I HATE MATH!

MATH IS SO BRUTAL, and I hate it. Not because my brain scrambles the numbers, and that is something to hate. My disdain for math is due to... ... it's harsh honesty. 2 + 2 = 4 Popcorn + Pizza = Slow I had plenty of time to think about this on my way back home after the weekly beat down... ... we call a social ride. Why am I not going as fast as last year? Why was last year slower than 6 years ago? Specifically... ... Why has The Wall, turned into The Crawl? According to Strava, I've done this climb 492 times. You could say I know it... ... and, it know me. My fastest time was... On a different bike 6ish years ago 5 lbs lighter ... a lot faster than today. What does the math tell us? I think the bikes are about the same, in terms of weight and power transfer. The six years in between that PR and today, I have focused more on endurance than power. That might matter some. And... ... according to ChatGPT, those 5 lbs require an additional 10 watts of power. What I can't factor in there, because I'm too lazy to figure it out and don't really want to know the math... ... is fatigue. But, that's the beauty of having 5 minute climb to hit every week... I can look at the result Do the math Adjust ... and see if new inputs yield new results. I guess I do like math,kinda. --- 1647 hrs sleep 1 Rip On RaceDay Circuit10 minutes recovery 60 minutes reading + Journaling 105Strava Get the blog, and special offers, delivered to your inbox.

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