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Richard: My favourite part by a mile was the whole rounding up of the reindeer. That looked almost unbelievable and I'm sure when they are telling their friends that anecdote people will be absolutely amazed. There was obviously the uncomfortable part with the castration of the reindeer but they seemed to take that rather well. Rajko, I remember you found that quite a grim experience in Mongolia.

Rajko: Yes and they really seemed to take it in their stride

Richard: They had more of a Jason approach

Rajko: Yes I think so.

A couple of moments stood out for me. One was when Jarvis had slipped through the ice and you could see that it really panicked him and the others as well and its moments like that which brings everything sharply into focus.

Richard: It obviously hit home a lot because they were all saying things like "actually we could lose our lives out here." I suppose you think that things would never get that bad, but on a long distance run across the tundra, it’s going to be massively dangerous.

Rajko: Another moment for me was when Murray was taking a shower in the snow.

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Richard: He is really getting into it. To be so ballsy to run naked through the snow and also then in the actual race. Really impressive.

Rajko: An enduring image for me was Murray trekking along as fast as he could and his entire face and eyelashes covered in icicles and snow and it was a powerful image. When he then pulled through and made it, that was like a great explorer arriving at his destination. It was a great moment.

Richard: I liked the bit at the end as well with Ed. Even though he had tried fully like he always seems to do but lost this week, he still said "the best man won." There was a very genuine sportsmanship. There were a few nice moments where they are all sharing the same tent and obviously getting on really well. It was great watching them get closer and closer as a team.

Rajko: They've been through some really hard endurance stuff. We did as well but they've done more tough endurance races in the first part of the series. Those kinds of things bring you closer to the other people and you could see that at the end of the race when they all put their differences aside. I think by the end of this trip they'll be a close bunch of guys.

Richard: There's no one that I wouldn't like to see win, but my particular preference goes towards Ed, mainly because of his consistent sportsmanship. He always seems to be in a good mood and it's really hard to do that in some of the places. It's very easy to get grumpy and down because of the fatigue and the hunger, but he never shows that. Purely on that basis I would like to see him win it.

Rajko: I would like to see Murray, Ed or Wole win. For me those three have committed themselves to try and win every single event. I can't really pick who I want to win out of those three but possibly Murray but all three of them have impressed me no end and I would be happy to see any one of those three win.

Keep an eye out for Mark next week, who'll be discussing Sikiran Kick-Fighting in Philippines .