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The Dragons of Disorder: Anxiety, Depression, and Disordered Eating. Mae govannen! I’m Thanneth, a lvl 0 newbie getting less newby every day. I started the 4-week challenge two weeks ago, but failed to be bestowed with instant discipline. I know, silly of me to expect it, but one can hope, right? Enter Life to throw a wrench in the works. This past weekend was hellish as far as mental health goes, and I didn’t complete a whit of the Challenge. I’m back up now, and raring to go. But with caution this time, not to get ahead of myself and focusing on building up the small things. This is a Google doc detailing my 3 Ages Plan to run a full mudder in September. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O44YhXVRQpkjo6FlkajDhggwOiEnB6Lx_PUc6sqoQ78 Starting out: Shin splints, aching feet, upper body strength equal to a smallish goat, have never even run a 5k (lthough that’s coming up soon). This summer I was in the best shape of my life, and rocked the Boundary Waters repeating one 90 rod portage 3 times, once with a canoe, once taking a pack from someone who was halfway through, returning to help another person with a kayak that was never intended to be carried long distances (we called it the Blue Whale) and all the way back to get my waterbottle which I forgot the first time round. I paid for it later, but I did it, so I’m not technically at square one. Technically. That was in August. I think its an ambitious goal, but for the first time in years and thanks to this community, I have hope that I’ll finish it. Kinda like this.