Category: baseball

Falling further behind

I’ve been writing in my paper journal and so this has fallen off a bit.

Wednesday: Chiefs game rained out. They lost on Tuesday. Lifting:
the usual, low handle trap bar deads: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225; did curls as well. Got 15 reps with 134 (one of 3 sets)

Thursday: 6.3 miles at 14:43; had to dodge downed tree removal (see Facebook)

Chiefs: saw innings 2-7 of a 3-1 loss (7 inning game); it was 3-1 after the first. Then came the nightcap: a disastrous 18-1 creaming, which saw Dayton celebrating their playoff berth. Note: there was a grand slam..by Dayton.

Friday: 7 sets of 6 pull ups, 2 sets of 5, and some at Lutheran Hillside Village, where we toured. bench: 10 x 134, 1 x 175, 3 sets of 5 x 154
high incline: 3 sets fo 5 x 105
curls: 3 sets of 10. Also: 2 mile walk late.

Today: 11.25 mile walk: spur, 2 mile loop, two 1.15 lower loops, then enough in the Uplands and campus, and Arbor district to make 11. 9 hills on this one. 2:58:42 for 11.25 (15:53 pace).

Chat GPT-ing

And there are some exciting Chiefs games.

First, let’s catch up on the workouts.

Walking: progress has been slow, partly due to bad food choices (mac/cheese is bad coming off of a bug)
Sunday: 2 easy,
Monday: 1.2 Easy
Tuesday: 5k at 16:13 and it was an effort (W. Peoria)
Wednesday: 2 miles at 15:48; easier than Tuesday
Thursday: out and back 5 miles at 14:49 (1:15:33 for the 5.1; I was 1:13:45 at 5) Better.
Friday: (today) 5k at 17:32 easy in a light rain.
Weights: Monday: 60 percent: 6 sets of 5 pull ups/chin ups, 2 sets of 10 x 134 Swiss, 2 sets of 10 x 94 high inline
Wednesday: full sets of pull ups: 5 sets of 6, 4 of 5
bench: Swiss: 3 sets of 10 x 134
4 inch trap: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225
high incline: 2 sets of 10 x 94,
curl: 2 sets of 10
Friday (today) 6 chins, 10 pull ups, 4 more sets of 6, 2 sets of 5 mixed grip. Still can’t touch the chest.
bench: 10 x 134, 3 set of 5 x 150 (Swiss)
high incline: 3 sets of 10 x 94
curls: 3 sets of 10

Baseball:
The Chiefs were on fire, winning 11-1 on Tuesday, 11-4 on Wednesday and 7-1 last night. They banged out 7 home runs on Tuesday (2 players getting 2 each) and 3 more on Thursday.

Old battles

I have a weekend to report.

Workouts:
Saturday: 10.2 in 2:37 (15:25 mpm); out and back, 2 mile loop, another 1.1 then a modified “Barbara”. It was slow given how cool the morning was.
Sunday: trap bar deadlifts. I started with:
low: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 234
4 inch: 10 x 265
6 inch: 10 x 300 (finally)
None really tested me. But I do have the “too tight of a belt” feeling around my waist; need to watch that.
Then an easy 2 mile walk.

Today: so far, weights (2 mile walk to follow): pull ups: 8 sets of 5, 1 of 10. Better quality. Got up there on chin ups.
bench: Swiss: 10 x 134, 3 sets of 5 x 154, 10 x 134
high incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 110, 4 x 110
curls: 3 sets of 10.

Peoria Chiefs baseball:

Saturday: no Barbara. But it was a nice Chiefs win. They shelled the Kernels pitching for 11 hits in the 7-2 victory. The key was a 5 run 3’rd inning.

Sunday: this was more nerve wracking. But the Chiefs belted some home runs to take a 5-2 lead going into the top of the 9’th, and the pitching held the Kernels to 1 run in the 9’th. I was nervous as they had the tying run at the plate but got that final fly out.

Personal: fun cookout at Mike and Shelly’s.


No fires but limerence

Past two days: personal and financial stuff, and a COVID shot.

Now: Workout: walking: yesterday: 6.3 in 1:35:38 (15:11 mpm) Kind of slow given it was a good day, but the “no bounce” trap bar deadlifts left me with dead legs.
Today: spilt. Morning (before touring Bickford) weights>
PUll ups: 4 sets of 10, 2 sets of 5 chins
Bench: 10 x 134, 5 x 154 (hard), 2 sets of 5 x 150 (not as much rest)
high incline: 10 x 94, 4 x 110, 5 x 105 (not as much rest)
curls: 2 sets of 10.
Afternoon: easy 2 mile walk (17:23 pace)

Peoria Chiefs baseball

Harry showed up for Wednesday’s game and lasted 5 innings. He missed the excitement in the 9’th. The Chiefs went into the 9’th down 4-2 and then got a run and had runners on 2’nd and 3’rd with no outs! But the Kernel closer..closed and the Chiefs lost.

Last night’s game was really something. The Chiefs fell behind 4-0 in the top of the second. The Chiefs loaded the bases in the bottom of the second and then Trey Richardson cleaned the bases with a double, his first of 2.

I got a bit nervous in the 9’th when the Kernels pulled to within 9-6 and had the tying run at the plate, but the Chiefs finished the job.

