.

So I'm sure he's worried
about us right now.

Lead teams covered the
same terrain at twice the pace.

But their focus was speed, while the
main goal for these teams is survival.

It would be such a win
to make it to camp tonight.

We had this big train
by the end of the night.

If you look back,
there's a good 20

headlamps back there,
just a line of people.

So it was... It was neat to see.

Yeah, we all kind
of worked together.

It's been a 22-hour
day for the kids.

It was a long workout.

Pretty brain-dead now.

Oh, man.

My son is so... My
son is so excited.

Long and endless.

After trekking all day, the caravan
finally reaches Camp Fort, where they can

get some much-needed rest before departing
for the fifth and final leg of the course.

Give me a hug.

Give me a hug.

Don't make it here.

Unbelievable.

And what a pace.

Thank you so much.

No problem.

That was crazy.

Yeah.

As the sun rises on
the tenth day of racing,

in a local village
at Checkpoint 24,

Team Flying J, a tough group comprised of
two members of military special forces and

two experienced racers,
are slow to get started.

As she watches a teammate
struggle, Captain Dianette wrestles

with the harsh realities of
the world's toughest race.

How long is the hike?

Huh?

How long is the hike?

How long?

A couple of hours.

Yeah?

If you need to talk,
you need to be honest.

You've been walking for days.

You better set the word.

It hurts.

There's something
to be messed with.

You know, we just thought
the guy had twisted his knee.

I had no idea his... It was...

You know, he had a deep
gash on his leg that got

horribly infected, and
that's what's making it swell.

Come on, man.

We only got one
more medallion to get.

Uh...

Oh, that's good.

I'm up.

Okay.

I'm up.

Okay.

That's where I was asking.

Yeah.

I don't like seeing
you in this much pain.

There's no shame in cleaning.

Oh, yes, there is.

You don't want to see your
teammate in pain like that.

That's horrible.

I couldn't watch it.

I couldn't watch it.

And now, up close,
looking at his injuries.

Well, as team
captain, I'm calling it.

No, no, no, no, no.

No.

Guy.

No.

Be realistic.

You can't do 30K like this.

You can't even
get up off the floor.

No.

Don't do that yet.

Be realistic.

All right, mate.

It looks like it's a double.

And you can have permanent
damage now if you continue on.

I know.

You know, I wanted
him to say, I can't go on.

He's so stubborn,
and he wouldn't do it.

So, okay, get him the
medical help he needs.

Okay.

How's the status?

We're done.

He can't stand up.

Done?

If he needs medical help or
someone, he literally can't stand up.

All right.

Sit your ass down.

Okay.

Sit, sit.

Come on.

We got you.

You're going to
have to let me know.

Let's go.

Okay.

And then slow, slow, slow.

So we just heard on the
radio that Flying J is out of the

race, sadly, and they're going
to need medically extracted.

So we're almost at checkpoint
24 where they're coming into.

Let's get in, guys, and
we'll get them out of here.

Some people are like that.

They're so macho.

They won't say, oh, something
hurts or something's wrong.

Something's not right.

Let's fix it.

And that obviously can end up
bringing down the whole team.

You're okay, my friend.

What a difficult
moment for you guys.

We're going to get you
out of here all in one piece.

Hang tight, buddy.

Here we go.

Put him all the way in first of
all, and then we'll slide him off.

What is wrong with
his leg is pretty serious.

So thank God we're
not going further and

he's going to get the
medical help he needs.

Not the outcome we wanted, but I
think overall, we had a good time.

Thanks, guys.

Teams arriving to camp four are scratching
and clawing their way through this race.

And their refusal to
abandon hope has put

them within striking
distance of the finish.

We dragged ourselves in.

But we made it through.

It was just really hard.

The clock is always ticking.

And these teams now have
less than 55 hours to complete

the final leg of the race
before the finish line closes.

Team Iron Cowboy is feeling energized,
but they also know they still have 150

kilometers of brutal terrain to
cover in order to reach the finish line.

Do they make
brighter sunglasses?

These are signature
Iron Cowboy sunglasses.

When I put these on, you
know, it's business time.

It's go time, baby.

I know when I'm out here that
I'm living my best, truest self.

Troy and Annie, my husband and my daughter,
they're my inspiration every single day.

I know I love them dearly
and I'm so thankful for them.

My husband is so supportive.

He sees so clearly what I'm about,
sometimes more than I see in myself.

It's hot, man.

Hot and dry, but
man, it is gorgeous.

Yeah, it reminded me of home.

Obviously being close to the
finish line makes us all think of home.

None of this happens without a
real awesome wife and husband.

