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A view from the trail marker a half mile up the La Verkin Overlook Trail

I walked 1.01 miles and climbed 292 feet in 31 minutes this morning. Didn't have a lot of time, but I wanted to do some climbing, so I went as far as I could up the La Verkin Overlook Trail in 17 minutes, then retraced my steps. It was my second category 3 climb (Tortoise Rating: 0.6), and first since June 9.  

Here are more pictures and a map of the walk with details of the day:

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I walked 1.12 miles and climbed 39 feet in 22 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are 61.20 miles walked in 24 hours 6 minutes, with 3,038 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

Here's a map and additional information:

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I walked 0.79 miles and climbed 33 feet in 16 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are 60.08 miles walked in 23 hours 44 minutes, with 2,999 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.


Here's a map and additional information:

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I am tired tonight, so this is the tortoise going extra slow but still going report.  I walked 0.50 miles and climbed 20 feet in 15 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are 59.29 miles walked in 23 hours 28 minutes, with 2,966 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.


Eating today, including net calories after deducting exercise: 

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I had a nice surprise this evening, after a meeting at Valley Academy, Ed Woodd wanted to walk with me.  Always more fun (and the time passes quicker) when you have a friend and a good conversation while walking! I walked 1.70 miles and climbed 118 feet in 33 minutes this evening.  Chapter 3 totals are 58.79 miles walked in 23 hours 13 minutes, with 2,946 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. It was my seventh category 5 climb, and first since June 21.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 14.54 miles with 1,149 feet climbed in 5 hours 12 minutes.

Here is a map of the walk and more details of the day:

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I walked 2.37 miles and climbed 102 feet in 46 minutes this morning.  Chapter 3 totals are 57.09 miles walked in 22 hours 40 minutes, with 2,828 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

Here is a map of the walk:

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I walked 0.50 miles and climbed 20 feet in 15 minutes at church and helping with a large family dinner afterwards.  Chapter 3 totals are 54.72 miles walked in 21 hours 54 minutes, with 2,186 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

Eating today: 

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My weekly weigh-in was this morning:  257.4, down 1.0 pounds over the past week, and 12.4 pounds total for chapter 3 -- my recommitment since May 1.  The livestrong box in this blog's right column celebrates overall weight loss since starting with livestrong the year before.  And yes, I gained back all that I lost on my first try in 2011, plus about 3 extra pounds, hence the difference in reporting.


I set a new personal record in the swim this afternoon ... 810 meters in 1 hour, while carrying on conversations, shooting baskets, and just generally having fun with everyone.  After finishing the swim, I received wonderful coaching from Doug Jr. in his basketball clinic.  It is fun, but I feel similar to how I felt in tennis class my freshman year when I was banished to the backboard for the first 10 weeks until I could consistently hit the ball instead of air.


Even more exciting to me is that I feel pretty good afterwards!

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Our family reunion is in full swing!  I enjoyed the food, focusing on trying to limit portion size ... so I shared the popcorn and lemonade at the theater and loved the homemade fried ice cream but somehow resisted the yummy cookies that came with them and kept being passed around during our evening activities.  It also meant I was in the pool in the morning and again in the evening.  The morning alone was a new personal record for me, 510 meters, all using the side stroke to conserve energy in the true tortoise time of 41 minutes.  Real life, one step, one decision at a time. :-)  

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The lagging tortoise takes a picture of his sons, and walking mates, as we near the vista point

Benjamin enjoying the view of Entrada from the top

The Tortoise, Wounded Duck, and Fredricksen are all smiles when the journey is complete!

Josh invited Benjamin, me, and anyone else in the family interested to come with him on a walk on the Halfway Wash/Paradise Rim trails near his home this morning.  We started early, a little after 6 am, to enjoy the relative cool of the desert morning.  This is a dirt trail, about half flat, and half a gentle grade, making for a good walk for the gradually improving tortoise and the rest of the Terreeeblay team.  Enough to know we had been on a walk, not enough to make us sorry ...  The views are beautiful, I would recommend this walk just for that alone.

We walked 3.49 miles in 1 hour 22 minutes today, including 328 feet climbed.  Tortoise Rating:  4.3.  Read on for a map and more:

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View of the south side of Valley Academy with the Pine Valley mountains in the distance

I walked to the bank, then up to the Valley Academy Charter School construction site.  It was great to see that they have recovered from the serious wind damage just 1 1/2 weeks ago, you'd never know it to look at it now!


I walked 2.31 miles in 45 minutes today, including 115 feet climbed.  Read on for a map and more pictures:

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I swam 450 meters again today, slower this time, taking 31 minutes. Chapter 3 totals are 48.42 miles walked in 19 hours 32 minutes, with 1,723 feet climbed, and 9 swims totalling 2,920 meters in 2 hour 53 minutes.


Eating today:

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I started the day with a 450 meter swim in 26 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of walking in the pool that I will count as 0.60 miles.  Around 6 pm I followed that up with a 0.76 mile walk in 18 minutes, with 23 feet climbed.


