I Gotta Have Two Legs to Run the Race!

I Gotta Have Two Legs to Run the Race!
Episode Information
Version:	Australia
Season:	The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand
Episode Number:	1/10 (025)
First Broadcast:	August 4, 2014 (Australia) August 5, 2014 (New Zealand)
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"I'm Sorry My Looks, My Facial Expressions Annoy You!" (previous season)
Next:	"She's Got One Hell of a Body on Her and She Just Used It"
Subpages

I Gotta Have Two Legs to Run the Race! is the season premiere of The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand.

Route Markers

The race begins at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park-Uluru in Northern Territory, Australia.

Teams must be divided into two groups of five representing their respective nation and compete in a "Trans-Tasman tug of war". Once one of the sides are able to grab their national flag from below the rope, the winning team were given a 10-minute head-start to the airport with their first clues leading them to their first destination: Christchurch, New Zealand. Upon arrival at Christchurch International Airport, teams must travel to the Cardboard Catherdral where they will search the area for one of three departure time tickets for the following morning, 8:00am, 8:15am or 8:30am. In the morning teams received their next clue.

Teams must travel to Rangitata Rafts at Rangitata River, Geraldtine where they will don safety gear and then raft down 5 grade rapids and find one half of a ring from The Lord of the Rings buried in the sand.

Teams must travel to Rata Peaks Station in Peel Forest where they will search the area for a clue box containing their next clue.

Who's got better traction?
The assigned team member had to navigate a tractor through a course and move 4 bales of hay into the marked area. Once this has been completed, they had to go to a sheep paddock and find sheep with the exact match of the other half of the ring from the rafting challenge. Teams would put the half rings together to reveal their next clue.

Teams must "Go west to the Pit Stop" to find their first Pit Stop: Southern Alps in Geraldton, New Zealand.

Leaderboard

Legend:
     First Place •      Eliminated •      Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg •      Season winner •      Season 2nd place •      Season 3rd place • ► Used the Fast Forward • ϵ Used the Express Pass• ► Used the Express Pass• ⊂ Used the U-Turn • ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn

1st place  John & Murray Best Mates	2nd place  Carla & Hereni Fitness Mums	3rd place  Emily & Jono Siblings	4th place  Daniel & Ryan Intensive Care Nurses	5th place  Elizabeth & Todd Mother/Son
6th place  Ashleigh & Jarrod Newlyweds	7th place  Aston & Christie Feisty Friends	8th place  Cat & Jesse Foster Parents	9th place  Sally & Tyson Dating Bodybuilders	10th place  Inga & Tiharna Pageant Models

Trivia

• First time The Amazing Race Australia visits the country of New Zealand.
  • The first international leg within Oceania for this version.