The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 14-35

"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!

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

14-35

Walked to and from Valley Academy during the day, then walked to Lins to fill my Crestor prescription and continued down State Street to Main and back to end the day. The pictures are a glimpse of my piece of the school, generally a couple times a week. Today's walk totalled 3.79 miles with 118 feet climbed in 1:11:01 hours. Tortoise rating overall: 5.8. Calories burned: 591.

For a map and more, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

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2014 Stats:

107.71 miles walked, which is 10.77% of my 2014 goal.
34:40:00 hours walked, which is 11.08% of my 2014 goal
5,992 total feet climbed
17,093 calories burned
9.58% of the year has passed.
I've walked on 29 of the 30 non-Sundays thus far in 2014, a 96.67% consistency rating.

The purpose of the percentages is to have a higher percentage of distance and time walked than of the year. This tells me I am on track. I'm sure this is more numbers than you are interested in, all I can say is I'm really good at setting high goals and having them slip away because I don't do them every, every day.

Here is a WOW for you! http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/former-300-pound-nfl-lineman-alan-faneca-much-193756323--nfl.html Anyone in?

The tortoise is smiling!

7 comments:

BenjaminFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:48 AM
Alan Faneca was a torch guard too, one of my favorites so that is sweet to read. But not as sweet as the tortoise dominating 2014, i love the summary numbers at the bottom and i've been thinking about this I say you change your consistency rating to 100% and say 29/29 non Sundayr or the birth of my grandson!! The wounded duck is smiling :)
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UnknownFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:58 AM
Thank you, Wounded Duck!!! Funny you mention the consistency rating, I'm been thinking of changing it to the percentage of the time I walk 5k or more in a day (still 80+ percent, probably approaching 90) given that my goal is 3.23 miles per day, the average needed to walk 1,001 miles in 2014. Love!
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RachelFebruary 9, 2014 at 7:10 AM
I'm enjoying reading this comments as much as the blog. Dad this blog is the best, just endless gems :)
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RachelFebruary 9, 2014 at 7:11 AM
And I liked seeing your piece of the school
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UnknownFebruary 9, 2014 at 12:32 PM
@Rachel, first comment: For me the comments are the highlight of the whole thing! @Rachel, second comment: Had to something to make the supply room a more happening place ... my favorite part is when they come to the lockbox in the room with lunch money to hold until they take it to the bank. Never had that feature in any other office I've utilized over the years ..
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UnknownFebruary 9, 2014 at 12:34 PM
Typo alert: make the "had to do something to make the supply room ..."
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UnknownFebruary 9, 2014 at 12:43 PM
Let's try that again: "make that 'had to do something to make the supply room...'". Gotta love typing on an Android with big stubby fingers!
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Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Segments Hiked

Total lifetime PCT miles hiked: 205.0 out of the 2,650 total.

From 1966 to 1969 segment Tortoise hiked the portion of the PCT shared by the John Muir Trail, covering PCT miles 767.0 to 942.5 (175.5 miles). (While hiking the full 211 miles of the Muir Trail from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney)

Tortoise then embarked on a long career at a desk, interrupted momentarily for a day hike in 1988 up Mt. Baden-Powell as a Varsity Boy Scout coach with his team. That took him from PCT miles 374.0 to 377.9, roundtrip. (There was also a second trip from Onion Valley to Mt. Whitney with the Varsity Boy Scouts in 1989. He barely made it, crying with joy and appreciation when he did. That is a story all of its own).

He returned many years later with these walks. Please click on the date for a link to that day's blog post:

June 14, 2012, hiked PCT miles 565.0 to 566.6 (1.6 miles) on both sides of California Highway 58 at the Cameron Road exit.

October 20, 2012, hiked PCT miles 341 to 342 (1 miles) mostly on the east side of Interstate 15 but also under the storm runoff tunnel just south of the exit to California Highway 138 near Cajon Pass.

February 2013, continued in two segments to do miles 342 to 347 (5 miles).

August 13, 2013, hiked miles 374.2 to 376.6 roundtrip from Vincent Gap trailhead at milepost 74.7 on California highway 2.

February 17, 2015, hiked miles 452.9 to 450.4 roundtrip from Vasquez Rocks Picnic Area.

March 16, 2015, hiked miles 341.9 to 340.2 southbound from Cajon Pass Road, then returned. Partial redo of October 20, 2012 walk ... plus a little more.

April 3, 2015, hiked miles 1089.8 to 1091.9 roundtrip from Echo Summit trailhead to near Echo Lake.

May 12, 2016, hiked miles 206.8 to 204.3 southbound from the Snow Canyon Road gate at the bottom of Mt. San Jacinto, then returned.

August 17, 2016, hiked miles 209.5 to 206.8 southbound from the underpass at Interstate 10 Exit 110 to Snow Creek, then returned.

May 26, 2017, hiked miles 369.4 to 364.4 southbound from the Inspiration Point trailhead on California Highway 2, then returned.

The tortoise may eventually set some kind of record for the longest time to complete the PCT in microsegments. You never know, but we're already at 51 years and counting since his first segment from Onion Valley to Taboose Pass in July 1966 :-)