Thanks MM... i'm really lucky where i live as there are some good routes through the woods that would be ideal for flat intervals and then some horrid hills on the moor that i can go and flog myself up... which doesn't sound very appealing sat on my sofa with the fire on...but then i guess it wouldn't be a challenge would it?! haha
training wise yes with the dogs- more 'trail' than 'fell' i think- and only about 5/6 miles. i do live on the edge of the pennines though so training opportunities are pretty high!