I'm just excited to finish and go
home and see my kids, see my wife.

We're a really close family.

It's been a long 10 days.

Yeah.

Kids always get me.

Come on, James.

I'm good.

Summon your ego powers.

38 kilometers ahead, ace navigator
Alex and his daughter Becca

of Team True North begin
their rappel at Cali Voodoo Falls.

This time in Fiji with my
dad has been super special.

We have kind of that drive that just keeps
pushing us forward and I think this has

been like a major
stride in our relationship.

I'm just having a blast spending a couple
weeks out in the bush with my daughter.

It's a dream come true really.

To have your daughter reach
up and hold your hand when she's

little, you kind of take that
for granted and then it stops.

But Eco Challenge
basically gave it back to me.

I'm out there slogging through hundreds
of stream crossings and every time Becca

would just reach back for
my hand, it was awesome.

It was cool to
experience that again.

Good job Logan!

That's our final medallion.

Only about a day and
a bit to the finish line.

That felt great.

That was really good.

With 50 hours left on the
race clock, teams are spread

out across more than 150
kilometers of the course.

Team Costa Rica has rebounded
from their emotional setback.

And is now pushing off in the Outrigger,
their final discipline before the finish.

12 kilometers from Camp 4, the tight-knit
Aussies, Team Mad Mares, are now in the

back of the pack as they mountain
bike during the hottest part of the day.

Oh my god, you're
in the hurt locker, eh?

You guys.

You have had some battles, eh?

That last leg of
ocean is hard work.

We're pretty strong paddlers.

I think we're more so
looking forward to that last leg.

And you're still smiling.

Good for you.

Always.

Thank you.

What inspirations you are.

Haven't killed each other yet.

Yeah, let's have fun.

28 hours.

We're gonna do it.

Cheers mate.

Thank you very much.

Keep going.

Keep going.

Thank you.

There's a lot of teams that
have been falling out behind

us, which does put us
now at the back of the pack.

But we're still ticking
along with the same attitude

and the same energy
that we have from day one.

Probably a little bit
less energy now, but it's

still that same spirit
of we're here to finish.

Midway through day 10,
just over a dozen teams

have made it through
this punishing race.

Come on, all the way.

Well done.

I love you.

For both the experienced teams and rookies
alike, this is an enormous achievement.

Keep pushing.

No matter what
place they finish.

The vivacious team of veteran
racers Team Costa Rica had some

massive highs and desperate
lows throughout this challenge.

This race helped me understand
the adventure in a different way.

But their invincible spirit
has prevailed, and they

reached the finish line
with an overflow of emotion.

We are made to
live with each other.

We can achieve a lot
of things individually.

Costa Rica, pure life!

But teamwork is super important.

Pure life.

Very united.

Madero, this is incredible.

Thank you, Madero.

Thank you, Madero.

Thank you, Madero.

On the final downhill stretch before
Checkpoint 29, Team Curl is almost done

with the very last mountain
biking section of this race.

The final bit is
easy stuff for us.

We're good bikers.

We're good stand-up
paddle boarders.

We're good paddlers.

We're feeling good.

Oh my gosh, that was so fun.

Oh my God.

I thought many times to
myself, these are very fast bikers.

I kept up with them all day,
but I'm not a mountain biker.

We're having fun.

Like, we're just biking
and having a great time.

Do you have a med kit on here?

I'm trying to call medical.

God, so dumb.

It's okay, dude.

Did you lose consciousness?

No.

A race worker with medic experience
helps a team assess Stephen's condition.

As night begins to fall.

Pretty tender down here.

The main thing that took the fall
was this part of my head, I think.

This part up here?

But the helmet really helped.

And then my tooth is
loose, my front left tooth.

Did they just
catch a helicopter?

They're coming.

The helicopters can't fly
anymore because it's after dark.

But they're coming with
all forces at the same time.

Hello?

Hey, Doc.

Hi, how are you doing?

I'm pretty pissed off.

Okay.

How are you?

Do you have much
pain at the minute?

Like, my middle fingernail got
completely peeled back, so that hurts.

Okay.

My, like, right hip
hurts a little bit.

And then these, like,
road rashy things are just,

like, super tingly and
kind of pissing me off.

After consulting a doctor,
Race Headquarters dispatches

a vehicle for additional
medical evaluation on Steven.

Yeah.

Ready?

One, two, three.

Yeah, of course, dude.

Of course.

Absolutely.

This is, dude...

No, dude.

This is you, man.

It's all about you.

Like, I think that...

It's okay, dude.

Old Lenny Balls is
going a little too fast.

But the good thing is,
is I'm not totally beat up.

I'm just some road rash and
pissed off more than anything.

