Mile 813. Tortoise headed out a few minutes after 7 pm on his dependable loop up the hill from his office. The contrast in lighting depending on which direction he looks always amazes him, for example, you will want to check Lou's next picture, taken 5 seconds after this one, the only difference being that he turned around and faced the other direction! Please click below for that and more ...
Cheerio!
Today's walk was 3.62 miles, with a 4.8 tortoise rating earned by climbing 237 feet in the 1.81 mile uphill portion. Average elevation was 3291. The walk burned 536 calories in 1:08:18 hours.
Here are the overall stats so far for 2015:
813.68 miles walked, which is 81.21% of Lou's 2015 goal. On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 794.40 year-to-date miles.
249:23:52 hours walked, which is 79.68% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year).
42,894 total feet climbed, compared with 37,593 feet on this day in 2014.
121,969 calories burned.
76.68% of the year has passed.
Lou has walked 128 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11. Overall he has walked on 231 of the 240 non-Sundays in 2015, a 96.25% consistency rating. This compares with 227 days walked in the same period in 2014 (a 94.58% 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 today's walking thought ...
249:23:52 hours walked, which is 79.68% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year).
42,894 total feet climbed, compared with 37,593 feet on this day in 2014.
121,969 calories burned.
76.68% of the year has passed.
Lou has walked 128 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11. Overall he has walked on 231 of the 240 non-Sundays in 2015, a 96.25% consistency rating. This compares with 227 days walked in the same period in 2014 (a 94.58% 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 today's walking thought ...
"... I do not know why we have the many trials that we have, but it is my personal feeling that the reward is so great, so eternal and everlasting, so joyful and beyond our understanding that in that day of reward, we may feel to say to our merciful, loving Father, 'Was that all that was required?' I believe that if we could daily remember and recognize the depth of that love our Heavenly Father and our Savior have for us, we would be willing to do anything to be back in Their presence again, surrounded by Their love eternally."
The tortoise is smiling!
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