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The race is on and the teams need to decide on paddling or sailing.

Late into Night 1 - Team Bend Racing, who were almost forced out of the race from heat exhaustion, manage to rally together and continue on. The pack of front-running teams sets a blistering pace, paddling through the darkness as they return to the main island of Viti Levu. Team Iron Cowboy fumbles as they retrieve the Ocean Leg Medallion, leading a team member to become frustrated. Slower teams continue their way up, over, and around the dangerous volcanic island trek in the humid conditions, including father and son Team Endure, who are hoping to reunite with Mark Macy's former teammates, Team Stray Dogs - the oldest team in the field. Teams returning to the main island switch disciplines to Stand-Up Paddleboarding (SUP). Struggling with nighttime navigation, Team Unbroken decides to rest and wait for daylight before continuing their trek. As Day 2 begins, lead teams finish the SUP portion of the Ocean Leg - with one experienced team falling hours behind after making a critical river navigation error. Team Unbroken tries to make up time on the island trek, but their past physical injuries hamper their progress and put them in jeopardy of missing the Day 3 cutoff. The lead pack of teams arrive at Camp 1, reuniting with their assistant crews and taking a brief respite and refuel before beginning Leg 2 - the Jungle Leg. The Iron Cowboy team captain has an emotional breakdown after suffering on the open ocean. Two rookie teams are forced to quit the race after a fast-moving tropical storm threatens their safety. As the storm begins to pummel the island interior, one section of the racecourse becomes impassable, trapping Team Estonian Ace in a steep canyon facing rising waters. Race Management is forced to temporarily shutdown the course as they mount a rescue attempt of the trapped Estonians.

In the dead of night, Team Estonia makes the risky decision to climb out of Waiga Canyon and escape the rising river waters to safety. With the course shut down due to a fast-moving tropical storm, teams are spread out all over the first two legs waiting for a break in the weather. As the sun rises on the morning of Day 3, Bear Grylls reopens the course and theteams resume racing. The front pack of teams are headed to Camp 2 looking to build upon their lead as the middle teams are struggling through the flooded Waiga Canyon. The Brazilian mothers from veteran Team Atenah Brasil recall their previous Eco Challenge experience 17 years earlier and how their lives have changed since then. A large pack of slower team's transition to their bikes, knowing they will have to ride hard as they face a race cutoff only hours away at Camp 1. Team Unbroken - just departing the volcanic island of Ovalau, celebrates the retrieval of the race medallion and continue onward to the main island. Home country hosts, Team Tabu Soro and Namako receive help and encouragement from the locals and feel the pressure to finish on their home turf. Team New Zealand maintains their lead as the five front-running teams get off of the traditional Bilibili raftsand begin another grueling mountain bike stage. The oldest athletes in the field, Team Stray Dogs struggle against exhaustion and the elements as they push to try and make the race cutoff at Camp 1. At Camp 1, assistant crew members wait nervously for their teams to arrive, including the father of the Indian sisters of Team Khukuri Warriors, the mother and wife to Team Able Abels, and the daughter of the team captain for Team Onyx. Upon arriving to Camp 1, teams enjoy a warm and emotional reunion. Team Stray Dogs continues fight against "the ravages of a few extra years" to stay in the race. Despite their unwavering determination, Team Unbroken is intercepted by Race Officials and delivered some bad news about their future in the race.

Departing first from camp 2, Team New Zealand leads the field as they arrive in darkness at the white-water rafting put in. Here they will be held until they can safely start in the morning, allowing all of the other front running teams to catch them. Team Bend Racing continues to recover and improve from their early race heat exhaustion and arrive at Camp 2 feeling stronger. Guatemalan Team Hombres d' Maize is desperate to replace a broken bike part, otherwise they will be forced to drop out of the race. Team Onyx and Team Khukuri Warriors build Bilibili rafts with the help of locals and plot their course downriver. Not far behind, last place Team Stray Dogs struggle to find a checkpoint in the darkness. At 6 AM the river rafting section opens and the front-running teams all push hard to conquer the white-water rapids in Leg 3. Determined to make a push to return to the top of the pack, American favorites - Team Out There become mired in the thick, sticky mud from the recent rains and are relegated to pushing their mountain bikes, falling even farther behind. Back at Camp 2, Team Hombres d'Maize gets some welcome news when they are informed that a recently disqualified team is loaning an unused bike to them, saving the Guatemalans from disqualification. Bear Grylls takes some time to talk one-on-one with Team AR Georgia, including one of the youngest competitors on the course. Many of the slower teams are making their way downriver on Bilibili rafts, which are in constant need of maintenance and repair. Far ahead at the front of the race, lead teams finish white-water rafting and begin a daunting 45 KM trek and navigation through dense Fijian jungle, heading into Camp 3. Some teams utilize locals for help, and Team Summit hires a local horse to carry supplies, which ends up being a costly mistake. The lead teams arrive to Camp 3 and begin to gear up for the most challenging section of the entire course, a punishing rope climb up the dangerous Vuwa Falls.