I mean, probably
could finish it, but I'm not

out here trying to
prove myself in that way.

Obviously, I want to stay in the game
for my teammates, but I think we have a

general understanding that we
want to take care of ourselves.

And our relationships are much
more lasting than just this race.

I think that's probably the
main takeaway at this point.

We were close, but it's more
important to have a friend.

But he was okay.

And it was hard.

You don't like to see
your friends get hurt.

We are going to take
him to hospital in Latoka,

which is probably about
an hour's drive from here.

It was a great race
till then, and it still

is, because he's alive
and we're all happy.

And we came out,
we're all friends.

It would have been nice to finish, but,
you know, maybe we'll get in next year.

This guy is more important.

Brilliant.

Okay, that's good.

If we stay, like, oriented to we
didn't finish the race as that being,

like, the only goal that
there was, then it's, like, a

really myopic view of what
just happened the last week.

I'm so proud of Team Curl.

We had a good time.

But we also grinded a lot and found a way
to, like, push through and do what we did.

It's day 11 as dawn
breaks at checkpoint 30.

Teams are setting out on the outriggers
for the final 43 kilometers of the race.

The unruly ocean is now the only thing
separating Team Kukuri Warriors from their

dream to cross the finish line
at the world's toughest race.

Oh, my God.

We are so close to the cutoff.

All right, guys, we're
going to make it.

Are you guys excited?

But the ugly truth
is, there's this water,

there's the fast current,
the wind's blowing.

What are we going to do?

I'm not a good swimmer.

In fact, in my mind,
I'm like, if we drown,

if the boat capsizes,
what's going to happen?

Like, there is that end.

There's an
element of fear still.

But I feel like when we started,
our message was to inspire

the girls of our country to
go beyond the impossible.

Guys, if we capsize,
we lose everything.

So we've just got to keep
moving, keep moving.

And we've got to try as hard
as we can to reach the finish line.

Not far behind at checkpoint 29,

the two Fijian teams, Tabu Soro
and Namako, have joined forces again.

Together, they press on to the final
stand-up paddle to checkpoint 30.

It was hard the last couple of
days to be able to breathe and move.

And I slowed our
team down a little bit.

But there was no other
option of pulling out.

Just got to deal with the
pain and finish together.

The pressure was there to finish the race
because of how people were reacting to it.

And how they cheered us on and
made us feel proud of what we were doing.

There was no way we
were going to quit, you know?

And the two Fijian teams right at
the back, still smiling, still going,

showing that wonderful, warm,
powerful, strong Fijian spirit.

Go for it, guys.

Good for you.

Go for it.

Ahead at the finish line, American team
Iron Cowboy arrives battered and bruised,

but certainly not
beaten, as they rush to

meet their families for
an emotional reunion.

I feel good.

Man, what a feeling to
finish an adventure like this.

If you were to take 10 consecutive
Ironmans, it's called a deca, and you

compare it against
this, this is way harder.

There's a lot of sacrifice that goes
into this, especially with families.

I've got four beautiful girls,
a son, and my amazing wife.

But I believe there's a lot of
life lessons that can be taught.

Grit.

Resilience.

Persistency.

Dedication, hard
work, never quit.

Oh, I love you.

I love you, brother.

Nothing great is ever
accomplished on our own.

I want to shed a tear of
just sadness that it's over

because I had a fairly major
breakdown a couple years ago.

I learned some huge lessons from
an emotional standpoint in the best way

possible that I couldn't
have gotten without

this race, without
going down to the court.

Building yourself back
up from being broken is

something I finally
could be really proud of.

If you believe in yourself, it doesn't
matter who loves you, who hates you.

If you're living your
truth and you have that

deep belief in yourself,
that's all that you need.

As the remaining team
struggled towards the end...

How long have we
got to get to this island?

...half of the field now conquered
the world's toughest race.

Whoo!

Chee gum.

After 11 days of sheer effort,
heart and purpose, the finish line is

finally in the sights of
Team Kokuri Warriors.

This race has transformed
me in a lot of ways.

To make it to the finish
line, man, it feels like...

You know, like, this is the best
feeling I've ever had in my life.

Hey, hey, girls!

Whoo!

I am super-excited.

I mean, it's one of the
life-changing moments for all of

us as a family, and it's a
giant leap for my daughters.

It gives me a history, girls.

You know that?

For the last 10 days, they have defied
every aspect of adventure, and then to,

like, against all expectations,
then to finish today.

This is huge.

Well done, you.

You are unbelievable.

And you're running
across the finish line.

I would say Eco Challenge, in comparison
to the stamina and endurance and physical

fitness, this was tougher
than Everest, hands down.

