Meredith & Gretchen

Meredith Smith and Gretchen Smith are a Married/Retired team on the 7th season of The Amazing Race.

Profile
Meredith & Gretchen are a husband/wife team from Easton, Maryland. Meredith is a retired executive and Gretchen is a retired nurse/flight attendant. Both found love late in their lives, and they are spending every moment making up for lost time. Their inspiration for participating in the Race is strictly for the adventure and the challenge of traveling around the world.

Meredith is a retired executive who spends his time fishing, biking, playing golf and teaching swimming. Father of three sons, Meredith is an avid swimmer who holds seven National Masters Swimming Championship titles. Meredith describes himself as competitive, articulate and compassionate.

Gretchen is a retired flight attendant and registered nurse. Mother of two, Gretchen spends most of her time cooking, biking, gardening and golfing. Gretchen describes herself as outgoing, reliable and kind, and she admits to being quite loud, particularly when she's upset.

Both are big fans of the show, and while watching one evening, they said to each other, "We could do that. Let's try."

Race History

 * Leg 1: 6th
 * Leg 2: 7th
 * Leg 3: 7th (4 hour penalty)
 * Leg 4: 7th
 * Leg 5: 7th (Non-Elimination)
 * Leg 6: 5th
 * Leg 7: 5th
 * Originally arrived 4th, but were informed that they missed a clue at the end of the Roadblock and were told to go back and retrieve it
 * Came in 5th.
 * Leg 8: (5th) 4th
 * Leg 9: 2nd
 * Leg 10: 4th (Eliminated)

Post-Race

 * In 2010, it was reported that Meredith, a member of the Easton Club in his hometown, scored a pair of hole-in-ones within a 33-day span.

Trivia

 * Meredith & Gretchen are tied with Don & Mary Jean for oldest team based on age average with both couples being 67.5 at the time of filming.
 * They were the first team to have all of their possessions taken away for finishing last in an Non-Elimination Leg.
 * First team to be eliminated in England.