Mile 172. This is the sight Tortoise was greeted to early this morning. Spring trying to manifest itself early while Winter makes a valiant effort to carry on. Beautiful. By early evening, Tortoise found himself in St. George, by which time Winter had made a full retreat and Lou had a delightful walk along the Virgin River Trail from the Riverside Drive trailhead. For pictures of that, more details, and a Virginia Pearce walking thought dedicated to Becca, please click below to continue reading ...
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| It is so nice to hear the sounds of the water while walking on this nice trail! |
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| Tortoise loves walking by the marsh near the river and watching the birds eat! |
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| Bundled up and happy by one of those fun footbridges along the way! |
Tortoise completed today's 4.08 mile walk in 1:11:16 hours. Tortoise rating was 5.5, based on 162 feet climbed in the 2.04 mile uphill portion (average elevation 2629). 594 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 this link and see if that works better for you to see where he walked today:
And here are the overall stats so far for 2015:
172.21 miles walked, which is 17.19% of Lou's 2015 goal. On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 164.76 year-to-date miles.
50:39:48 hours walked, which is 16.19% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year)
9,012 total feet climbed, compared with 8,942 feet on this day in 2014.
25,724 calories burned
14.70% of the year has passed
Lou has walked 54 consecutive non-Sundays since his last missed day on December 22, and overall has walked on 344 of the 359 non-Sundays since the beginning of 2014, a 95.82% 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 October 1996:
"A skilled teacher doesn’t think, “What shall I do in class today?” but asks, “What will my students do in class today?”; not, “What will I teach today?” but rather, “How will I help my students discover what they need to know?”
To watch, listen to, or read this message in full, please visit https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/the-ordinary-classroom-a-powerful-place-for-steady-and-continued-growth?lang=eng #ShareGoodness
Becca, this is why this blog's narrator loves your teaching style. It is a hard road to follow, as you have learned repeatedly, but you will find great joy and satisfaction in it ... the rare joy of watching the light bulb of discovery turning on in the mind of a person you are mentoring.
Becca, this is why this blog's narrator loves your teaching style. It is a hard road to follow, as you have learned repeatedly, but you will find great joy and satisfaction in it ... the rare joy of watching the light bulb of discovery turning on in the mind of a person you are mentoring.
The tortoise is smiling!
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