Mile 288. Deadline day. Tortoise started work at 02:30, and both to stay alert in the cool morning air, and to make sure he got his walk in, he took a break at 07:10 to do a quick loop up the hill to the middle school. Nothing extra today. Walking thought was by Mervyn Arnold ...
Cheerio!
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| School crossing guard has begun her morning work. |
Today's walk was 2.68 miles, done in 43:08 minutes at an average pace of 16:06 minutes per mile. This route had an average 5.1 tortoise rating earned by climbing 140 feet in the 1.34 mile uphill portion. Average elevation was 3285. This walk burned 433 calories.
Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:
288.81 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 296.18 miles.
20,420 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 18,228. 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 50:54 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 294 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, Overall he has walked on 397 of the 406 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 ...
"The Lord reassured Moses:
" 'Who hath made man's mouth? ... have not I the Lord?
" 'Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.'
"In effect, the Lord told Moses, 'You can do it!' And you know what, so can we!"
The tortoise is smiling!
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