15 Miler in the middle of the Atlantic

This one falls under travel…

My wife & I (plus tag along 16 yr old) celebrated 25yrs of marriage on the Oasis of the Seas. Not only is it the largest class of cruise ship ever, it also has the largest running track on a ship ever. At just under .42 mile per lap, it took me just over 36 laps for my longest run on it – a 15 miler. I did have to deal with a couple walkers who not only couldn’t read English (runners only on left track), they were also deaf – “RUNNER ON YOUR LEFT! WATCH OUT, COMING THROUGH!” One guy was like the driver who cuts you off in traffic – he blamed me & yelled that I should have apologized to him when I had to knock him out of my way. I just ignored him, enjoyed the sun rise & the rest of the run. Thank God I only had to knock into a couple walkers. I was at it for over 2 hours & it was quite crowded, so I was very thankful that most people were conscious of the runners.

that is really cool.  you should add in the distance the boat travelled during that time as well!!

Cool!

I've run on some indoor tracks that look like that, but on a ship - how cool.

That's pretty cool and have always wanted to take a cruise.  Do all ships have tracks on them?

Very cool! Glad you didn't count on your Garmin to track your performance because your speed would have been off the charts!

Mark B wrote:Very cool! Glad you didn't count on your Garmin to track your performance because your speed would have been off the charts!

How many knots do you think he was traveling

Wow that takes a lot of mental toughness way to get it done:D I would have been so tempted by the many bars I know are on the ship calling my name

glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

Nick Morris wrote:That's pretty cool and have always wanted to take a cruise.  Do all ships have tracks on them?

I've been on a few cruises & to my knowledge, they all have tracks. However, they're usually very short. .42 mile is huge comparatively speaking. They all have fitness centers with treadmills too.

Nick Morris wrote:

Mark B wrote:Very cool! Glad you didn't count on your Garmin to track your performance because your speed would have been off the charts!

How many knots do you think he was traveling

Approx 18 knots - my Garmin would ding a mile before I got around one .42 mile lap.

Nick Morris wrote:

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

My wife got us a great deal - about $2,000 for the two of us for a week cruise with a balcony. It was about another $800 to add our teenager.

Dave P wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

My wife got us a great deal - about $2,000 for the two of us for a week cruise with a balcony. It was about another $800 to add our teenager.

That's awesome!!!  All inclusive, right??

Nick Morris wrote:

Dave P wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

My wife got us a great deal - about $2,000 for the two of us for a week cruise with a balcony. It was about another $800 to add our teenager.

That's awesome!!!  All inclusive, right??

Not the good stuff, I suppose.

Was it fairly smooth or did the boat pitch noticeably?

Jerry wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Dave P wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

My wife got us a great deal - about $2,000 for the two of us for a week cruise with a balcony. It was about another $800 to add our teenager.

That's awesome!!!  All inclusive, right??

Not the good stuff, I suppose.

I take it that Jerry is against cruising for some reason.
Only the specialty restaurants & specialty drinks were not included. The food that was included, was all that you could eat & fantastic!

ounce wrote:Was it fairly smooth or did the boat pitch noticeably?

The smoothest cruise we've ever been on! There were many times we asked each other if we were even moving.

Dave P wrote:

Jerry wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Dave P wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

My wife got us a great deal - about $2,000 for the two of us for a week cruise with a balcony. It was about another $800 to add our teenager.

That's awesome!!!  All inclusive, right??

Not the good stuff, I suppose.

I take it that Jerry is against cruising for some reason.
Only the specialty restaurants & specialty drinks were not included. The food that was included, was all that you could eat & fantastic!

So what does one look for in a cruise, when you're a runner and not really wanting to buffet it?

Dave P wrote:

Jerry wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Dave P wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

My wife got us a great deal - about $2,000 for the two of us for a week cruise with a balcony. It was about another $800 to add our teenager.

That's awesome!!!  All inclusive, right??

Not the good stuff, I suppose.

I take it that Jerry is against cruising for some reason.
Only the specialty restaurants & specialty drinks were not included. The food that was included, was all that you could eat & fantastic!

More of jealous.

ounce wrote:

Dave P wrote:

Jerry wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Dave P wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

My wife got us a great deal - about $2,000 for the two of us for a week cruise with a balcony. It was about another $800 to add our teenager.

That's awesome!!!  All inclusive, right??

Not the good stuff, I suppose.

I take it that Jerry is against cruising for some reason.
Only the specialty restaurants & specialty drinks were not included. The food that was included, was all that you could eat & fantastic!

So what does one look for in a cruise, when you're a runner and not really wanting to buffet it?

You have to watch the calories on any cruise, because of the abundance of "free" food. If you want the longest track, Royal Caribbean can't be beat. However, the ultimate cruise for runners (on my bucket list) is one of these: http://www.runningcruise.com/

Dave P wrote:

ounce wrote:

Dave P wrote:

Jerry wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Dave P wrote:

Nick Morris wrote:

Jerry wrote:glad I didn't sign up a $5000 cruise.

Actually cruises can be fairly inexpensive.  It all depends on what experience you are looking for.

My wife got us a great deal - about $2,000 for the two of us for a week cruise with a balcony. It was about another $800 to add our teenager.

That's awesome!!!  All inclusive, right??

Not the good stuff, I suppose.

I take it that Jerry is against cruising for some reason.
Only the specialty restaurants & specialty drinks were not included. The food that was included, was all that you could eat & fantastic!

So what does one look for in a cruise, when you're a runner and not really wanting to buffet it?

You have to watch the calories on any cruise, because of the abundance of "free" food. If you want the longest track, Royal Caribbean can't be beat. However, the ultimate cruise for runners (on my bucket list) is one of these: http://www.runningcruise.com/

Sold!!!  Sign me up...don't even care what the cost is

The alaskan marathon cruise just went on my bucket list, too....