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June 2008


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6/29/08    Sunday, June 29  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
No weights today, but a decent session nonetheless.  I ran two miles on the treadmill at 5.8...
6/29/08    Saturday, June 28  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
I got to the gym about 5 for a good hard session.  For bench pressing, I decided to try the ...
6/29/08    Friday, June 27  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
It could have been so much worse

One of the (very) few good things about riding the LIRR i...
6/28/08    Thursday, June 26  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
If all days were like today ...

This blog would be boring as there'd be nothing to complai...
6/26/08    Wednesday, June 25  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Tradeoffs

Riding the LIRR has instilled in me a greater understanding of tradeoffs.  ...
6/25/08    Tuesday, June 24  posted by r32r38 (2 comments)
Double play!

Wow.  That's all I can say.  Getting an M-3 single seat is a fairly...
6/24/08    Monday, June 23  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)

Down to the sea in ... trains?

Strange odors are of course a common feature on th...
6/22/08    Sunday, June 22  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Yesterday's shoulder soreness was gone, so today was fine for bench pressing: 6 x 135, 4 x 185, 2...
6/21/08    Saturday, June 21  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
I'd been planning to do some benching today, but some minor but noticeable soreness in my right s...
6/21/08    Friday, June 20  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
No Ronkonkoma nightmares today

Not having had a repeat of yesterday morning's fear session...
6/21/08    Thursday, June 19  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
I just couldn't take the risk

Yesterday's commuting wasn't bad, I must admit.  And gi...
6/18/08    Wednesday, June 18  posted by r32r38 (3 comments)
Today, the Train Gods smiled on me

What. A. Relief.  Today was much better than yeste...
6/17/08    Tuesday, June 17  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
A miserable SCA encounter

Today was a nightmare come to life.  I had to deal with SCA...
6/17/08    Monday, June 16  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)

Uncommon courtesy

Today was the first day featuring the LIRR's new trackwork sche...
6/15/08    Sunday, June 15  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
I almost skipped the gym entirely today, as I'd been out for a big Father's Day breakfast (waffle...
6/15/08    Saturday, June 14  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Flag Day was a more or less mediocre day at the gym.  It was one of those days when my energ...
6/15/08    Friday, June 13  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
The noise, the noise, the noise!

Friday the 13th didn't turn out to be quite as bad a day ...
6/14/08    Thursday, June 12  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Thursday the 12th is nothing like Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th may be an unlucky day, b...
6/11/08    Wednesday, June 11  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
A new record, with an asterisk

Not too much out of the ordinary in today's commuting....
6/10/08    Tuesday, June 10  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
A day off work today, which was good timing given the record-breaking heat.  I could well im...
6/10/08    Monday, June 9  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
So I got my wish.  Woo-hoo.  Lucky me.

I drove to Ronkonkoma today rather than g...
6/8/08    Sunday, June 8  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
I was concerned, on my way to the gym, that the air conditioning wouldn't be up to the challenge ...
6/7/08    Saturday, June 7  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
I had to go to the gym fairly early today, which is something I generally don't like, but my sess...
6/7/08    Friday, June 6  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
A fervent plea to the Higher Power

Why, why, why, O Power on High, why are large soft men ...
6/7/08    Thursday, June 5  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Marshmallow men

I've frequently noted that the men who so often squish next to me on the L...
6/5/08    Wednesday, June 4  posted by r32r38 (2 comments)
I really can't complaint too much

Today was one of my better days in commuting terms....
6/3/08    Tuesday, June 3  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Subway idiocy

Another day of driving to Ronkonkoma instead of taking the shuttle from Medf...
6/2/08    Monday, June 2  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Parking fun

This has got to be a fabulous first - my experience in parking at the train st...
6/1/08    Sunday, June 1  posted by r32r38 (2 comments)
In a somewhat uncharacteristic move I played around with different weight and rep combos while be...
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