Thank you for keeping this thread going. I just found it, and seeing the initial date, wondered how it would flow through the (then upcoming, through) current events. As a pure 'training for an incredible goal' alone it would have been worth reading. As as reflection of what you (and myself, and others) are going through, it's absolutely incredible, and worthwhile.
You sir, have already grown more through the challenges than you perhaps realize. I have struggled this year, and only in the past two months started to get things in gear, in more ways than one. To me, your experiences shared are more motivational than an "I just did this incredible thing" story.