Day: August 30, 2025

Last week of Chiefs, first Illinois game

I watched the Chiefs dismantle the Cubs this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Tuesday: the Chiefs lead 3-1 going into the bottom of the 8’th and then had a 9 running inning to win 12-1.

Wednesday: 10 -2 victor starting off with a 4-0 first inning.

Thursday: Harry and Vickie were there and the Chiefs won a closer game 5-2

Illinois 52 Western Illinois 3

The Illini drew a very good crowd (56000+) given that the opponent was a bad FCS team (Western Illinois)

Aside from an opening mini drive that made it from their 25 to the Illini 42, it was all Illinois..save one “almost TD pass” in the second half. It was 31-0 at the half and ended 52-3. The reserve quarterback came in half way through the 4’th.

We didn’t learn that much; Duke will be a much better test.
Interestingly enough, I saw Navy win its opener against VMI by a 52-7 score in a very similar game (28-0 at the half, with 3 Navy quarterbacks getting to play)

Very delinquent update

This week: start of class plus the last week of the Chiefs home season. So, no writing in this blog.

But, so I can remember:

walks:
Monday: easy 2.2 commuter style
Tuesday: usual Bradley Park plus campus loop 10K in 1:28:15 (14:14 pace) perfect weather
Wednesday: 2.2 commuter style over lunch
Thursday 5.16 (out and back with mini Cooper loop in 1:16:37 (14:51 pace); disappointing given the great weather
Friday: two 2 mile commuter style walks
Saturday: zero..see weights

weights:
Monday: usual; highlight was 3 sets of 5 x 160 on the bench, pull ups: 3 x 10, 4 x 6
Wednesday: highlight: 17 x 134 bench, 3 sets of 6 x 134 on the incline, 10 x 228 4 inch trap bar

Saturday: different order:
bench: 5 x 134, 3 x 154, 2 x 170, miss 184, make 180 (UGLY), 3 sets of 5 x 154
high incline; 10 x 94, 5 x 110, 5 x 110
trap bar dead: low 10 x 134, 10 x 184 4 inch: 10 x 228
pull ups (during TV time outs) 3 sets of 10, 4 sets of 6, all pull up stye