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Mile 425.  June is a wonderful time of year for evening walkers, providing Tortoise with brilliant sunlight at 9:15 pm and flowering bushes in full bloom.  Some days Lou can take more advantage of it than others, and on this one he did a very basic one up Main Street and back.  It's the consistency that counts for Tortoise.  For a map, additional details, and the day's walking thought by Sheri L. Dew, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

Tortoise completed today's 2.08 mile walk in 37:32 minutes.  Tortoise rating was 5.9, based on 24 feet climbed in the 1.04 mile uphill portion (average elevation 3234).  304 calories were burned along the way.  

Here is a map of today's route:

And here are the overall stats so far for 2015:

425.13 miles walked, which is 42.43% of Lou's 2015 goal. On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 421.98 year-to-date miles.   

128:02:12 hours walked, which is 40.91% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year)

20,945 total feet climbed, compared with 19,482 feet on this day in 2014.  

63,592 calories burned

41.85% of the year has passed

Lou has walked 19 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11. Overall he has walked on 122 of the 131 non-Sundays in 2015, a 93.13% consistency rating.  This compares with 120 days walked after 131 non-Sundays in 2014 (a 91.60% 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 ... for him, it is what it takes to be consistent. And Tortoise feels much more vibrant when he is consistent.  He hopes you find what works for you)

And now for today's walking thought, initially presented in April 1999:

"Is it possible to be happy when life is hard? To feel peace amid uncertainty and hope in the midst of cynicism? Is it possible to change, to shake off old habits and become new again? Is it possible to live with integrity and purity in a world that no longer values the virtues that distinguish the followers of Christ?

"Yes. The answer is yes because of Jesus Christ, whose Atonement ensures that we need not bear the burdens of mortality alone. There is nothing this confused world needs more, nothing that inspires a greater sense of well-being, nothing that has greater power to strengthen families than the gospel of Jesus Christ. President Howard W. Hunter said, “Whatever Jesus lays his hands upon lives. If Jesus lays his hands upon a marriage, it lives. If he is allowed to lay his hands on the family, it lives.” ³ The Savior will do for each of us what He has promised to do—if we will have faith in Him and receive His gift."

To watch, listen to, or read this message in full, please visit https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1999/04/our-only-chance?lang=eng #ShareGoodness

The tortoise is smiling!