I think i focus in distance because i look at it like "no matter how long this takes or how hard it is today , i have to run this damn far." And i like watching the decimals go up i guess lol.
They have TV on in the gym, but i dont care for sports, or whatever titillating murder drama is current the big thing. I really ought to focus on the things that bother me like you did. I have so very much to think about