Ai_1 wrote:
I routinely (accurately) calculate paces and projected finish times in my head as I run or ride during events. It's part of how I keep myself motivated, realistic and focused. I'm not saying everyone should do this, just that it's very feasible and there's certainly nothing tricky about doing it with a calculator or excel sheet.
Funny. When I was 22 I worked as a farm hand in Northern Kansas. One of my jobs was to weed the soy bean fields. I was given a machete and told to walk up and down every row and hack down the weeds (mostly cane). Walking a square mile every 18" takes a while.
To pass the time I would make up division problems and do them in my head in long form. That's how I learned that I did NOT want to be a farmer.
Too bad they didn't have GPS watches back in 1990. :=)
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Tom_hampton: Feb 7, 19 20:01