Tuesday, October 2, 2012

going the distances, and gran fondo origin

30 minute break this afternoon involved:


Calculating the mileage per week one would need to run (presumably over a lifetime, let's say 30 years) to equal the distance between the Earth and the Moon (238,900 miles, averaged between the two apogees), you'd have to run 153 miles/week.

LZ wanted to know if it was a do-able life goal. Short answer, not really.

i'd say it's reasonable to say that most of us range around 15-25 miles/week, pending race schedule. Let's say 15 miles/week, over 30 years you'd run 23400 miles. Nothing to sneeze at, for sure. The circumference of the Earth at the equator is 24901.55 miles, which is roughly 15.9 miles/week over 30 years, so that's a tiny bit more workable.

She also linked this picture of an otter, whom i imagine saying, 'oh, you!'

And then this happened via gchat with BryanS, as he cycles and i've been reading too many cycling blogs
me:  question
 Bryan:  answer
 me:  what's a fondo?
as in the Italian cycling term gran fondo?
 Bryan:  i am not sure
internet says distance or endurance
 me:  googling  yeah
i'm simply curious as to the origin of the term
"The Gran Fondo or Open is derived its origin in Italy and is commonly translated "Big Ride""
hrm
 Bryan:  google translate says fondo is bottom
 me:  big bottom.
(raises an eyebrow)
it seemed to have many definitions based on context
 Bryan:  most of them seems to be depth related
 me:  hm
 Bryan:  sooo, i guess endurance kind of fits
going as far as possible
 me:  particularly hilly races?
no
to the depths!
thank you,.
 Bryan:  we're a good google team
if only i could get a paper on that
 me:  meeeee, too

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