Week 9........a Magical Penultimate

Thank you for your most kind comments. Yes, we live on the boat all the time - it's great. It's a 50 foot narrowboat and has everything we need. Like a floating bungalow. Your friends who are moving on to their boat for an adventure will probably have a wonderful time. Enjoy the party.

My husband had the Porta potti inside the disposal shed. Dog was tethered outside to the sack barrow that we use for moving the potti. Little dog is stronger than he looks!

Ah yes, nearly there - just the 48 hours to go. Getting scary now.

It's been a worthwhile journey. I think succeeding in something like this paves the way to succeed in other areas of life. Well, that's what I tell myself at any rate. Which week are you on nowadays.

Thank you. You're also doing well and will get there but may I suggest that you aspire to graduate as your own unique self. We all bring something of our own to the programme and to the forum - we do make a difference to the world. Good luck with your continued progress. Cheers.

Thank you. He's a dear little chap. When we had our old dog put to sleep at a good age due to arthritis we told some friends of ours that we wanted another dog. They have a friend who runs a dog pound and rehomes dogs. It just so happens that he didn't have one 'in stock' at the time so went off to a well known dogs home to nab one of theirs (they do use other agencies to rehome dogs that are classed as 'hard to rehome' - our one had issues with other dogs) and in this case no money changes hands. We renamed him Pucci (rhymes with Gucci) and gave him lots of TLC. Four months on he is quite happily playing with other dogs - no problems. I think the well known dogs home wrote him off a bit too early.

With regards to stats - I didn't think it was impressive, more average, but we are, of course, assuming that the app was correct - and we all know that they can be unreliable! I think it was about right though. Just have a nice rest now until Saturday and see how I get on with the last run. Cheers.

Thank you. Yes, living on a boat is great but you have to be a bit careful walking along the pontoons in winter frosts. It's best to make sure you scatter grit in front of you otherwise it's an unexpected cold bath! Spring and summer you can't beat it.

Thank you. Yes, living on a boat is pretty amazing. When everyone was affected by flooding during the winter we just floated up with the eater levels! High winds rock you to sleep as well. Pucci would probably love you too - he's great with people. Cheers.

Thank you. We have a canal boat but are actually on permanent moorings on a marina - which is off a river! Not a canal in sight! It does make a lovely holiday though and you'd have the canal towpath to run on. There are plenty of companies offering canal boat holidays so you could look up a few of them.

We all need a bit of luck because sometimes runs don't always go according to plan but, overall, it's down to our own efforts how well we do. You'll be fine on the programme.

I must admit, it was a nice run - I didn't think it would be at first because my legs felt tired quite early on. In the finish I actually started to enjoy it and the legs were fine once I'd got into my stride. With regard to distance, as I replied to one comment above, we are assuming the app was accurate - they are not always reliable. Graduation run hopefully on Saturday.

Thank you. I've had a lot of support from this community since I started posting my runs and it's now my turn to support and encourage people who have joined recently. I'll probably become a cheerleader after graduation - you'll get fed up with me!

Thank you. Today was the second run of the week so it's actually Saturday that I hope to complete the final run. I'll post once it's done. I'll also continue to support others as I myself have been supported.

Thank you. It's scheduled for Saturday.

Thank you. I've seen your posts and put some encouragement on them for you. Graduation will come around soon enough - the weeks start to fly by from about week 3 or 4 onwards. Be patient though - you need to build up to it otherwise you risk injury. I was sorely tempted to try that final run today but it would be stupid to risk my graduation by not taking an essential rest day - patience, patience! Best wishes.

Supreme confidence - that you would come through for me as you always do. Thank you. I will enjoy the run tomorrow and just hope it won't be too warm. Want it warm enough to wear my lycra though - I feel more like a runner in that and it would be great to have my graduation photo taken in it. Will post as soon as the run is finished.

Thank you.