Mile 593. Clouds were gathering as Tortoise began to walk to Davis Farmer's Market to get some napkins and onions that were forgotten on the trip to the store earlier in the day. He decided to go the most direct route, up 100 West, across the highway at the Center Street signal, and then along the sidewalk up the highway to the store. Normally Lou meanders to pick up hills, but there was none of that today. On the way back, along the same route, he was glad for his choice as it began to rain. He got a little wet, but the big downpour came soon after his walk was complete. This evening's thought was by Richard Edgley ...
Cheerio!
Today's walks was 2.25 miles, done in 41:14 minutes at an average pace of 18:20 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 5.6, earned by climbing 57 feet in the 1.12 mile uphill portion. Average elevation was 3212.
Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:
593.37 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 579.62.
40,327 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 35,672. 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 58:15 minutes each.
His average pace so far in 2016 has been 17:52.0 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.
Lou has walked 383 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. Overall he has walked on 486 of the 495 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 98.182% consistency rating.
And now for today's walking thought ...
"During World War II approximately 500 U.S. soldiers and supporting locals were held captive in a prison camp. Because of the suffering and concern for their safety, a volunteer force of approximately 100 U.S. soldiers was selected to rescue these prisoners. After the volunteers were assembled, the commanding officer instructed them something like this: 'This evening you men meet with your religious leaders, you kneel down, and you swear to God that as long as you have a single breath of life, you will not let one of these men suffer one more moment.' (See Hampton Sides, Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission [2001], 28-29.) ... Should we be less valiant in our efforts ...?"
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