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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!


Friday, October 7, 2016

16-281


Mile 788.  Started with a steep climb and some great views at the east end of 1300 South in Hurricane, then looped up to the municipal airport and back.  Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Cheerio!





















Tortoise enjoyed a nice dinner at Prospector's Place
after this walk.



Today's walk was 4.11 miles, done in 1:20:24 hours at an average pace of 19:34 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 3.0, earned by climbing 321 feet in the 1.00 mile uphill portion.  Average elevation was 3425. 

This was #hike19 of Lou's 52 Hike Challenge. 

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

788.30 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 767.52.

Tortoise has climbed a total of 56,083 feet so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 47,236.   Lou hopes to climb more than the 61,316 feet he climbed in 2015 -- as a way to get the 125 heart rate his doctor suggests for these walks.  So far in 2016, Tortoise's walks have averaged 59:30 minutes each, compared with his daily average of 1:07:04 hours the previous year.  He enjoys seeing what he can do in an hour and change each day!

His average pace so far in 2016 has been 18:11.3 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.

Lou has walked 442 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. overall he has walked on 545 of the 554 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 98.376% consistency rating.

The tortoise is smiling!

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