I run on an elliptical during sports a lot. I find if I just listen to music I get bored out of my mind while working out. But if I have something on TV or a podcast even, something that takes my mind off of working out, it goes by a ton faster for me.
I've tried this before but didn't like it. There's so many stoppages of play and timeouts and commercials that it makes the workout seem a lot longer. I love the Blazers, but I'd much rather watch hockey- even though I'm not into it at all, there's pretty much constant action and it makes the workout fly by.