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Mile 1,007.  Christmas lights and sunset.  A nice evening for a walk.  Today's thought is by Richard Scott ...

Cheerio!

Today's walk was 4.08 miles and had a 4.7 tortoise rating earned by climbing 147 feet in the 1.00 mile uphill portion.  Average elevation was 3270.  This walk burned 604 calories in 1:12:50 hours.

Here are the overall stats so far for 2015:

1,007.52 miles walked which is 100.55% of Lou's 2015 goal.  On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 946.53 miles.  

310:17:19 hours walked which is 99.13% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year).  

54,594 total feet climbed, compared with 46,265 feet on this day in 2014.

151,219 calories burned.

91.37% of the year has passed.

Lou has walked 174 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, Overall he has walked on 277 of the 286 non-Sundays in 2015, a 96.85% consistency rating.  This compares with 273 days walked in the same period in 2014 (a 95.45% 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 2015 ... for him, it is what it takes to be consistent.  He hopes you find what works for you).

And now for today's walking thought ...

"Despite all of the negative challenges we have in life, we must take time to actively exercise our faith.  Such exercise invites the positive, faith-filled power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ into our lives."

-- Richard G. Scott, "Make The Exercise of Faith Your First Priority", October 2014 LDS General Conference

The tortoise is smiling!