Comments on: What to Think About When on an Endurance Ride

By: Kt

Kt — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:04:59 +0000

Oh man, and here I thought I was the only one who got that Birdhouse song stuck in my head during killer rides!

Generally, it sneaks up on me, usually bursting onto the scene in the middle of hills. And mostly the chorus, although the part about Jason and the Argonauts is pretty funny.

I can do the math thing pretty well, but it becomes pointless when you really get into it; it’s not going to help you go any faster or easier, and it’s going to depress you a little if you are trying to do math related to the race/ride you are currently in the middle of. Especially if you’re trying to figure out a) how fast you should go for the rest of the ride to get to the end point at a specific time, or b) how much further it is to the end, or c)any math relating to the distance or time to the end.

By: Groover

Groover — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:41:58 +0000

I envy you being able to recall your mind-writing later on. I write the most beautiful blog posts and stories on long lonely rides – unfortunately they never get to see pen and paper since my brain is not equipped with a powerful short term memory. Sometimes I wish a had a portable iSoundrecordingdevice.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:03:55 +0000

If I attempted that kind of story problem I’d get confused and fall over while riding my bike :-)

By: Jorgex

Jorgex — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:40:29 +0000

Usually I don’t think much. My bike does the rest e drives me safely to the finish line.

By: MOCougFan

MOCougFan — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:34:31 +0000

Download a book onto your iPod. Makes the miles fly by.

By: Di

Di — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:48:25 +0000

Once I hit that point where the endorphins are kicking in – about 50 minutes into my workout – I can’t do math. Even simple math kills me. Figuring out the tip at the apres-ski or the post-ride just kills me.

If I ride my bike into class (about an 8-9 mile commute), I’m useless at lecture. Nothing sinks in.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:04:13 +0000

Worst song stuck in head experience: 100 miles with the theme from ‘Wow Wow Wubbzy’ – http://www.wubbzy.com/

song – (sorry can’t get direct links to the YT videos)
http://wubbzysongs.blogspot.com/2006/08/theme-songwow-wow-wubbzywubbzy-wubbzy.html#links

Now, keep in mind I could only remember the first 3 stanzas… an infuriating ride.

By: Miles Archer

Miles Archer — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:57:08 +0000

I’ve never tried to get a song stuck in my head, but I have been able to get a song stuck in my 10 year old daughter’s head a couple of months ago. Europe “The Final Countdown”

When I did swimming workouts, I would try to work out the fraction of my completed workout while swimming, so you’re not along there.

By: A n B

A n B — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:35:49 +0000

Love the idea of solving a math problem… problem is I really hate math problems and would most likely be battering my mind trying to come up with the quadratic equation the entire time. Instead, on long rides I like to try to name all the students in each of my years teaching (9)… I usually don’t make it past the previous year. Ugh.

By: jwm

jwm — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:12:06 +0000

I had to respond ( http://onlyviewihave.blogspot.com/2009/02/multithreaded-what-are-you-thinking.html ).

I _know_ that I can’t do math after 5 hours into any race. I have tons of examples of me trying and failing miserably.

WIN Susan