By: Delia Stephens
Today’s post has a lot of graphs and not a lot of update. If you don’t like graphs, sorry. I think they’re funny. Not everyone was as entertained as I am.
What the heck do you even think about while you’re biking?
This is a question I get a lot. Usually, I don’t have an acceptable answer (because I’m so out of breath from trying to ride a bicycle and not die), but I’m calm and collected right now, so here’s a nice little chart to illustrate my mental activity during a ride.
On the bad days, I spend most of my time thinking about how much my legs hurt. Luckily, today wasn’t one of the bad days. This means that my mind was free to wander. Usually, I think about what I’m going to say the next time I stop biking and can breathe again. This means I can maximize my hilarity so people think I’m very clever. In reality, I’ve just spent the last 45 minutes thinking about irrelevant puns.
Puns are, in fact, the lowest form of humor.
Once, when passing through a farm neighborhood, I saw something that looked like this:
This is an acrosstic. Ha! Get it? Nobody laughed when I explained this to them.
Other times, I think about what we see on the road. As we passed from Virginia to Kentucky, the scenery has changed dramatically. So far, we’ve been mostly in carboniferous Kentucky. This means that we are deep in coal country, and the natural life and signage both support this concept. Sometimes, I take a peek at wildlife until I realize that I’m not looking at the road any more and I’ve narrowly missed 4 consecutive potholes. After that, I look at the road and think about how much biking sucks again.
When we are on more trafficked roads, I rate driver’s ability to pass bicycles. If you ever hear me shouting numbers at passing cars, it’s because I’ve rated them a 6/10 and they need to give me some more space. As we’ve cycled from Virginia to Kentucky, I’ve had the good fortune of compiling a definite list of scariest vehicles. Here it is below.
I’ve also noticed that my mood directly correlates to my speed. So, if you follow me on Strava, then you can peep my mood each day. Here’s an excerpt from the other day’s ride:
We biked from Buckhorn, KY to London; while it was a long day, we ended up in the loveliest of homes. Armina cooked delicious ribs (and an amazing pasta salad), we swam in their pool, and frolicked with the puppies. It was like wandering into an island oasis after a long, difficult day of cycling. Then I went to bed.
I am very tired. Good night!
Side note: I, like Annie, have my own blog at https://medium.com/@deliaornodelia. Unlike Annie, however, I do not update it every day because I am much more lazy. Check it out for a good time.
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