Chapter 3 totals are 48.42 miles walked in 19 hours 32 minutes, with 1,723 feet climbed, and 8 swims totalling 2,470 meters in 2 hour 22 minutes.  Here's a map of the walk:

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Had a very nice father's day, thanks to all of you!  I walked an estimated 0.5 miles through the church and house in 15 minutes and climbed 20 feet of stairs.    Chapter 3 totals

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Good to be back home!  Went for a swim, did 43 lengths of the pool (430 meters) in 24 minutes. Definitely the tortoise pace, and I'm OK with that.   Chapter 3 totals are 46.56 miles walked in 18 hours 44 minutes, with 1,680 feet climbed, and 7 swims totalling 2,020 meters in 1 hour 56 minutes.


My weekly weigh-in was this morning:  258.4, down 0.8 pounds over the past two weeks, and 11.4 pounds total for chapter 3 -- my recommitment since May 1.  I was out of town away from my scale last week.

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Walked 1.52 miles in 36 minutes today, including 63 feet climbed. Chapter 3 totals are 46.56 miles walked in 18 hours 44 minutes, with 1,680 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.

My walks were in sections today as I made my way back home.  Here is a map of the first, and longest section. I arrived at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles on the Metrolink train from Upland.  I walked out to Alameda

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Walked 3.30 miles in 1 hour 15 minutes today, including 200 feet climbed. Tortoise rating:  4.7.  Chapter 3 totals are 45.13 miles walked in 18 hours 8 minutes, with 1,617 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.  It was my fourth category 5 climb, and first since June 12.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 7.04 miles with 588 feet climbed in 2 hour 32 minutes.

This was an impromptu walk.  I passed the bridge where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses California Highway 58 in daylight, and since this happens rarely, it occurred to me that this was my chance to locate where the trail goes in both directions from this point, since sign markings are not as clear as I would like.  It was a

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Walked 0.50 miles in 15 minutes today, including 20 feet climbed. Chapter 3 totals are 41.83 miles walked in 16 hours 53 minutes, with 1,417 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.


Eating today:

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Walked 1.18 miles in 27 minutes today, including 220 feet climbed. Tortoise rating:  4.8. Chapter 3 totals are 41.33 miles walked in 16 hours 38 minutes, with 1,397 feet climbed. Totals of my category 5 climbs is 3.74 miles with 388 feet climbed in 1 hour 17 minutes.

Here is a map of the walk:

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Walked 1.48 miles in 29 minutes today, including 52 feet climbed. Chapter 3 totals are 40.15 miles walked in 16 hours 11 minutes, with 1,177 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes. 

Here is a map of the walk:

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Walked 0.85 miles in three segments totalling 20 minutes today, including 60 feet climbed. Chapter 3 totals are 38.67 miles walked in 15 hours 42 minutes, with 1,125 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes. 


Here are the maps of each walk, starting with 

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Walked 3.53 miles in 1 hour 25 minutes this afternoon, including 584 feet climbed. HumanaFit rated part of it a category 3 climb (Tortoise Rating: 0.7).  It was my first category 3 climb.

Chapter 3 totals are 37.82 miles walked in 15 hours 22 minutes, with 1,065 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.

Here's a map, some more pictures, and some commentary on this walk:

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Walked 1.40 miles in 27 minutes this afternoon, including 79 feet climbed. HumanaFit rated it a category 5 climb, the mildest category.  It was my second class 5 climb, and first since May 24.  Totals of my 2 category 5 climbs is 2.56 miles with 168 feet climbed in 50 minutes.


Chapter 3 totals are 34.29 miles walked in 13 hours 57 minutes, with 581 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.

Here's a map of the walk:

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I walked 0.5 miles in 15 minutes today, with 15 feet climbed up stairs.  Chapter 3 totals are 32.89 miles walked in 13 hours 30 minutes, with 502 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.


Eating today:

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I walked 0.5 miles in 15 minutes today, with 25 feet climbed up stairs.  Chapter 3 totals are 32.39 miles walked in 13 hours 15 minutes, with 487 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.


Eating today:

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I walked 0.5 miles in 15 minutes today, with 15 feet climbed up stairs.  Chapter 3 totals are 31.89 miles walked in 13 hours 0 minutes, with 462 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes. 

Eating today:

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I swam 430 meters in 29 minutes, 3 minutes faster than two days ago.  Chapter 3 totals are 31.39 miles walked in 12 hours 45 minutes, with 447 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.  


My scripture study was Hosea 10-11 and Mosiah 26-27.  I love how Mosiah 27:29 so exquisitely describes the change of heart that comes when we turn our lives over to the Lord!


Eating today:

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Sunday, my rest day.  I slowly walked 0.50 miles in 15 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are 31.39 miles walked in 12 hours 45 minutes, with 447 feet climbed, and 5 swims totalling 1,160 meters in 1 hour 3 minutes.

Eating today:

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Saturday!  It was over 100 degrees here, so after working in the morning, I went to the pool in the afternoon ... and set a huge new personal record, more than doubling the previous one.  By experimenting with different

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I reviewed my memorized devotional on the go this morning.  It always blesses me, the words are very powerful!

Next I walked to the grocery store near my office to get oatmeal, bananas, and bowls.  I get sturdy ones, that let me microwave old fashioned oatmeal with frozen berries for 6 minutes at 20% power.  Seems ironic I would like Vanity Fair bowls, but there you go.  It surprised me how much walking you do at the store.  I measured it with Humana Fit, without hitting the pause button for things like checkout.  Turned out to be 0.47 miles with 7 feet climbed in 11 minutes.  Every little bit helps ... you'll chuckle