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Fitbit 12 – Week 33

The good times keep rolling as I surpassed my daily goal twice and finished above 40,000 steps for the twelfth straight week.  Things got off to a nice start on Sunday thanks to a morning walk and a trip to Wrigley Field to pick up a Harry Caray bobblehead, leaving me 16 steps shy of 8800.  Thanks to an early morning eye doctor appointment on Monday, I fell back a bit, ending up 23 steps away from 5600.  A quiet Tuesday left me a mere 6 steps short of 6500.  Colonoscopy prep, and the requisite trips to the facilities, on Wednesday pushed me back over my daily goal, ending with 7900 steps.  Said colonoscopy limited me to 4400 steps on Thursday.  Friday bounced back in a big way, finishing with 7000 steps on the nose.  A return to Rate Field for my first game of September on Saturday wrapped up the week with 7200 steps.

Total steps: 47,454

Daily average: 6779.1

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The Railyards

Canal Edge, a Chicago-based developer led by future White Sox owner Justin Ishbia, used the lucrative Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend to release plans for a potential new stadium as part of a larger development across the Chicago River from the South Loop neighborhood known as The 78.  The site, currently a maintenance yard for Amtrak, was purchased by Ishbia’s private equity firm earlier this year.

Calling the space The Railyards, a new White Sox stadium would join a previously announced healthcare complex.  The stadium would sit alongside the river, stretching from Roosevelt Road in the north to 18th Street in the south, and bordered with the river on its east side and Canal Street to its west.  McDonald’s Park, the new stadium under construction for the Fire, would sit directly across the river.

In a statement, Canal Edge noted it is “currently beginning a multi-month study and feasibility review evaluating a range of factors from transportation to environmental impact. If feasible, this plan could be presented to Chicago White Sox leadership for consideration as one of the team’s ballpark options when its current lease in the state-owned ballpark ends.”  The team’s lease with the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority for Rate Field ends following the 2029 season, which just happens to be the first year Ishbia could contractually buy out current White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf and take full control of the franchise.

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Fitbit 12 – Week 31

Yet another great week, as I surpassed my daily goal twice and finished above 40,000 steps for the reached my tenth straight week.  Things got off to a nice start on Sunday thanks to a morning walk, which left me 12 steps shy of 8100.  The return of Crosstown on Monday left me needing 40 more steps to hit 7900.  An abbreviated trip to Wrigley on Tuesday to see the White Sox battle the Cubs before the bad weather arrived left me just 16 steps shy of my daily goal of 7500.  Wednesday fell down quite a bit thanks to a trip into the office, ending with 4900 steps.  A day off and another visit to the south side for exciting White Sox baseball on Thursday pushed me back up to 7300 steps.  A doctor’s appointment on Friday followed by yet another trip to Rate Field got me up to 7100 steps.  Saturday wrapped up the week needing just 11 additional steps to reach 5800.

Total steps: 48,584

Daily average: 6940.6

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Fitbit 12 – Week 30

Another great week, as I reached my highest total of 10,000 step days in four years while also surpassing my total of the last two years combined.  The week got off to a nice start on Sunday thanks to a morning walk, which left me 13 steps shy of 6400.  Monday fell just short of surpassing my daily goal, needing just 12 steps to hit 7500.  Pope Hat night at Rate Field on Tuesday propelled me to 10,700 steps.  Wednesday fell down a bit, coming 27 steps away from 6400.  Despite a day off and another visit to the south side for exciting White Sox baseball on Thursday, it ended as the worst day of the week with just 5100 steps.  Things rebounded a bit on Friday, falling 8 steps away from 6600.  Another 3 steps on Saturday would have wrapped up the week with 7200.

Total steps: 49,893

Daily average: 7127.6

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Fitbit 12 – Week 29

A tremendous week thanks to my trip to Boston, notching my highest total since going to Hawaii in 2022 for the third time in the last four weeks and scoring my first 20,000 step day since 2019.  The week got off to a great start on Sunday thanks to a morning walk, which left me with 7600 steps.  Flying to Boston after work on Monday put me over goal for the second straight day, finishing with 7800 steps.  Tuesday went a little nuts, as I walked around Boston, having breakfast, going on a duck boat tour, and, eventually, meeting Angelina at Fenway Park for a horrible baseball game, ending the night back at my hotel with 20,100 steps.  Coming home Wednesday morning, I saw a big drop, falling just 7 steps shy of 5600.  A trip to Wrigley on Thursday pushed me back up to 6900 steps.  A morning walk on Friday pushed me back up over goal, hitting 7800 steps.  A longer walk on Saturday morning followed by a trip to Rate Field for Ozzie Guillen’s jersey retirement finished the week with a bang, coming just a single steps shy of 11,800.

