Hello, race fans! This is Howard Cootsell reporting to you from the Global HQ Duck Dash event. With me tonight in the broadcasting booth is my long-time friend, Duck Engman.
Hey, Howard - I'm really feeling great tonight. This has been a really exciting race so far. In the words of the great Duck Vitale, we're talking fantastic, bay-bee!
Yes, Duck, except that 'exciting' may not have been the right word for the start of this great event. We're ten days into the race now, but the hurt and the heartache of tragedy is still being felt by a lot of loved ones who were close to the ducks that went missing so early in the race.
That's right, Howard. I heard one particularly heart-wrenching story of a racer that was dropped in a cache three times by one of his crew, but the officials lost the tally.
Where is that contestant now, Duck?
Well, that's the question, Howard. No one can seem to find him anywhere. On his personal stat sheets he is supposed to be at a Cache in Michigan, but according to the official records at that pit stop, he's not there. In short, he's nowhere, Howard.
A real shame, Duck, but despite the early losses, the race continues. How are the contestants holding up?
Well, as you know Howard, there is more than one prize to win here. There are a lot of generalists in the race, but they don't seems to be in contention at this point. It's only the specialists who are leading at this point, and making their quacks count. In the photo division, one of the best entries to date comes from Team Pride.
No surprise there, Duck. Those Pride ducks seem to spend a lot of time preening for the camera.
That's true Howard.
What about the Distance prize, Duck?
Well, Howard, this is where body conditioning really comes into play, and surprisingly it's Team Lust that seems to be taking the lead on that one. They're really showing amazing stamina.
Interesting. I would have thought they would do well with the prize for the most cachers involved.
Oh, they're doing well there, too, Howard. They're neck-and-neck with Team Envy,
What about the Best Log prize, Duck?
Well, Howard, that's perhaps one of the biggest surprises of all. It seems that one of members of Team Sloth has a previously undiscovered talent for prose. But it's a long, race, Howard, and not all of these ducks will make it to the finish line.
Well, Duck, only time will tell. For Marshtime Sports, this is Howard Cootsell saying, Goodnight!
To be continued...