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Mile 230.  Tortoise's habitat was blessed with a second day of rain.  He walked anyway, making only the concession to stick to paths better lit, keeping his phone, and thus its flashlight, in his pocket so as not to get it wet.  Sorry, Wounded Duck, that meant a little less climbing today, but still a nice walk.  Today's thought was by Rosemary Wixom, and is recommended by Lou ...

Cheerio!

Today's walk was 3.45 miles and had a 5.4 tortoise rating earned by climbing 118 feet in the 1.73 mile uphill portion. Average elevation was 3274.  This walk burned 535 calories in 57:04 minutes, a pace of 16:32 minutes per mile. It was Lou's thirty-sixth 5k walk of 2016.

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

230.81 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 242.04 miles.

  

16,802 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 14,896. 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 49:52 minutes each.

His average pace so far in 2016 has been 16:25 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 277 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, Overall he has walked on 380 of the 389 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 97.69% consistency rating.

One step at a time can lead to great things!

And now for today's walking thought ...

"A young father recently learned of the passing of his extraordinary second-grade teacher.  In memory of her, he wrote:  'Of all the feelings and experiences I remember, the feeling most prevalent in my mind is 'comfort.' She may have taught me spelling, grammar, and math, but far more importantly she taught me to love being a child.  In her classroom it was OK to spell a word wrong her and there; 'We'll work on it,' she'd say.  It was OK to spill or tear or smudge; 'We'll fix it and we'll clean it up,' she would respond.  It was OK to try, OK to stretch, OK to dream, and OK to enjoy those pleasures that come from the insignificant things that only children find exciting.

"One of the greatest influences a person can have in this world is to influence a child."

-- Rosemary M. Wixom, "The Words We Speak", April 2013 LDS General Conference

The tortoise is smiling!