To sleep or keep moving? Teams decide at checkpoints.

Cold water provides a difficult challenge.

Team Summit waits while teammate Fran continues to be treated for hypothermia, not knowing how they will be able to continue. Team New Zealand maintains their 1st place standing arriving to Camp 4 and as the morning of Day 6 breaks, they depart on mountain bikes to begin the final leg. Just a few hours behind, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place teams make it to Camp 4 - in hot pursuit of the Kiwis. After a frustrating night of being lost, Team Bend Racing wakes up with a renewed positive spirit and continues on. Team Khukuri Warriors enjoys the beauty of the white-water rafting, though for Team Able Abels the ongoing wear and tear of the race is taking its toll. Team Stray Dogs is feeling their age as they suffer through the muddy mountain bike section. Farther ahead, Team Endure is midway through the trek to Camp 3 and continues to progress, despite Mark Macey's deteriorating condition. Team Summit member Fran has recovered enough to continue racing, but the experienced Spanish team have fallen to 10th place after being among the leaders for the first 5 days. At the top of Vuwa Falls, Team Bend Racing takes time to reflect on their families and life outside of the race. Race leading Team New Zealand retrieves the 5th and final race medallion after rappelling down the face of a 60-meter waterfall. With Teams Canada Adventure and Gippsland Adventure continuing to push, the front-running Kiwis hope they can finish the race during the night. Far back on the course and stuck in another Fijian rainstorm, the Abel daughters emotionally decide to end their race. As night falls, Team Mad Mayrs and Team Khukuri Warriors join forces on the long trek to Camp 3. Travis Macey becomes increasingly concerned with his father Mark's condition and convinces him to travel on horseback during the night. With only a few hours of open ocean kayaking until the finish line, Team New Zealand is forced to make a surprise "mayday" call that will potentially change the outcome of the race.

The Leaders finish, with some drama, and some tears as trailing teams hit the wall.

More finishers eventually cross while other teams are still hurting a ways back.

For over a week, 66 teams of endurance athletes have suffered through the grueling conditions of the "World's Toughest Race." They have pushed themselves to their physical and emotional limits in their quest to finish the 671 kilometer course. For 29 teams there are still 3 more days of racing to go before the final cutoff. In the predawn mist, Fijian Team Tabu Soro emerges from the icy waters above Vuwa Falls, but one team member has suffered a fall that puts the entire team's race in doubt. Farther ahead, Team Curl struggles with equipment issues during the mountain biking, but one racer shares his personal motivation to push on. As Team Costa Rica finishes the mountain biking, they must rally around one teammate who breaks down from the suffering. Facing a difficult navigation, a group of teams decide to band together on Leg 4 to ensure they stay ahead of race cutoffs. On Day 10, a hidden injury of a member of Team Flying J worsens, and his team captain is forced to make a difficult decision. As Team True North tackles the rappel to retrieve the race's final medallion, father and daughter teammates are grateful for the time spent together. Speeding toward the coast on their mountain bikes, Team Curl suffers a sudden crash brings their race to an abrupt and emotional end. Team Khukuri Warriors is eager to complete the race, but their biggest fear - the open ocean, lies between them and the finish line. Local teams Tabu Soro and Namako receive continued support from the locals as they endeavor to become the first Fijians to finish an Eco-Challenge. Both finishing and disqualified teams look back on their journeys and reflect on their sense of accomplishment and lessons learned from competing in "The World's Toughest Race.