"The Blog Almost Too Boring To Be The Most Boring Blog in America ... for Over 5 Years!"

until it got too many red cards from Wounded Duck and the Boredom Enforcement Committee ... now the tortoise's goal is to get to 10 red cards so he can get Big Dog to drive down and take a good long walk with the tortoise

P. S. This blog listens to its readers. We have the Benjamin Category Override for 5+ mile walks and now, it humbles Tortoise to say he has been named "Lou", by Doug Jr, in memory of Mr. Consistency himself, Lou Gehrig. Tortoise can hardly type the words to think he is in any way comparable to the noble Iron Horse. Thank you!


Tuesday, July 26, 2016

16-208


Mile 581.  It was a quick walk up the hill from the old office and back today, before continuing with the move.  They are making good progress on the new homes across from Hurricane Elementary School, as you can see.  Today's walking thought was by David Baxter, complete with a pleasant Scottish accent ...

Cheerio!






Today's walk was 2.19 miles, done in 38:03 minutes at an average pace of 17:23 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 4.6, earned by climbing 164 feet in the 1.09 mile uphill portion.  Average elevation was 3285.

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

581.78 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 566.88. 

39,674 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 34,888.  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 58:09 minutes each.


His average pace so far in 2016 has been 17:47.4 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.

Lou has walked 379 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. Overall he has walked on 482 of the 491 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 98.167% consistency rating.

And now for today's walking thought  ...


"... while you cannot change the past, you can shape the future.  Along the way you will obtain compensatory blessings, even if they are not immediately apparent."


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