And to do it with my sister
was even more special,

because, I mean, having
her is such a blessing, man.

Like, she's like my safety pin.

You know, if I need
her, she'll be there.

Thank you so much.

So proud of you.

And now, through this experience, we
are hoping that girls are gonna feel so

much more inspired seeing that we made
it on the finish line and use that in their

own lives as a positive
metaphor to get through the

challenges every single
time they ever doubt their path.

As night falls, there's just over 12
hours left in the world's toughest race.

With the teams still fighting their way to
the finish, the young Australian rookies,

Team Mad Mares, have beaten the
odds and can call themselves finishers.

You guys, the Mad Mares, have just
completed the world's toughest race.

Come on!

Can you believe you've done it?

Yeah, go on.

Nothing, I just... nothing.

She likes to have a
cry when she's done it.

You've given so much, you guys.

You've given so much.

I definitely think this race
has made me a better person.

I'm terrified of heights.

I'm terrified of falling.

I'm terrified of slipping.

And the fact that I was able to ascend
two different waterfalls and to repel at,

like, 2 in the morning, to get through
that with my teammates and push past and

actually conquer a personal fear of mine,
like, it's the most incredible experience.

OK, the important bit.

I'm so appreciative
and so grateful I got the

chance to push myself
beyond my boundaries.

Harder and harder.

I'm a hugger.

Thank you.

We've been looking forward
to this moment for 10 days.

Every time we're suffering,
every time we're hurting,

we've been looking forward
to this moment finishing.

So, to have that champagne
in hand, see our names up on

the board, see everyone
smile, we're all still there.

Beautiful.

It's the final day of the
world's toughest race.

The 12 noon cut-off is
looming for those remaining few

teams still on the course as
more teams continue to finish.

To finish it and to do that with my
daughter is just icing on the cake.

I think this is probably the happiest
I've ever been after finishing the race.

With merely a couple of
hours left on the race clock,

Tabu Soro and Namako's
combined perseverance has paid off.

As the two Fijian teams have
the finish line within their grasp.

To cross the finish line of
the world's toughest race,

it's a proud moment for
all of us to represent Fiji.

That will resonate in the
hearts of the Fijians as the

first teams in Fiji to ever
finish an Eco Challenge.

We were very happy
because now we experience

this place in a
whole different way.

We see it in a whole
different light, you know.

It's a really special place.

It's a really beautiful place.

And I got to share it with some special
people, you know, and here we are.

Sometimes you got to just push on and
on the other side of that pain is reward.

I think that's a life value.

This is a 10-day
training camp for life in

general because you
just learn so much from it.

What

an amazing two
teams you've been.

You're great friends, you're resilient,
you're tough, you never gave up.

You've just completed
the world's toughest race.

Well done.

The message that I hope that
people get out of this is to try.

Because if you think that you can't
do something, well, then you won't do it.

But if you give it a
shot, you never know.

Just like we did.

The past 11 days on this
undeniably brutal yet breathtaking

race has carved a lasting
impression on each and every racer.

These kind of races, they humble you,
they teach you that you are not in control.

Our family has an
uncertain future.

I love you so much.

I think it's really important to stay in
the moment and tackle what may come.

Whether they cross the finish line or fell
short, all 264 athletes from 30 different

countries have given every last
piece of themselves to this experience.

It was the people.

We just loved them.

And you realize that
we're all one big family.

And to feel that pulse of
this place was so powerful.

From the unpredictable environment
that is Fiji's magnificent landscape to the

friendships tested and newly formed
this race challenged every competitor's

physical and mental fortitude.

This race has really
shown me that we can do

so much more than
we think if we just try.

At the end is a bunch
of experiences that forms

you and I think you're
a more human person.

Each athlete has left
their own mark as well.

Both within the history of the race of
this epic race and more importantly,

within themselves.

All the walls that you've put up
about yourself are just torn now.

You are more uniquely yourself than you
ever built in any other time in your life.

It literally changed me.

A lot of people with
Alzheimer's disease will see this.

That's the best thing I
could do with my life right

now is to make people
aware that life is still good.

Continue on and do
everything that you can.

This experience reassures me
that I still like doing this kind of stuff.

I'll do it as long as I can
keep the wheels rolling.

You know, there's a toughest
race out there for everyone.

I think someone who works too hard and
decides they want to go and do a five-mile

race, well, for them, that's
their world's toughest race.

I just really encourage
people to get out there

and find their toughest
race, whatever that may be.

This may be the end of this year's race,
but the memories and lessons taken from

Fiji will last a lifetime in
the hearts and minds of

everyone who is part of
the world's toughest race.