Muddy Buddy. Aside from some occasional running, the most physical activity I've had since Paganello in 2006. 2 years. Awesome. But it was fun. Kind of like going back in time to playing ultimate and going to tourneys. Hanging out with the guys, eating out, talking about all sorts of things. It's a good time. I'll admit it, I miss it. The camaraderie. The race itself was fun, if a little challenging just because I haven't run that much in a long time. Obstacles weren't bad, the biking was easy, mostly because of Russell's speed demon. It was just the running that was killer. Rick and I had a little competition going with the B-R brothers, and since we were in the beast division, used a time per pound formula to determine the winner, who gets brunch, or possibly milk shakes. We have to have a weigh in, because the times and ratios with estimated weights come out pretty close. Friday night Tracy made some concoction with ground turkey and croutons and watched Eureka in HD. Also got some Cold Stone. Saturday, hung out with my parents, they finally got to see the new place, and they liked it. Then packed up and met the boys down at erewhon for the trek out to Elgin for Muddy Buddy. I was early, so picked up Watchmen and started reading that. Had Bennigan's, one of the ones that didn't close, for dinner, just 2 hotels down from the Hampton Inn where we were staying. Rented Iron Man, and I fell asleep. Early start, run the race, and done by 9am on Sunday. Washed up back at the hotel, then headed back into the city. Got brunch at Dixie Kitchen and Bait Shop. Tony was nice enough to drive me home. Did a load of laundry of my Muddy Buddy clothes, took a nap. Tracy and I tried out Sola for dinner, since we had a coupon. Good place. Found a couple places too look for more furnishings on Lincoln Ave. Then an early bedtime.