Mile 174. Tortoise did a classic walk up the hill from work this evening. There was an interesting contrast from the pasture view here and the night lit clouds a little later up the path. The walking thought was by Elaine Dalton ...
Cheerio!
Today's walk was 3.26 miles and had a 4.8 tortoise rating earned by climbing 220 feet in the 1.63 mile uphill portion. Average elevation was 3285. This walk burned 521 calories in 52:35 minutes, a pace of 16:08 minutes per mile. It was Lou's twenty-fourth 5k walk of 2016.
Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:
174.65 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 187.90 miles.
12,848 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 11,564. Lou hopes to climb more than the 61,316 feet he climbed in 2015 -- but in 16 minutes less each day than his 1:07:04 hour average in 2015. So far in 2016 Tortoise's walks have averaged 48:13 minutes each.
His average pace so far in 2016 has been 16:17 minutes per mile, slightly more tortoise like than his goal of 16:05 minutes per mile, but a noticeable difference from his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.
Lou has walked 260 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, Overall he has walked on 363 of the 372 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 97.58% 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. 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 ...
"What would the world be like if virtue--a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards, including chastity--were reinstated in our society as a most highly prized value?"
The tortoise is smiling!
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