Mile 286. Tortoise walked back to work on this beautiful, clear, spring day, which had been cleansed by two days and a night of heavy winds. The Hurricane valley did not get its name by accident, but it does keep the local air clean most of the time, which is a real blessing. He went by way of the Hurricane Family History Center, a free service offered to all of the community by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They had an open house to let folks know of the new resources available to help them learn about their family heritage. Damien English, a bright, enthusiastic young man, helped Lou with several of these resources, including Findarecord.com (which helps with suggestions for family records that need corrections, such as eliminating duplications) and Rootsmapper.com (which shows you on a map where each generation of your family came from to get to where you were born.) It was a fun and informative hour. You don't need an open house, just go whenever they are open (9 to 5 Monday to Friday plus evenings Tuesdays, Thursdays, and by appointment). Ethan was asking his grandpa about this just this week, gave him some good ideas!
There is a bonus feature in tortoiseland: Slowly, so slowly, Lou is catching up on posts from days last year that he walked but did not publish his pictures and spreadsheet data. This evening he brings you this gem from April 18 last year, including lots of smiles from the Golden Butterworth's awards night with Jacob at Dixie State! Today's walking thought is by Neil Andersen ...
Cheerio!
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| First mile complete. |
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| Lou made it to the Family History Center just about halfway through his walk. |
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| Thank you, Damien! (Yes, he gave permission for the picture) |
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| After the library, Lou headed up the hill on 200 West and went the rest of the way to the office around the middle school, Valley Academy, and back down. Got to get in a good hill every chance possible. :-) |
Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:
286.13 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 292.99 miles.
20,280 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 18,032. 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 50:59 minutes each.
His average pace so far in 2016 has been 16:24 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 293 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, Overall he has walked on 396 of the 405 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 97.78% consistency rating.
One step at a time can lead to great things!
And now for today's walking thought ...
" 'Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them ...
" 'And [said] whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.' (Matthew 18:2,5)
"These children and youth are blessed with believing hearts and spiritual gifts. Leif told me, 'I knew deep in the recesses of my mind that God was my Father and that He knew me and loved me.' "
The tortoise is smiling!
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