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Mile 678.  Lou took a late lunch hour after visiting with a client near Hurricane's center point.  He parked his car a short distance from the city park and set out on a loop route  ending near the cool green scene you see above.  Most of the way was not so cool -- 99 degrees.  Tortoise likes the benefits of the free sauna [smiles].  Walking thought today was by Whitney Clayton ...

Cheerio!

Looking east on 200 North near State Street as the walk begins

Today's walk was 3.40 miles, done in 58:46 minutes at an average pace of 17:17 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 5.0, earned by climbing 195 feet in the 1.70 mile uphill portion. Average elevation was 3296.    

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

678.03 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 659.24.

47,018 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 40,572.   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 59:04 minutes each.

His average pace so far in 2016 has been 18:01.9 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.

Lou has walked 408 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. overall he has walked on 511 of the 520 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 98.269% consistency rating.

And now for today's walking thought:

" We are grateful for Joseph Smith and watch with wonder as his name is revered and, yes, even reviled ever more widely across the earth.  But we recognize that this mighty latter-day work is not about him.  It is the work of Almighty God and His Son, the Prince of Peace.  I testify that Jesus Christ is the Savior ..."

-- L. Whitney Clayton, "The Time Shall Come", LDS General Conference, October 2011

The tortoise is smiling!