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Mile 526, July 6.  Lou got off to a slow start on this morning's walk, but he got it done, and added a couple hills to his basic walk up Main Street.  The early sunlight provided nice contrast on the distant mountains from the welcome shade on the streets.  Today's thought heard while walking was by Linda Burton ...

Cheerio!

A bonus shot taken this evening just because Lou liked it.

Today's walk was 2.32 miles, done in 47:48 minutes at an average pace of 20:36 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 4.9, earned by climbing 140 feet in the 1.16 mile uphill portion.  Average elevation was 3233.

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

526.55 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 512.74.

35,737 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 31,556.  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 per day average in 2015.  So far in 2016, Tortoise's walks have averaged 58:04 minutes each.

His average pace so far in 2016 has been 17:45 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.

Lou has walked 362 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. Overall he has walked on 465 of the 474 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 98.101% consistency rating.

And now for today's walking thought ...

"We, with you, bear witness of the Atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  Our testimonies, like yours, have been written in our hearts as we have faced assorted soul-stretching challenges and adversities.  Without an understanding of Heavenly Father's perfect plan of happiness and the Savior's Atonement as the central feature of that plan, these challenges could seem unfair.  We all share in the trials of life together.  But in faithful hearts is written, 'All that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.'" 

-- Linda K. Burton, "Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts?", October 2012 LDS General Conference

The tortoise is smiling!