Mile 711. Tortoise walked a night loop in LaVerkin by flashlight. His path is shown above. For more on this walk, and the day's walking thought by Dieter Uchtdorf, please click below to continue reading ...
Cheerio!
Today's walk was 3.59 miles, with a 5.6 tortoise rating earned by climbing 98 feet in the 1.80 mile uphill portion at an average elevation of 3211. The walk burned 530 calories in 1:05:19 hours.
Here are the overall stats so far for 2015:
711.46 miles walked, which is 71.00% of Lou's 2015 goal. On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 708.87 year-to-date miles.
217:42:14 hours walked, which is 69.55% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year)
36,393 total feet climbed, compared with 33,519 feet on this day in 2014.
106,698 calories burned.
68.05% of the year has passed.
Lou has walked 101 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11. Overall he has walked on 204 of the 213 non-Sundays in 2015, a 95.77% consistency rating. This compares with 201 days walked in the same period in 2014 (a 94.37% 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 ...
"If grace is a gift of God, why then is obedience to God's commandments so important? Why bother with God's commandments -- or repentance, for that matter? Why not just admit we're sinful and let God save us?
"Or, to put the question in Paul's words, 'Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?' Paul's answer is simple and clear: 'God forbid.' (Romans 6:1-2)
"Brothers and sisters, we obey the commandments of God -- out of love for Him!
"Trying to understand God's gift of grace with all our heart and mind gives us all the more reasons to love and obey our Heavenly Father with meekness and gratitude. As we walk the path of discipleship, it refines us, it improves us, it helps us to become more like Him, and it leads us back to His presence."
The tortoise is smiling!
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