Total steps: 67,685

Daily average: 9669.3

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Fitbit 12 – Week 28

Another great week, going over goal two days as my step challenge at work came to an end.  The week got off to a great start on Sunday, with a trip to Rate Field for Munetaka Murakami bobblehead day leading to 7300 steps.  The good times continued on Monday, wrapping up the step challenge with 7900 steps.  Things slowed down a bit on Tuesday, falling down to 6200 steps.  I rebounded on Wednesday, with a White Sox/Yankees tilt leading to 9100 steps.  A busy Thursday left me with 6000 steps, with Friday dropping by a mere 12 steps to also score 6000.  A rainy Saturday ended the week with 5200 steps.

Total steps: 47,939

Daily average: 6848.4

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Fitbit 12 – Week 27

Another tremendous week, again notching my highest total, and my first week hitting my goal, since going to Hawaii in 2022, and going over goal six days.  The week got off to a great start on Sunday, using a neighborhood walk to come within 17 steps of 8400.  The good times continued on Monday, hitting 7700 steps.  The low point, if you can call it that, of the week came on Tuesday as I fell down to 5800 steps.  I rebounded on Wednesday, jumping back up to 7900 steps.  A slight improvement on Thursday pushed me up to 8400 steps.  A return to Rate Field on Friday left with 7900 steps.  A longer neighborhood walk on Saturday morning helped me finish the week with 8700 steps.

Total steps: 55,018

Daily average: 7859.7

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Looking Ahead To 2027

Returning to their traditional day after the All-Star Game release, Major League Baseball released their tentative 2027 earlier this week, one which hopefully will not be impacted by a prolonged work stoppage.  For the fifth year in a row, MLB is keeping with a balanced schedule, playing 52 games against division opponents, 64 games against non-division opponents in the same league, and 46 interleague games, with series against every team in the opposite league.  With both Chicago teams heading into the second half in line for a postseason appearance for the first time since 2008 and the All-Star Game coming to Wrigley Field in July, the 2027 season looks like it could be an interesting one on both sides of town.  So, for one day, at least, let’s turn our attention to next summer for both teams.

The White Sox open their season on the road in the Midwest on March 25, scheduled to be the earliest North American start in league history, facing the Tigers followed by a series against the Royals.  They open up their home schedule against the Brewers on April 1.

Aside from the Brewers, the interleague schedule sees the White Sox staying home to face the Marlins, Phillies, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, and Padres, while travelling to see the Pirates, Reds, Dodgers, Braves, Mets, Rockies, and Nationals.  The rivalry with their north side foes continues with a three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field coming out of the All-Star break in mid-July followed by three games at Rate Field the first weekend of August.

The White Sox wrap up the 2027 season in September at home, with a final series against the Tigers before ending the year with three against the Padres.

On the north side, the Cubs kick off their season at home against the Guardians and Cardinals before heading out on the road in early April.  Aside from the Guardians, the Cubs will host the Mariners, Orioles, Red Sox, and Royals while travelling to battle the Angels, Twins, A’s, Yankees, Blue Jays, and Tigers.

The Cubs open September with eleven straight against their NL Central rivals, but finish the month, and the season, on the road to face the Phillies and the Mets.

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Fitbit 12 – Week 25

Another great week, pushing my 40,000-step streak to four weeks.  A long morning walk on Sunday started the week off on a high note, finishing with 7300 steps.  Monday dropped down a bit, falling just 3 steps away from 5700.  Tuesday was the low point of the week, coming in with 5000 steps.  Wednesday jumped up again, needing 36 steps to reach 6100.  A single step is all that stood between me and 6700 steps on Thursday.  A morning doctor’s appointment on Friday left me with exactly 5500 steps.  A trip to the Rate wrapped up the week on Saturday, finishing with 5900 steps.

Total steps: 42,256

Daily average: 6036.6

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Fitbit 12 – Week 24

Despite the excessive heat warnings, it was another great week, finishing with my highest weekly total in nearly two years, multiple days above goal for the first time since January. and pushing my 40,000-step streak to three weeks.  Afternoon baseball at Rate Field on Sunday started the week off on a high note, finishing with 7600 steps.  Monday dropped down a bit, falling 28 steps away from 5200.  The overbearing heat arrived on Tuesday, so an early morning walk helped push me to 6200 steps.  A trip to Wrigley Field on Wednesday again pushed me over goal, ending the day with 8400 steps.  An appointment for blood work followed by a car wash left me with 5500 steps on Thursday.  A morning walk on Friday pushed me up to 6200 steps.  The week wrapped up on a high note on Saturday, using another morning walk to finish with 6700 steps.

Total steps: 45,941

Daily average: 6563