Olympic moment

On this Monday morning we are sailing toward Scotland and the days are becoming longer. Last night it finally got almost dark at 10:30 pm and this morning at 5 am is was full daylight. We got up, threw two loads of laundry in and set off to walk our miles on deck 2. Chuck and I walk at the same time but not together because I am not a fast walker. I set my Apple watch to outdoor walk and set off to knock out at least part of my 3 miles before the laundry was ready to go in the dryer. After a few laps I looked at my watch and it said I was averaging 9.3 minutes per mile and that I had walked 2.39 miles. I was really impressed with myself. Must be the level walking platform since at home I have hills to climb on my daily walk. Then my brain kicked in at 5:30 am and I said “ this can’t be right.” I am no athlete and I am no mathematical genius but something was way off. Even when I used to run I rarely ran a mile in 9.3 minutes. Slow and steady is my walking/running style. Then it hit me, my watch records my distance based on a gps. I was getting credit for my walking on a slow moving ship. Oh well, for a few laps I felt like an athlete. Guess I won’t try out for the senior Olympics after all.Read more