"The Blog Almost Too Boring To Be The Most Boring Blog in America ... for Over 5 Years!"

until it got too many red cards from Wounded Duck and the Boredom Enforcement Committee ... now the tortoise's goal is to get to 10 red cards so he can get Big Dog to drive down and take a good long walk with the tortoise

P. S. This blog listens to its readers. We have the Benjamin Category Override for 5+ mile walks and now, it humbles Tortoise to say he has been named "Lou", by Doug Jr, in memory of Mr. Consistency himself, Lou Gehrig. Tortoise can hardly type the words to think he is in any way comparable to the noble Iron Horse. Thank you!


Thursday, March 31, 2011

76

Day 86 - I walked 1,094 m (0.68 miles) outside in 14 minutes.
Series 2 total 80.41 miles in 30 hours 26 minutes.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

75

Day 85 - I walked 2059 m (1.28 miles) with Terreeeblay at 2% grade in 31 minutes. Ate something disagreeable earler today. Slowed down but still walked.
Series 2 total 79.73 miles in 30 hours 12 minutes.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

74

Day 84 - walked 1.35 miles at 4% grade with Terreeeblay in 31 minutes.
Series 2 total 78.45 miles in 29 hours 41 minutes.

Monday, March 28, 2011

73

Day 83 - walked 1.13 miles at 4% grade with Terreeeblay in 26 minutes.
Series 2 total 77.10 miles in 29 hours 10 minutes.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

72

Day 82 - Walked 1.18 miles with a guest model of Terreeeblay on the road at 4% grade in 27 minutes.

Series 2 total 75.97 miles in 28 hours 44 minutes.
See you Monday!

Friday, March 25, 2011

71

Day 81 walked 1.11 miles with Terreeeblay at 3.5% grade in 26 minutes.

Series 2 total 74.79 miles in 28 hours 17 minutes.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

70

Day 80 - walked 0.50 miles in 12 minutes today ... No Terreeeblay this time
Series 2 total 73.68 miles in 27 hours 51 minutes.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

69

Day 79 - walked 0.48 miles with Terreeeblay in 12 minutes at 2% grade.
Series 2 total 73.18 miles in 27 hours 39 minutes.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

68

Day 78 - Walked 0.60 miles at 2% grade with Terreeeblay in 15 minutes

Series 2 total 72.70 miles in 27 hours 27 minutes.

Monday, March 21, 2011

67

Day 77- Walked 0.48 miles at 2% grade with Terreeeblay in 12 minutes

Series 2 total 72.10 miles in 27 hours 12 minutes.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

66

Day 76 trombone salute to Terreeblay: We walked 1.27 miles in 30 minutes at 2% grade. Series 2 total 71.62 miles in 27 hours 0 minutes.


Friday, March 18, 2011

65

Day 75 - Terreeeblay and I walked 0.48 miles at 5% grade in 12 minutes.
I am tired.  My bones hurt from head to toe.  I cannot give up, but I am slowing down until I feel better.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

64 --- Rachel for you that's 4 x 4 x 4 --- love it!

(and aren't you excited for 256?)

Day 74: I walked 1.50 miles outside in 30 minutes to get energized at lunch time. Series 2 total 69.87 miles in 26 hours 18 minutes.
Yes, that means Terreeeblay was lonely today.  But I wore plenty of green and said hello!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

63

Day 73 walked 0.75 miles at 5% grade with Terreeeblay in 15 minutes, plus 3 minute cooldown. Series 2 total 68.37 miles in 25 hours 48 minutes.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

62

Day 72: walked 0.45 miles at 5% grade with Terreeeblay in 10 minutes. Series 2 total 67.62 miles in 25 hours 33 minutes

Monday, March 14, 2011

61

Day 71 walked 0.77 miles at 4.8% grade with Terreeeblay in 15 minutes. Series 2 total 67.17 miles in 25 hours 23 minutes

Saturday, March 12, 2011

60

Day 70 walked 0.91 miles at 6.0% grade with Terreeeblay in 18 minutes. Series 2 total 66.40 miles in 25 hours 8 minutes

Friday, March 11, 2011

59

Day 69 walked 0.88 miles at 5.5% grade with Terreeeblay in 18 minutes.  Series 2 total 65.49 miles in 24 hours 50 minutes.

58

Day 68 walked 0.75 miles at 5.5% grade with Terreeeblay in 15 minutes.  Series 2 total 64.61 miles in 24 hours 32 minutes.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

57

Day 67 - Walked 0.75 miles with Terreeeblay at 5.5% grade in 15 minutes. Series 2 total 63.86 miles in 24 hours 17 minutes.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Monday, March 7, 2011

55

Day 65 - Walked 1.52 miles with Terreeeblay at 3% grade in 30 minutes. Series 2 total 62.68 miles in 23 hours 52 minutes.
Week 9 tortoise weigh-in: 260.4, down 0.2 over 2 weeks and 9.9 total.  It's a tortoise pace but it is still progress ...

Saturday, March 5, 2011

54

No Series 3 walk today.  I left Terreeeblay home tonight, walked 0.50 mile in 11 minutes at 10 pm. The marathon workdays continue but its day 64 and I'm not giving up. :)
See you Monday!

Friday, March 4, 2011

53

Day 63 - walked 0.37 miles at 8% grade in 10 minutes. Will you still love me, will you still need me, on day 64?


Thursday, March 3, 2011

52

Day 62-Walked 0.36 miles at 15 percent grade for 5 minutes and flat another 5. Fastest heartbeat yet, that 15% is really something. Wow!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

51

Day 61, walked 1.48 miles w/Terreeeblay at 2% grade in 27minutes. Series 2 total 59.93 miles in 22 hours 51 minutes.

50

Day 60, walked 1.48 miles with Terreeeblay at 2% grade in 27 minutes. Series 2 total 58.45 miles in 22 hours 24 minutes. It was harder today, did it anyway.  :)
Breakfast - kefir shake, vitamins, Mighty 90 minerals, water
Lunch - beef sandwich on wheat bread, water
Snack - 1/2 piece of Fred Thomas' birthday cake
Dinner - Medium bowl homemade chicken noodle soup, oyster crackers, water.  Took my 10 mg of crestor and my fish oil capsule
Snack - Piece of Kate's birthday cake and ice cream

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

49

Day 59, walked 1.48 miles with Terreeeblay at a 2% grade in 27 minutes. Series 2 total 56.97 miles in 21 hours 57 minutes.
Breakfast:  Kefir shake, water, vitamins
Lunch:  Beef sandwich, water
Snack:  Same
Dinner:  Medium bowl yogurt, water