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Phil Keoghan to Take His Own Amazing Race

Originally posted 03/25/2009 08:00AM

He's no stranger to observing overwhelming challenges, but by his own estimation, "This is the most daunting physical thing I have ever attempted," Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan tells PEOPLE about his own amazing race – a 40-day, 39-city cycling tour from Los Angeles to New York.

Starting this Saturday, Keoghan, 41, plans to average 100 miles a day in pedal power. "Riding a bicycle is about getting back to basics," he says. "It's good for the waistline and it's good for the wallet, is what I'm saying."

But Keoghan isn't undertaking the road trip strictly for fitness. His adventure, sponsored by the health-store chain GNC, will take him to GNC outlets, to casting calls for The Amazing Race, to signings of his book No Opportunity Wasted, and to promotions of his favorite portable food NOW One Square Meals. The journey will also help him raise money and awareness for Bike MS.

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New Amazing Race Season a Family Affair

Originally posted 08/17/2005 08:00AM

Family Feud, anyone? Season eight of CBS's The Amazing Race is being called "The Family Edition" and will feature 10 teams of four (instead of two), with each team made up of members of families.

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Wedding Roundup: Celeb Couples Say 'I Do'

Originally posted 05/26/2005 03:00PM

Here it is not even June and weddings are busting out all over.

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Amazing Agus Race Past Rob & Amber

Originally posted 05/11/2005 08:00AM

Married Survivor contestants Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich couldn't outpace another husband-and-wife team: Houston couple Uchenna and Joyce Agu, who won the $1 million prize on Tuesday's seventh season finale of CBS's The Amazing Race.

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The Amazing Race's Meredith and Gretchen

Originally posted 05/05/2005 04:30PM

Teaming up with fellow married couple Uchenna and Joyce Agu had been working well for retirees Meredith Smith, 69, and his wife Gretchen, 66 – the oldest players to make it to the top four in The Amazing Race's history. But the strategy finally backfired when they followed Uchenna and Joyce's lead in booking a flight from Istanbul to London, getting them to England two hours behind their rivals. And things only got worse in London, where a pair of grueling challenges – moving 160-lb. boats at Battersea Park and Meredith having to drive a double-decker bus – cemented their last-place finish. The couple from Easton, Md., talked to PEOPLE about seeing each other's strengths, making lifelong friends and getting up close with a herd of elephants.

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