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I can see that argument. K/J was a good strategical move because they didn't know where the other teams were and they knew that J/K were behind them and had an advantage in being great runners. It would have been a better decision to knock off M/L because they've shown to be stronger but given that they didn't know where that team was and that team could have been ahead of them J/K were the right team.

Knocking off a good team early in the game isn't a good reason to use the U-turn. M/L used the U turn just because it was there as opposed to actually needing it because they were behind which is the reason to use it in the beginning. If they'd needed it in this leg they would have been screwed.

I actually wonder if they knew they we're first, because I got the impression that they did from some of them things they said. Knocking off K/J was a good decision, because, not only we're they outrun by them in the leg where there was the fight at the pit-stop, but K/J also outran them in the previous leg (but then had to go back and pick up their stuff). But I also think u-turning A/K was a good decision, because it is very rare that an "alpha team" falls behind, (V/T have done that once), and to do so on a leg with a u-turn is too good of an opportunity to pass up. The fact that there are so few u-turns on the race means that, if you can use one, and you have a semi-good reason to do so, then you should use it immediately. Yes, it is a risk, because you "might" need it later, but there is only one more, and the chance of you making it that far, and then making it to the u-turn before someone else uses it, and then being able to use it in a way that really benefit you, are pretty low. Just like the fast forward; having only two on the race eliminates any of the strategy of whether or not to use it early on in the race. If you have a guaranteed shot at doing the fast forward; you should take it, because even though you might need it the next time it comes, the chances are very high that another team will beat you to it, and then go for it before you.

The chance that M/L would have come across the next u-turn, have an opportunity to actually use it, and be able to use it in a way that would greatly benefit them, was very low (and look, it didn't even happen). Considering the risk already paid off, no one can really argue anymore that it was a bad move. I just think that if you thought u-turning K/J was a good idea, then I don't see how you could think u-turning A/K was a bad one, unless you really hate/love some of the teams.