Dade Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 All team photos: Robert Voets/CBS Name: Peter Harsch Occupation: Clinical Prosthetist Age: 35 Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif Name: Sarah Reinertsen Occupation: Motivational Speaker Age: 31 Hometown: Trabuco Canyon, Calif Relationship: Friends Peter and Sarah are both Iron Man competitors who have a long history of teamwork. Sarah recently became the first female with an artificial leg to complete the Hawaii Iron Man Triathlon. Peter works as a clinical prosthetist and travels the country speaking to amputees and consulting for prosthetic legs. Both are out to win and eager to show the world that a disability will not stop them from reaching their goals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kayo Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Now this team actually sounds interesting! And the fact that they are "friends" makes them even more refreshing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terrytoad Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 They may have a leg up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AmazingNut Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Motivational speaker? living in a van down by the river?? I hope I like this team! Ok not that it matters but is she really short or is he really tall? Or both? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCRebel Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Could be strong, don't know if the guy's just interested in promoting people disabilities for some cause he has. Time will tell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KingOfRealityTV Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I think it's pretty sad she used the disability card to pre board the flight early.... Plus her voice is annoying... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StarBaby Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Why not use whatever advantage you can? Charla and Myrna did the same thing every chance they got. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rook9566 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Why not use whatever advantage you can? Charla and Myrna did the same thing every chance they got. Becuase she is a motivational speaker and an Iron Man competitor. I don't have a problem with people using advantages when they can. Carla and Myrna were good at it. I just have a problem with this girl going through life proving she is like everyone else and can compete in triathlons etc. etc. But, she needs to pre-board. You can't have it both ways. I have no respect for this team and that's a shame, because they could have been one of my favorites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rejuvenated Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Not really into these two yet. For such a go getter tyope athlete, she sure seems like a whiner. Not only did she use it to get early boarding (not really much of an advantage in the long run) but she also did a pathetic glance at her leg when she told the cabbie they needed to go fast because it was an emergency. Again, Charla and Myrna used the same emergency ploy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StarBaby Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I wonder if they can get her leg fixed at the pit stop? It will suck for her if they have to run the whole race with it malfunctioning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rejuvenated Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 It would, but I guess this is something she lives with and she should be prepared for this kind of thing or be prepared to fail early. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StarBaby Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 That's true. She is actually very fortunate to have such a high tech artificial limb -- most people aren't able to afford them. But I guess the more high tech they are the more that can go wrong. I still really want to like this couple, so I am holding out hope for them for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rook9566 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Her broken artificial limb isn't really any different than someone else twisting an ankle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rejuvenated Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Excellent point!! Whoa! something I just read on another thread made me think of this...........in the non-elimination round, Phil takes everything but the clothes on their back........does that mean she has to choose which leg to keep? Or which foot? She has the normal shoe foot and the running foot she had on climbing the wall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rook9566 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 That's a good thought. I think she'll get to keep all of them, since it is a medical issue. It would be like taking someone's asthma medicine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rejuvenated Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I dont know rook, just as you pointed out the analogy between her faulty hydraulic joint and a sprained ankle, wouldn't that be like me deciding between sandals and sneakers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rook9566 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I don't know what the mechanics of the device are. Can she run with the shoe? I don't think it will be fair to hobble her for the rest of the show. The other teams will lose money, clothing, etc, but its stuff they can buy or do without. You could stop at a store and buy another pair of running shoues or sandals, but she can't. I think they would have to consider the device and all its attachments as part of her and not clothing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rejuvenated Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I really don't know rook, wouldn't really have thought of it if she hadn't pointed out the two different feet tonight. She isn't the first person with a prosthesis to be on one of these shows, there was the guy on Survivor a few seasons back. He was below the knee though I think but he was much newer to the use of the prosthetic than she is. He did quite well all things considered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AmazingNut Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 For having gone through so much, she sure gave up on that climbing wall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KingOfRealityTV Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 She was whining like the hydraulic oil leak is draining the very life out of her, and buddy with his dramatic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jersey721 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 If she has to hobble, oh well. I've watched many an elderly or overweight participant struggle to keep up. If anything goes to get ahead, then I'd steal her leg and throw it over the wall of china. I can't stand her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fizzle Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 great.. everyone wants to pick on the girl with one leg. nice. side note: she has a very toned body.. and i think she could kick your butt King! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KingOfRealityTV Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 and i think she could kick your butt King! Meh, I would just scale the nearest wall, she would never be able to keep up!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rejuvenated Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I think she would be picked on no matter how many legs she had, good or bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackcat3 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I was really hoping to like this team... but I just dont know. The whining got to me, and as it said on the show they are a couple, if he was my boyfriend I would beat him, he is so annoying, he is not helpful like a boyfriend, its like hes helping/teaching a little kid, hes getting on my nerves already! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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