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Mile 804.  Tortoise was blessed with family to visit him this weekend, and enjoyed time with them.  He did take a short walk near his home ... the picture above was his turnaround point ... twice, as he never let himself get too far away.  For more, please click below to continue reading ...

Today's walk was 2.23 miles, with a 2.3 tortoise rating earned by climbing
396 feet in the 1.00 mile uphill portion, including climbing the hill up from the
Virgin River twice.  Average elevation was 3177.  The walk burned 341 calories
in 47:19 minutes.

Here are the overall stats so far for 2015:

804.33 miles walked, which is 80.27% of Lou's 2015 goal.  On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 783.20 year-to-date miles.

246:23:26 hours walked, which is 78.72% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year).

42,498 total feet climbed, compared with 36,970 feet on this day in 2014.

120,582 calories burned.

75.72% of the year has passed.

Lou has walked 125 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11.  Overall he has walked on 228 of the 237 non-Sundays in 2015, a 96.20% consistency rating.  This compares with 224 days walked in the same period in 2014 (a 94.51% consistency rating).

The purpose of the percentages is to have a higher percentage of both distance and of 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 walking record up until 2013 with 2014 or 2105 ... 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 Lou's take on today's walking thought by President Dieter Uchtdorf to begin this morning's LDS General Conference session:

... Sometimes truth seems too plain, so we "chase after shadows" ...

... Living the Gospel doesn't need to be complicated ...

... God will take you as you are.  You don't have to be more of anything ...

...Exaltation is our goal.  Discipleship is our journey ...

The tortoise is smiling!