Note the guys in the upper box: they really livened up the place.


Something different

Yes, I did switch the order. Deadlift day before graduation (and a fantastic Bradley Baseball game: 6-2 win!) and 10 miles today, this time, on a different course.

Today’s walk was not stellar (and probably closer to 10.15) But I paired the out and back Bradley Park course with a loop involving Armstrong, Columbia Terrace, North, High, Bradley Ave, Moss and West Peoria. I might try this next week, but do a 12 mile version to see how it goes.

Living a lie

Thursday: the 6.3 mile course in 1:28:50; 14:06 pace. I should have been sub 14 but my mind wandered a bit (for obvious reasons)

Friday: 3.35 in 50:59 (15:14) after weights.

pull ups kind of sucked: 5 sets of 6, 10, then 2 sets of 5 chins
Swiss bar: 10 x 134, 3 sets of 5 x 154, 10 x 134
high incline super set with curls: 10 x 94, 10 x 94, 6 x 105

Chiefs baseball: this is the second game of the week I’ve made: hope to make Saturday and Sunday too.

So, the Chiefs went into the bottom of the 9’th losing 6-3. But they loaded the bases, got a hit, passed ball, hit, then a hit into left field scored the winning run.

Well, THAT blew up in my face

Ask for something, be assured that you’d get it and then…not

Monday: can’t really remember 52 total pull ups; 5 sets of 6 chins
bench (Swiss) 10 x 134, 3 sets of 6 x 150, 10 x 134
high incline: 2 sets of 10 x 94, 5 x 105
curls
5k commuter walk (2 walks)

Tuesday (the lunch day) 6.3 mile course (out and back, Corn Stock loop) in 1:37:02 (wet pavement); Chiefs game..win 5-3 on Education Day!

Wednesday (almost no sleep the night before) 3.22 at 15:59 (a bit faster really) after
pull ups 10, 5-5, 10, 5-5, 5-5 the sets of 5 were chins and last were mixed grips
bench: 3 sets of 10 x 134 Swiss
low trap 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225
curls: 3 sets of 10

Cold and empty

The workout notes:
Wednesday: 10 sets of 5 pull ups (they were a chore). bench: 3 sets of 10 x 134. low handle: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225. high incline: 3 sets of 10 x 94. curls: 3 sets of 10. Then some ragged chest taps; 3 miles of commuter walking.

Thursday: I did the out and back plus the Corn Stock full loop: 6.3 miles at 15:02. Just didn’t have any “ompf” in my walk.

Wednesday night: a looong (almost 4 hour) 12-4 shellacking at the hands of Eastern Illinois. The Panthers raced out to a 6-0 lead though it was cut to 6-4 at one point.

How time flies

Workouts:
Sunday: 2 mile walk; deadlifts with the trap bar:
10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 230 low
4 inch: 3 sets of 5 x 300
Monday: 1 mile over lunch; it was coming down in buckets.
pull ups: 6, 6, 10, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
bench (Swiss) 10 x 134, 4 x 154, 6 x 150, 5 x 150, 5 x 150
high incline: 3 sets of 10 x 94
curls: 3 sets of 10

Tuesday: 10k course in 1:30:03 I was barely chasing 15 minute miles up until the end. Then a lunch stroll with B

Chiefs baseball:


In Saturday’s game with Tracy, the Chiefs rallied with 3 runs in the bottom of the 7’th and got strong relief pitching in the 8’th and 9’th to win 7-5.

Sunday’s game was a slugfest: they used a 4 run 3rd inning to help them to a 10-1 lead. The Kernels cut it to 10-6 in the 7’th but the Chiefs came back with 2 in the 7’th and 4 in the 8’th to win 16-6. The sun drove the center fielders nuts; there were 3 dropped fly balls early in this game.

Here you can hear Tracy talking about a retirement home experience during the game:

And how the week flies!

My last post was on Monday. Now it is Friday. And so my boring life goes.

Workouts:
Tuesday: 10K course (Bradley Park) in 1:25:42 (13:49 pace)
Wednesday: 5k of commuter walking (two parts). The weights: got 50 plus pull up reps, bench was 10 x 134, 10 x 134, 5 x 150 Swiss, low trap bar: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225, high incline: 10 x 94, 2 sets of 5 x 105 trying to keep things even.
Thursday: 10k course in 1:27:44 (14:08 pace); pretty day, but not much going.
Today: 3.2 worth of commuter walking.
Pull ups: 6, 4, 6, 6, 10, then 4 sets of 5 including 2 of chin and 2 of mixed grip
bench: 10 x 134, 5 x 154, 4 x 154, 6 x 150, 5 x 150
high incline: 2 sets of 10 x 94, one of 5 x 105
curls: 2 sets of 10.

All together, not much.
I did take Barbara walking a bit: Costco, and a couple of short (.5-.6) campus walks; the latter was half without the rollator.

Baseball: I could not make the Wednesday game. I made Tuesday and Thursday; latter had almost no one show up.

Tuesday: 7-2 victory, powered by a grand slam!

Thursday: a 12-10 slugfest that featured several home runs and, well, not great pitching. That the Chiefs held on to their 12-10 lead in the 8’th was a relief.

The social: Tuesday: Vickie, Harry, and I got to say hi to Chip, one of Barbara’s JUMP “husbands.”