The Amazing Race 13
Bill and Mark
Eliminated October 12

The Bolivia leg of the race seemed like it could have been fun, if it hadn't taken place 12,000 feet above sea level. How did the altitude affect you?
Mark: I can tell you that it would have been much easier at sea level. The altitude really gave Bill and me some issues. When we look back on it, we realized how stupid we'd been all day. I was bumping into doors. We had trouble getting in and out of cabs. It was just a killer.
Bill: Mark was telling me that he was having trouble tying his shoes at one point. Our oxygen-starved brains were just trying to vaguely shuffle along and keep going.

Is that why you misread the clue and took a taxi when you were supposed to walk?
Bill: A little bit. We went into the race planning to always read the clue more than once. The reason that we didn't do it right there was because we'd just seen Terence and Sarah hop into their cab. It was kind of a lemming thing, where we just kind of went, "Oh, we have to do that," even though we had just read the words "on foot."
Mark: I wanted to take the extra second to read the clue again, but he wouldn't let me.

So, Bill's taking the blame for losing the race?
Bill: I was the person who said to take the taxi. I didn't remember saying it but I guess I did.
Mark: I'll have you know that that's my win from the race. I can give Bill grief about the taxi comment for the rest of his life. I guarantee you that when one of us is on our deathbed, our last word is going to be taxi.

Mark, did you ever think wrestling a woman would be so difficult?
Mark: Well you know I've wrestled a lot of women in my time ... No, when we were going up there, our taxi driver clued us in on what was going on. And I was like oh cholita wrestling, I love those little cinnamon pastries. But I was mistaken. That was a churro. And it really wasn't going to be the same thing. But come on, how many people actually get to put on a spandex superhero outfit - which I looked damn good in - jump into the ring and get thrown about? It was awesome.

Bill, your snoring was a bit of a concern heading into the race. Did it ever become an issue?
Bill: I did snore. I don't know that I snored in Bolivia.
Mark: He snored in Bolivia because he couldn't breathe.
Bill: Honestly there were people snoring worse than me.
Mark: If you ever get the chance to talk to Ken and Tina, ask Tina about her snoring.

What's next?
Bill: Back to normal and enjoying spending time with our families and friends. We're just taking things as they come.
Mark: When we got eliminated, I went to talk to Phil and I said one of the reasons we got eliminated was because I wasn't in good enough physical shape. I was sick and tired of being out of shape and I told Phil that it was ending that day. I decided to change my life. Since I've gotten home, I've lost about 40 pounds and have gotten into competitive biking. I don't want to be that guy I saw in the spandex anymore.
Bill: He's doing great.