I recently started brisk walking early mornings for my health. I go to the local high school 1/4 mile track as it's a nice flat, consistent surface by which to gauge how quickly I can walk the same distance. I have noticed that despite me always starting at the start line, in most cases the mile notification comes at increasingly shorter distances. By mile 4, I'm usually halfway down the final stretch, maybe 50 yards from the finish line, when it dings that I've hit mile 4.
Today, it was the opposite. I was really focusing on stride length, and I noticed that I was well PAST the finish line each time the watch ticked off a mile. That led me to wondering if the watch is basing my distance off stride? I'm using the "outdoor walk" option (not indoor), and it is tracking GPS as I can see the map in the workout summary. Has anyone got any insight to this? For the record, it's an apple watch 5 running 9.0.2, paired with a 12 pro max running 16.0.3.
Today, it was the opposite. I was really focusing on stride length, and I noticed that I was well PAST the finish line each time the watch ticked off a mile. That led me to wondering if the watch is basing my distance off stride? I'm using the "outdoor walk" option (not indoor), and it is tracking GPS as I can see the map in the workout summary. Has anyone got any insight to this? For the record, it's an apple watch 5 running 9.0.2, paired with a 12 pro max running 16.0.3.
