It would be great to have you out of my way, because that would mean that you would have reached the finish line of this marathon! :)
Indeed it is a great motivation to keep on grinding. People do underestimate the power of a community combined with a little bit of competition!
But is also great to see how other people are trying to build their SP. Lesson can be learned from everybody! We all have different tactics and approaches, which makes this just superb!
Cheers,
Peter