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Day 5 - I walked 805 m (0.50 mi.) today with 6.10 m (20 feet) of elevation gain in 12 minutes. 

Series 2B totals 7,241 m (4.50 miles) in 1 hour 31 minutes, with 42.68 m (140 feet) climbed.

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Day 4 walked 1609 m (1.00 mi) - around the elementary school and back home in 18 minutes. 6.10 m (20 feet) estimated elevation gain.

Series 2B totals 6,436 m (4.00 miles) in 1 hour 19 minutes, with 36.58 m (120 feet) climbed.

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Day 3 walked 1609 m (1.00 mi) - 9 Hurricane, UT city blocks - in 20 minutes. 12.19 m (40.00 ft) estimated elevation gain.

Series 2B totals 4827 m (3.00 miles) in 1 hour 1 minute, with 30.48 m (100 feet) climbed.

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Day 2 walked at least 1609 m (1.00 mi) - 10 Hurricane, UT city blocks - in 22 minutes. 12.19 m (40.00 ft) estimated elevation gain.

Series 2B totals 3218 m (2.00 miles) in 41 minutes, with 18.29 m (60 feet) climbed.

If you're wondering about Series 2A (OK, really, who cares, but here it is anyway...), you may not have even noticed my tweet with my one day return to walking in the middle of my break.  So every time I start over, the letter will go up.  Let's hope I never make it to Z, you never know what I'll call it after that ...

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Series 2B, Day 1 ...

Walked 1609 m (1.00 miles) around the elementary school and back home in 19 minutes.  There might even be 6.10 m (20 feet) of a climb returning home from the school. 

Terreeeblay is on an extended break while work is being done on the bathroom.  Walking outside requires two allergy pills.  Walking inside would probably knock me flat, no matter how many allergy pills I take ...

Thanks to Doug for guessing 100 miles would come first and Benjamin for guessing 100 days would come first.

Since I concluded Series 2 at day 96, I guess we'll all have to wait a few months to see who guessed right ...

See you tomorrow for day 2!

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Day 94 - Walked 1609 m (1.00 mi) at 2% grade in 25 minutes mostly outside today. Elevation gain 32.18 m (105.58 ft) -- up lots of stairs.

 

Series 2 total 91.20 miles (146.77 km) in 34 hours 32 minutes.  And for Benjamin, total elevation gain since Apr 2 is 424.90 m (1394.05 ft).

 

See you Monday!

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Day 93 - Walked 1.38 miles at 5% grade with Terreeeblay in 26 minutes.  Elevation gain 111.02 m (364.24 ft)

 

Series 2 total 90.20 miles (145.16 km) in 34 hours 7 minutes.  And for Benjamin, total elevation gain since Apr 2 is 392.72 m (1288.47 ft)

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Day 92 - I walked 2462 m (1.53 mi) at 4% grade with Terreeeblay in 33 min. Elevation gain 98.47 m (323.07 ft). The tortoise is smiling!

 

Series 2 total 88.82 miles (142.94 km) in 33 hours 41 minutes.  And for Benjamin, total elevation gain since Apr 2 is 281.70 m (924.23 ft)

 

As of now the April 23 Series 4 walk is on hold pending an additional announcement from your friendly tortoise.  He hopes to make that announcement Monday, April 11.  I know you can hardly wait :)

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Day 91 - I walked 2381 m (1.48 mi) at 4% grade with Terreeeblay in 33 minutes. Elevation gain 95.25 m (312.51 ft).  It felt good tonight -- I'm very thankful for that!

Series 2 total 87.29 miles in 33 hours 8 minutes.  And for Benjamin, total elevation gain since Apr 2 is 183.23 m (601.16 ft)

Check out yesterday's comments for the latest on the inaugural Series 4 walk on April 23?  (Maybe the date will change, there is an important scheduling challenge I wasn't aware of, but I'm not sure what other date is better at this point)

Anyone willing to guess whether I will hit 100 days or 100 miles first?  The target is Saturday, April 16 ... lots and lots of tax returns to do between now and then ... :)

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Day 90 - I walked 3,218 m (2.00 mi) outside with Willyne in 48 minutes. Loved it!

Elevation gain not measured.

Series 2 total 85.81 miles in 32 hours 35 minutes.  And for Benjamin, total elevation gain since Apr 2 was steady at 87.98 m (288.65 ft)

Who will be the first RSVP for the inaugural Series 4 walk on April 23? 

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Day 89 - I walked 1158 m (0.72 mi) at 3.8% grade with Terreeeblay in 18 minutes. Elevation gain 43.89 m (144.01 ft).

Series 2 total 83.81 miles in 31 hours 47 minutes.  And for Benjamin, total elevation gain since Apr 2 - 87.98 m (288.65 ft)

The tortoise is waiting for someone to be the first RSVP for the inaugural Series 4 walk on April 23 ...

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Today the Tortoise and Terreeeblay offer you a renewed invitation to visit them on the first Series 4 walk on Saturday, April 23.

At 8 am that day, they will meet whoever would like to walk with them from Grandma's house (which Ethan has discovered Grandpa also lives at) up the trail to the top of the LaVerkin "L".

The tortoise loves RSVP's, so please let him know if you are planning to join him that morning, bright and early before the heat of the day sets in ...

If you're wondering what a Series 4 walk is, here are the enthusisastic comments from the February 5 post:  (Appropriately, that was the day the first tortoise marathon was completed ... you can read the full post here if you like:  http://terreeeblay.blogspot.com/2011/02/30.html#comments)

Benjamin said...

I love series 3! Great idea and sign me up for timpanogos. I don't know any camp sites but there is always my house if needed :) I'm sure there are lots because the popular thing to do for BYU students is climb up, camp and then finish early and watch the sunrise.

And I thought July was Whitney not Pine Valley? I'm game for both, lets try and include the Jacksons and Ragozzines

February 6, 2011 8:52 AM

dougbeecher said...

I need Series 3 and 4 to prepare for Series HC ... named for cycling fans like you. The over 12,000 ft mountains are "beyond category" in this system. :)

Also I have the tradition of walking with my grandchildren and the red wagon in the July 4 parade ... so my current thought on seeing how far we can go on an HC walk by 14:00, then retracing my steps by dark is to tie into Labor Day weekend to maximize the possibility for people to walk with me while minimizing work conflicts.

Do I hear interest from the Jacksons and Ragozzines then? Exciting times!

February 6, 2011 7:51 PM

Josh Beecher said...

Dad the Awes! First, let me say congratulations on your marathon completion, that is truly something to be proud of friend!! Second, thanks for the update on Series 3, 4 and HC...I'm excited to see where these take us.

As of right now, I'll try and be a part of as many Series 4 hikes I can, and am definitely interested in Timpanogos as well. Had no idea that mom was interested in this peak, so that's certainly an interesting twist to things. I know of campgrounds around the base, but I can look into the forest services' websites to see what kind of backcountry offerings they have available.

Benjamin, I sent you a message regarding the requested change from dad to move the Whitney trip to Labor Day weekend instead of the 4th, sorry if you didn't get it. I have talked with Doug now, and he's game for the Labor Day trip.

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Oh yes, perhaps you are interested in today's walk:

Day 88 - I walked 2204 m (1.37 mi) with Terreeeblay at 2% grade in 32 min. I'm amazed how much the smiling old tortoise sweats doing this.

Series 2 total 83.09 miles in 31 hours 29 minutes.

See you Monday!

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Day 87 - I walked 2,108 m (1.31 miles) with Terreeeblay at 2% grade in 31 minutes.

Series 2 total 81.72 miles in 30 hours 57 minutes.