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Mile 57.  It was a windy night in old H-Town tonight, which made it feel cooler than the 42 degrees it was at walk time.  Tortoise stuck to the well-lit, and calmer, highway rather than climb the hill directly into the wind.  The evening's walking thought was by Ulisses Soares ...

Cheerio!

Today's walk was 2.40 miles and had a 5.8 tortoise rating earned by climbing 40 feet in the 1.20 mile (very slightly) uphill portion.  Average elevation was 3233. This walk burned 362 calories in 40:41 minutes, a pace of 16:57 minutes per mile.

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

57.09 miles walked which is 8.36% of Lou's 2016 goal of 683 miles.  His goal for this date is 45.68 total miles.

15:14:54 hours walked which is 7.28% of the 2016 goal (which is to walk 40 minutes a day on the 314 days other than Sunday in the year).  

4,507 total feet climbed in 2016. Wounded Duck has challenged Tortoise to climb more than the 61,316 feet climbed in 2015 -- but in 40 minutes, rather than an hour daily.  To accomplish this, Tortoise needs to climb an average of 196 feet on each of the 314 walking days in 2016  ... assuming he misses no days at 6 days per week all 52 weeks (definitely quite an assumption!).  But playing along with Wounded Duck, this would mean climbing 4,116 feet in the 21 walking days so far in 2016.  So far, so good, but stay tuned.  This is a tough goal.

9,235 calories burned.

6.69% of the year has passed.

Lou has walked 222 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, Overall he has walked on 325 of the 334 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 97.31% 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.  And of course, he also wants to keep the Boredom Committee supplied with plenty of boring numbers so those good folks will be happy ...

And now for today's walking thought ...

"Meekness is vital for us to become more Christlike.  Without it we won't be able to develop other important virtues.  Being meek does not mean weakness, but it does mean behaving with goodness and kindness, showing strength, serenity, healthy self-worth, and self-control.

"Meekness was one of the most abundant attributes in the Savior's life.  He Himself taught His disciples, 'Learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart.'"

-- Ulisses Soares, "Be Meek and Lowly of Heart", October 2013 LDS General Conference

The tortoise is smiling!