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Mile 60.  Tortoise enjoyed the moon this evening over his usual pathway up the hill.  Cooler this evening at 39 degrees, but although the wind was present, it was not the factor it was last night.  Lou bundled up, kept the pace moderate, and got his walk done.  Tonight's walking thought is by Carole Stephens ...

Cheerio!

Another look at the rising moon.

Today's walk was 2.96 miles and had a 4.7 tortoise rating earned by climbing 208 feet in the 1.48 mile uphill portion.  Average elevation was 3285.  This walk burned 452 calories in 49:17 minutes, a pace of 16:39 minutes per mile.

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

60.05 miles walked which is 8.79% of Lou's 2016 goal of 683 miles.  His goal for this date is 47.85 total miles.

16:04:11 hours walked which is 7.68% of the 2016 goal (which is to walk 40 minutes a day on the 314 days other than Sunday in the year).  

4,715 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 4,312 feet in the 22 walking days so far in 2016.  So far, so good, but stay tuned.  This is a tough goal.

9,687 calories burned.

7.01% of the year has passed.

Lou has walked 223 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, Overall he has walked on 326 of the 335 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 ...

"We have different gifts and different strengths.  First Corinthians chapter 12 emphasizes the need for sons and daughters of God, each one of us, to fulfill our individual roles and responsibilities according to the Lord's plan, that all may benefit."

-- Carole M. Stephens, "Do We Know What We Have?", October 2013 LDS General Conference

The tortoise is smiling!