Sometime when I do tedious workouts I purposely zone out by thinking about one of the many projects I have on the go. My favourites are construction projects of some kind, because I can puzzle out all the steps necessary, and picture them in my mind. I find it hugely distracting, and the bonus is that it actually helps me with project related decision making. Today I set out to do my hills, and knowing that it wasn't gonna be any fun in the wind and the rain, I determined that I was gonna think about a little patio roof that's in the planning stage.
And that's why I'll never know how many hills I actually did. I was cutting and drilling away in my mind, when I suddenly realized I was already on my 6th hill. Cool I thought, especially since I had started out feeling a bit sluggish. For some reason though, after I turned around to head back down the hill I started to have serious doubts about the 6? All the way down, and all the way up the next one, I still couldn't place it firmly in my mind where I was at. I finally gave it up as lost knowledge.
I think in the end I did ten! But I'm not sure. Because I do them in sets of two, (I run back and forth through a valley), if it wasn't ten, then it was eight. I briefly considered doing two more just to make sure I had ten, but that would have been dumb. Regardless, 10 is now the new standard.
And speaking of tedious workout's, it's pretty clear that Saturdays 5 freaking hours are gonna be in the basement. They are promising 12 degrees and rain. Riding in that would hurt even more than the basement. And because I can't think about construction projects for 5 hours without going batty, I suppose I'm gonna have to come up with some other kind of diversion. I'm thinking maybe Lord of the Rings movies. The good thing about riding downstairs is that I can fill my face with normal food, rather than my carbo drink. Maybe I'll dream up something special just to treat myself. Got any ideas?
hill run, 13 kms or 15 kms?
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."---Socrates
Love
Peter
And that's why I'll never know how many hills I actually did. I was cutting and drilling away in my mind, when I suddenly realized I was already on my 6th hill. Cool I thought, especially since I had started out feeling a bit sluggish. For some reason though, after I turned around to head back down the hill I started to have serious doubts about the 6? All the way down, and all the way up the next one, I still couldn't place it firmly in my mind where I was at. I finally gave it up as lost knowledge.
I think in the end I did ten! But I'm not sure. Because I do them in sets of two, (I run back and forth through a valley), if it wasn't ten, then it was eight. I briefly considered doing two more just to make sure I had ten, but that would have been dumb. Regardless, 10 is now the new standard.
And speaking of tedious workout's, it's pretty clear that Saturdays 5 freaking hours are gonna be in the basement. They are promising 12 degrees and rain. Riding in that would hurt even more than the basement. And because I can't think about construction projects for 5 hours without going batty, I suppose I'm gonna have to come up with some other kind of diversion. I'm thinking maybe Lord of the Rings movies. The good thing about riding downstairs is that I can fill my face with normal food, rather than my carbo drink. Maybe I'll dream up something special just to treat myself. Got any ideas?
hill run, 13 kms or 15 kms?
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."---Socrates
Love
Peter
Cool whip!
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