BullDurham

They have to cut back on the back stories and devote more time to the runs. I don't watch them and change the channel. I wanted to see the complete runs, from start to finish, of David Campbell, Nicolas Cooleridge, Adam Rayl, Josh Levin, Brian Rambo, Derek Miyamoto, Flip Rodriguez, Spencer Clapp and Sean Bryan. We didn't see David Campbell until he was on the Spider Climb. Nicolas Cooleridge was on the Baton Pass when we first see his run. Adam Rayl almost fell from the Giant Cubes when coverage of his run begins. NBC has been showing just partial runs of ANW veterans the past few seasons. It seems the editors emphasize the back stories instead of the actual physical challenges.

Jamie Rahn (Captain NBC) and The Weatherman (Joe Moravsky) were the only two contestants that made it all the way and hit the buzzer. NBC showed the complete runs of many who failed. The complete runs of the only two finishers should have been shown, from start to finish.

Sam Sanh and Meagan Martin might have finished the last obstacle if they did what the oldest finisher did. He was identified as a concrete worker and they showed part of his run. After grabbing the stationary handlebars, he moved only halfway down the beam and then stopped. He didn't slide backwards but remained in the same spot as he began his dismount. He began to swing back and forth and then leaped for the landing area. He made it safely and then went up the wall and hit the buzzer. Sam Sanh and Meagan Martin both tried to make it all the way to the end of the beam. Jake Murray will probably get a wild card.

They did the same thing to Jamie Rahn in his city qualifying last year. And yet they showed the complete run of Michelle Warnky's father. So many of the original ANW competitors have left the show, unable or not wanting to compete anymore. Jamie Rahn is one of the first ANW competitors and NBC should show his complete run and the complete runs of all those who finish the course and make it up the wall.

NBC has to stop allowing race car drivers to compete. Just because they can drive very fast with precision doesn't mean they can complete the ANW obstacles. Stop allowing contestants who are fighting a life threatening illness to compete. Viewers sympathize with their plight but they are not qualified to compete in ANW. Show the complete runs of those contestants who finish the course instead of devoting so much air time on the backstories. I don't watch the backstories, just the runs..