Mile 659 was walked a little past the top of this hill above the office this afternoon. The 12% slope provided a hearty workout while listening to a thought by Thomas Monson ...
Cheerio!
Today's walk was 2.95 miles, done in 57:01 minutes at an average pace of 19:20 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 3.7, earned by climbing 361 feet in the 1.48 mile uphill portion. Average elevation was 3356.
Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:
659.16 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 640.13.
45,355 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 39,396. 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 58:59 minutes each.
His average pace so far in 2016 has been 17:59.1 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.
Lou has walked 402 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. Overall he has walked on 505 of the 514 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 98.249% consistency rating.
And now for today's walking thought:
"How blessed we are, my brothers and sisters, to have the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives and in our hearts. It provides answers to life's greatest questions. It provides meaning and purpose and hope to our lives.
"We live in troubled times. I assure you that our Heavenly Father is mindful of the challenges we face. He loves each of us and desires to bless us and to help us. May we call upon Him in prayer, as He admonished when He said, 'Pray always, and I will pour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing -- yea, even more than if you should obtain treasures of earth.'"
Thomas S. Monson, "As We Close This Conference", LDS General Conference, April 2012
The tortoise is smiling!
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