After a great first 8 months the year ended horribly with the passing of my beautiful dog, Bob. He was my reason for getting into walking. I will miss him more than you could imagine. Ted is my new Border Collie puppy and will attempt to fill his huge boots. We'd set a target of 2000 miles this year. After 8 months we'd done 1600 miles, then Bob passed, I injured my knee and Ted wasn't allowed to walk far, as is the way of Border Collie puppies. Despite this I just had to complete the challenge for Bob.