Mile 146. Tortoise was excited to learn of the birth of his newest grandchild, Ruby Lou Jackson, today on Doug Jr.'s birthday no less! He also worked in two walks between tax appointments in California today. The first was a little less than a mile in Tehachapi, Kern County, followed by a little more than two miles at the end of the day in Lancaster, in the Antelope Valley of Los Angeles County. For a couple more pictures, other details, and today's walking thought by James Faust, please click below to continue reading ...
Cheerio!
Tortoise completed today's walks, totalling 3.28 miles, in 1:08:38 hours. Tortoise ratings were 4.4 and 6.0, based on 61 feet climbed in the 0.45 mile uphill portion (average elevation 4463) on the first walk and 43 feet climbed in the 1.19 mile uphill portion (average elevation 2385) on the second walk. 492 calories were burned along the way.
Tortoise's walking map provider, www.mapmyfitness.com, has changed formats and the maps haven't transferred to this blog as well since. (Lou keeps trying without success.) Instead of embedding the map, let's try these links and see if that works better for you to see where he walked today:
And here are the overall stats so far for 2015:
146.81 miles walked, which is 14.65% of Lou's 2015 goal. On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 141.10 year-to-date miles.
43:47:56 hours walked, which is 13.99% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year)
7,027 total feet climbed, compared with 7,274 feet on this day in 2014.
21,896 calories burned
12.78% of the year has passed
Lou has walked 48 consecutive non-Sundays since his last missed day on December 22, and overall has walked on 338 of the 353 non-Sundays since the beginning of 2014, a 95.75% 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 1996:
What I Want My Son to Know before He Leaves on His Mission:
Second, your mission president is the Lord’s representative.
Third, hard work is more important than intellect.
Fourth, forget yourself in His service.
Fifth, never permit contention in your companionships.
Sixth, keep your bodies clean and healthy and your living quarters clean.
Seventh, learn to love and serve the people among whom you work.
Eighth, study, ponder, and teach from the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon and the New Testament.
Ninth, you must know that Lucifer will oppose you, and be prepared for his opposition.
Tenth, your own personal testimony is the strongest arrow in your quiver.
To watch, listen to, or read this message in full, please visit https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/04/what-i-want-my-son-to-know-before-he-leaves-on-his-mission?lang=eng #ShareGoodness
The tortoise is smiling!
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