Nat & Kat

Natalie "Nat" Strand and Katherine "Kat" Chang are a team of Doctors on the 17th season of The Amazing Race.

Nat

 * Age: 31
 * Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
 * Connection to your Teammate: Friend
 * Current occupation: Doctor
 * Favorite hobbies: Scuba diving, skiing and traveling
 * Achievements: Becoming a doctor
 * Lifelong to do list: Cage dive with great white sharks, take pilot lessons, finish a triathlon, establish a comprehensive pain rehabilitation center, write a book and learn how to speak Spanish.
 * What scares you most about traveling? Not having access to medical care
 * What excites you most about traveling? Traveling will give me the opportunity to see new places, learn about different cultures and grow as a person
 * If I could switch places with someone: The Dalai Lama or Heidi Klum
 * Role model/hero: My Dad. He is the kindest person I know.
 * What are you passionate about? I am passionate about helping people live the best possible life.
 * What would you do if you won the million dollars? If we were to win the million dollars, I would donate money to support challenged athletes and to support the search for a cure for Diabetes. I would pay off my debts from medical school and I would buy a baby blue vintage Bronco with the top chopped off.
 * People would be surprised to learn: I am absolutely terrified of heights.
 * Favorite place you have ever visited: Belize
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: We went to get our backpack for the Race and we could not find Kat's car in the parking garage afterwards. We were in the completely wrong parking structure. Navigation might be our biggest challenge.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? I hope to gain personal satisfaction from traveling, meet new people and represent strong, career oriented females.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: Kat is so perfect! I don't have a pet peeve.

Kat

 * Age: 35
 * Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif.
 * Connection to your Teammate: Friend
 * Current occupation: Doctor
 * Favorite hobbies: Cycling, traveling and eating
 * Achievements: The biggest achievement for me was completing medical school and residency - both of which did not come easy for me.
 * Lifelong to do list: Learn to scuba dive, surf and cook; have a rewarding career where I am proud of my work; live a healthy and balanced life; have a loving family; run the New York City marathon; remember to live in the present
 * What scares you most about traveling? Getting sick
 * What excites you most about traveling? Meeting new people and seeing/experiencing new things - that makes me reflect and learn something new about myself.
 * If I could switch places with someone: Maybe only for one day, I would switch with a comedian like Chelsea Handler. She's hysterical and what a great skill to be able to make an entire room erupt in laughter.
 * Role model/hero: I'm inspired by a lot of people—especially strong, successful women. Thanks to all the female physicians before who paved the way for my generation of doctors.
 * What are you passionate about? Travel, love and good food
 * What would you do if you won the million dollars? Donate to charity, pay off part of my medical school loans and bring some loved ones on a sweet vacation
 * People would be surprised to learn: I'm very sensitive and emotional.
 * Favorite place you have ever visited: Bali
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Having to adjust to not being in control of our daily schedules
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? I hope to have a fun adventure. One million dollars would also help make a huge dent in my enormous student loans.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: She tends to show up late for things (fashionably of course).

Race History

 * Leg 1: 2nd
 * Defeat The Warrior: Nat
 * Arrived 2nd
 * Leg 2: 7th
 * Started the leg in 2nd place.
 * Sell Sunglasses: Kat
 * Check Out
 * Arrived 7th
 * Leg 3: 8th
 * Started the leg in 7th place.
 * Pro Boxing Training: Nat
 * Language Arts
 * Switched tasks
 * Bicycle Parts
 * Arrived 8th
 * Leg 4: 1st
 * Started the leg in 8th place.
 * Mush Dogs: Kat
 * Sleds
 * Arrived 1st
 * Leg 5: 1st (Fast Forward)
 * Started the leg in 1st place.
 * Eat Sheep's Head: Won the Fast Forward
 * Arrived 1st
 * Leg 6: 4th
 * Started the leg in 1st place.
 * Classical Music
 * Switched tasks
 * Classic Cinema
 * Plant 50 Potatoes: Nat
 * Arrived 4th
 * Leg 7: 1st
 * Started the leg in 4th place.
 * Circus Band
 * Play Gorodki: Kat
 * Arrived 1st
 * Leg 8: 5th
 * Started the leg in 1st place.
 * Rappel 500 Feet: Kat
 * Water Table
 * Arrived 5th
 * Leg 9: 3rd (U-Turned Chad & Stephanie)
 * Started the leg in last place.
 * Balanced Meal
 * - U-Turned Chad & Stephanie
 * Assemble Rickshaw: Nat
 * Arrived 3rd
 * Leg 10: 1st
 * Started the leg in 3rd place.
 * Find Fake Chinese Food: Nat
 * Sampan
 * Arrived 1st
 * Leg 11: 3rd
 * Started the leg in 1st place.
 * Match the Headband: Kat
 * Full Throttle
 * Arrived 3rd
 * Leg 12: 1st
 * Started the leg in last place.
 * Decorate Float - Nat
 * Arrived 1st and became the first all-female team to win The Amazing Race.

Trivia

 * First female team to win The Amazing Race in the United States (followed by Kisha & Jen and Amy & Maya).
 * First interracial team to win the race.
 * Oldest team to win 5 legs in a career, 33.
 * Most legs won by a female team in a single season, 5 legs.
 * Only female team to win legs before the winning the race.
 * First winning team to use the Fast Forward and U-turn.
 * First team to use the second half of the Double U-Turn
 * First female team to win 5 legs in a season.
 * Nat, the first diabetic contestant to win the race.
 * Lowest average placing team with five legs won in a season, 3.08
 * One of 56 teams to never check in last at a pit stop and the finish line in their career.
 * Oldest female team to win the race, 33.