Mile 635. Greetings from MacArthur Park at Wilshire and Alvarado in the Westlake district just west of Koreatown in central Los Angeles. Traffic was agreeable, helping Tortoise arrive for his appointments sufficiently early to enjoy an abbreviated 2 mile and change walk to the park and back before they started. Walking thought this afternoon was provided by Vincent Haleck ...
Cheerio!
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| The next few pictures are dedicated to the Ragozzines ... |
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| and also to Ledge |
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| Done driving from Utah. (Yes, the 2 Freeway was on the most direct route!) Let's start walking down Wilshire Blvd.! |
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| Tortoise will remember this place the next time he is looking for vegan protein. That might be awhile ... |
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| Tortoise was impressed that in such a densely populated area he could pass Lafayette Park, shown above, on a one mile walk to MacArthur Park. |
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| MacArthur park has a statue as well for ... Otis Chandler Long time publisher of the Los Angeles Times |
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| Metro rail will bring you right here on either the red or the purple line. |
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| Continuing the loop back, now walking west on 7th Street. |
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| This walk also took Lou past Southwestern Law School. |
Today's walk was 2.33 miles, done in 42:19 minutes at an average pace of 18:1o minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 6.o, earned by climbing 12o feet in the 1.17 mile uphill portion. Average elevation was 264.
Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:
635.12 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 621.02.
44,070 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 38,22o. 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 58:25 minutes each.
His average pace so far in 2016 has been 17:56.1 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.
Lou has walked 396 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. Overall he has walked on 499 of the 508 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 98.228% consistency rating.
And now for today's walking thought:
" ... my own parents desired a bright future for their children. My father was not a member [of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints], and because of unusual circumstances that existed at that time, my parents determined that my brothers and sisters and I should leave our island home of American Samoa, in the South Pacific, and travel to the United States in order to go to school.
"The decision to be separated from us was a difficult one for my parents, especially my mother. They knew that there would be unknown challenges as we were put into new surroundings. However, with faith and determination, they pressed forward with their plan.
"Because of her Latter-day Saint upbringing, my mother was familiar with the principles of fasting and prayer, and both my parents felt that they needed the blessings of heaven to help their children. In that spirit they began to set aside a day every week to fast and pray for us. Their vision was to prepare their children for a bright future. They acted on this vision as they exercised their faith by seeking the Lord's blessings. Through fasting and prayer, they received the assurance, comfort, and peace that all would be well."
O. Vincent Haleck, "Having the Vision to Do", LDS General Conference, April 2012
Others, including Waylon Jennings and Donna Summer did their versions of it as well.
The tortoise is smiling!
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