They’re fit, focused and super competitive. Will Joey and Richard’s ruthless determination keep them on track to the final pit stop? Or will this husband and wife just rub the other teams up the wrong way?

Sydney entrepreneurs Joey and Richard believe they have the
physical and mental strength to make it to the top three.
They’ve already planned their “T3” strategy, which includes
T-shirts emblazoned with encouraging slogans such as “Focus,
Believe, Achieve” and “Crush It!”.
Devotees of motivational speakers such as Anthony Robbins,
they’re hoping to intimidate their competitors.
Together for 11 years and married for four, their competitive
streak even extends to a rivalry between themselves.
“Sometimes we’ll just jump on the treadmill next to each other to
race,” says Joey.
Richard adds: “Coming from a sport and business background
makes us competitive. It’s an advantage for us, to work together
as a couple on a lot of different projects.
“We are very hard on ourselves and mentally tough. We believe
action cures fear.”
The couple met when Richard, 29, started training former PE
teacher Joey’s parents. He then started training Joey, 30, and
sparks flew in between sprints and squats.
Nowadays they operate their own fitness website and
conduct motivational seminars for major corporations.
Big believers in healthy eating as well as training, the couple
released the book, Please Mum, Don’t Supersize Me, to rave
reviews a few years ago.
“It’s my proudest achievement,” says Joey. “It felt as
though we reached a lot of people with the healthy eating
message. I’m the kind of person who’s fulfilled if I feel like
I’m helping people.”
That caring spirit may not extend to their rivals in the race, with
the couple admitting they’re not in it to make friends.
“I don’t have a huge amount of friends. And I don’t expect that
to change during the race. Ultimately it’s us versus the other 10
teams. And we’re here to win no matter what,” says Richard.
While they have travelled extensively – Richard worked on an
international cruise ship, and they have holidayed in Europe and
the US together – they admit they’re not always great on details.
Joey says: “When it comes to geography and stuff, we don’t
really know where places are. We like to guess.”