The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 14-365

"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!

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

14-365

Tortoise ended 2014 at Mile 1,021. It was cold again today, but Lou bundled up and got it done. For today's numbers and walking thought by David Haight, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

Today's walk was 2.85 miles, with 52 feet climbed in 55:24 minutes, giving it an average 5.7 tortoise rating. 418 calories were burned on this walk.

My walking map provider, www.mapmyfitness.com, has changed formats recently and the maps haven't transferred to this blog as well since. Instead of embedding the map, let's try this link and see if that works better for you to see where Lou walked today:

http://www.mapmyfitness.com/routes/view/604866004

Here are the final stats for 2014:

1,021.21 miles walked, which is 102.02% of my 2014 goal.

319:54:23 hours walked, which is 102.21% of my 2014 goal (which was to walk 1 hour a day each day for 313 days)

48,820 total feet climbed

161,749 calories burned
100.00% of the year has passed

I've walked 8 consecutive non-Sundays since my last missed day on December 23, and overall have walked on 298 of the 313 non-Sundays thus far in 2014, a 95.21% consistency rating.

The purpose of the percentages is to have a higher percentage of distance and time walked than of the year. This tells Tortoise that he is on track. Yes, this is more numbers than you are likely interested in, all Tortoise can say is he's really good at setting high goals and having them slip away because he doesn't do them every, every day. (If you doubt this, compare Tortoise's 2013 walking record with 2014)

And now for today's walking thought, initially presented in April 1994 (Willyne, this one is dedicated to you and your lovingly prepared book on the final week in the life of our Savior) ...

"Our scriptures teach us gospel truths, inspired writers add to our understanding. We have learned that during the last days of His mortal life, Jesus had withdrawn from all public teaching and spent the Wednesday before Passover in Bethany in seclusion. The next day, Thursday, Jesus instructed Peter and John to go to Jerusalem, where they would find a room prepared so they could meet together."

To watch, listen to, or read this message in full, please visit https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/jesus-of-nazareth?lang=eng #ShareGoodness

The tortoise is smiling!

5 comments:

BenjaminJanuary 4, 2015 at 7:12 AM
Congrats on such an awes year! The 1021 miles walked is massively impressive but the best number might be that consistency number of 95.21%! Pure awes tortoise!
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UnknownJanuary 4, 2015 at 9:49 PM
I agree. Actually the whole point of this endeavor in 2014 was to get as close as I could to walking every day. Getting over 95% meant only missing 15 days out of 313 throughout the year. I never got close in any previous year, and I had been trying since at least 2009. Now the effort will be to see if I can pull a Pat Riley back to back ...

P. S. I'm really going to miss Stuart Scott
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Doug JrJanuary 5, 2015 at 7:32 AM
Pure torch!!! Hence the name Lou!!! I also echo your thoughts on Stuart scott
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UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 8:33 AM
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UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 8:34 AM
Thank you kind sir! I will be excited to see pictures when you and Stefanie walk this gem near your new home ...
http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/trails/listings/001/a0t40000007qw0jAAA.html
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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 :-)