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Mile 417.  The journey home was completed yesterday.  Family came to welcome the Ragozzines home and to enjoy Memorial Day together.  In the relative cool of the evening, Becca joined Tortoise on a walk to the church at the corner of Main and State Road 9 and back.  That is always a treat!  The day's walking thought was by Ann Dibb ...

Cheerio!

Today's walk was 2.32 miles, done in 45:15 minutes at an average pace of 19:30 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 5.5, earned by climbing 66 feet in the 1.16 mile uphill portion.  Average elevation was 3226.   

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

417.86 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 410.83.

  

29,451 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 25,284. Lou hopes to climb more than the 61,316 feet he climbed in 2015 -- but in less time each day than his 1:07:04 hour average in 2015.  So far in 2016 Tortoise's walks have averaged 55:58 minutes each.

His average pace so far in 2016 has been 17:17 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.

Lou has walked 330 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. Overall he has walked on 433 of the 442 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 97.96% consistency rating.  

One step at a time can lead to great things!

And now for today's walking thought ...

"We should be confident, as was the Apostle Paul when he proclaimed, 'For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:  for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. (Romans 1:16)' As members, we are followers of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  Such conversion and confidence is the result of diligent and deliberate effort.  It is individual.  It is the process of a lifetime."

-- Ann M. Dibb, "I Know It. I Live It. I Love It.", October 2012 LDS General Conference

The tortoise is smiling!