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Mile 767.  Happy 85th birthday to Tortoise's father!  

Lou took a slightly different approach to his traditional Hurricane hill loop, which you can check out on the map a little later in this post, along with another of his pictures, and the day's walking thought from Tad Callister ...

Cheerio!

Today's walk was 3.85 miles, with a 5.2 tortoise rating earned by climbing 183 feet in the 1.93 mile uphill portion at an average elevation of 3285.  The walk burned 566 calories in 1:07:21 hours.

Here are the overall stats so far for 2015:

767.95 miles walked, which is 76.64% of Lou's 2015 goal. On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 753.46 year-to-date miles.   

234:53:49 hours walked, which is 75.05% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year)

39,668 total feet climbed, compared with 35,905 feet on this day in 2014.  

115,122 calories burned.

72.84% of the year has passed.

Lou has walked 116 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11. Overall he has walked on 219 of the 228 non-Sundays in 2015, a 96.05% consistency rating.  This compares with 215 days walked in the same period in 2014 (a 94.30% 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 ...

"I remember my mother, age 90 or so, cooking in her condominium kitchen and then exiting with a tray of food.  I asked her where she was going.  She replied, 'Oh, I am taking some food to the elderly.' I thought to myself, 'Mother, you are the elderly.' I can never express enough gratitude for my parents, who were my prime gospel teachers.

"One of the most meaningful things we can do as parents is teach our children the power of prayer, not just the routine of prayer ..."

-- Tad Callister, "Parents: The Prime Gospel Teachers of Their Children", October 2014 LDS General Conference

The tortoise is smiling!