Originally Posted by
burnthesheep
The best way I can equate this is to running. I don't run, so if I had someone I knew who ran a workout of a 1/2 marathon every week, I might think they were super talented or a little nuts. I have run a few 1/2's, just not my thing.
Why do I NOT think cruising for a metric century once a week is equally nuts? Sure, we have the bias on our side of being in the game. So we think it's normal.
Are we THAT nuts, or has the standard just drifted so low for the rest of the public that anything with a nice large number sounds bonkers to them?
Also, your weight. You tell someone you're barely 11 stone or about 68kg and people look at you like you're physically ill in the body, and in the head. I still eat and drink as much as I please thank you very much.
So, are we purple spotted unicorns or not?
Everyone has different ways of enjoying themselves. My wife and I rode across the U.S. , averaging a little over 50 miles a day for 74 consecutive days. We had a great time, and have ridden a long ride together every year since that ride 11 years ago.
Sometimes we wonder about our sanity. We are leaving on an 1,500 mile ride in two weeks, and are already planning on month-long ride starting a couple weeks after we return.
Type 2 fun: An activity you didn't know was fun until it was over
