Right, next 1/2 is in less than 4 weeks, 3 weekends = 3 long runs - do I concentrate on distance or elevation? Blackdowns had 1700ft elevation, Quantocks as 1000 more at 2700 ish ft - obviously I had a plan…..it involved running that elevation & hitting 13.1+ miles during august but naughty foot stopped that - now I have limited time & I don’t know what’s best to do - try to hit elevation and worry less about the distance, do the reverse & concentrate on hitting miles or try to make sure all 3 long runs are hilly & 1/2 marathon distance - problem is, I know that i will be shattered if I tick all the boxes, ot will be a shock to the body as not built up - it might do more harm than good 😕 - there’s just not enough time now to train properly - @Sunny Durman what do you think? Unless I try hilly shorter runs during the week (8 ish miles) and moderately hilly long run on the weekend 🤷‍♀️

@Sunny Durman the last 1/2 I did, I belted it round (for me anyway lol) had hr above 80% for over 2.5hrs 😭 - I had energy chews (30g carbs) used one 4-5 miles, one 8 miles and I hit the wall big time by 9miles, felt awful from then on, took another chew but I don’t think anything was going to help. I would like to say that I’ve learnt to pace myself better, and while I know better than to sprint off the line, I will be pushing hard again - any helpful tips on not hitting the wall or hitting it further into the run? I will have an isotonic, hydration drink this time in a 2 litre bladder on my back rather than the 400ml of water I had last time so maybe that will make a difference 🤷‍♀️ I know some say that I should be able to do that fasted, or on my normal breakfast without fueling during the run but I don’t think that takes into account how hard I push myself on these things - last time I took 20 mins off my trail 1/2 time so yeah, on race day, I’m not holding nothing back and my body can’t quite keep up 🤣🤣

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Hey @Sunny Durman guess what…I have a question… With leg press, I put feet in different positions - high, low, mid narrow & mid wide to work different muscles - how do lunges compare for working the muscles I work with leg press? Do the lunges work the same muscles as leg press - just trying to work out whether to drop leg press for the month while we are doing lunges 🤔 (I drop leg exercises the week before a 1/2 so they aren’t tired on the day so not done leg press since starting this challenge)

Any running tips? I've just completed the couch to 5k to try a different exercise but if I miss any it can set me right back, I always feel like I'm battling with it instead of getting easier!