Hello again, we’re back at week #3. And let’s get right to it: The Race started off this week back at the pit stop with Dave and Connor. At the end of the last episode, Dave suspected that he ruptured his Achilles tendon while making a run for it to the pit stop. This week, he got the bad news from a doctor pretty quickly that he needed a sonogram, a specialist and some crutches. Crutches aren’t exactly helpful when you’re trying to run a race, though I wouldn’t mind seeing him beating someone to death with one. Anyway, the prognosis seemed pretty dim as the doc didn’t mince words and basically told him “Tough t*tties, you’re pretty much out, pal.” Dave decides to see if a miracle will happen so that he can keep racing. He decides to see a doctor in Tahiti to see if can stay in the race. I definitely have to give him credit for not just quitting.

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