I was! Team 469 arrived at Daley Plaza this past Saturday morning for this Amazing Race-type event bright, early and ready to kick ass. After a warm-up (literally - if it weren’t for the 60 degree temperature, the likelihood of my doing that many jumping jacks at 9:30am would be zero), some welcoming remarks and a surprise wedding proposal (congrats Team 606!), City Chase USA President Jason Erkes read off a list of items for us to procure in order to get our clue sheets. We’re pretty sure it was the “item used during sex” that caused the masses to descend on the nearby Walgreen’s - we came to the race prepared, but apparently not for everything. more ›