alright got 8 weeks to train for my new "A" race I'm going to be following the halhigdon advanced plan with some interval work and tempo runs as well as some good long runs (up to 90 minutes ) but along with that what else should I be doing? 1) going to be looking at my diet and try to be "good" less fatty stuff and more fruits/veggies/whole grain thinking I can lose some more fat from my frame 2) hill repeats- may sneak in some of these just cause they are sick and really help me to toughen up mentally 3) weights - will have to join a gym but think i have to turn into a gym rat. weights will help strengthen my legs and help prevent inuries I hope. this will be the toughest as I HATE weight training and hate paying to do weight training.

thanks I think I am not looking to lose a lot maybe 3-5 Lbs all together and hope to do this by avoiding the truely wonderfully tasty things like doughnuts, ice cream, cookies, potato chips, buffalo wings, cheese steaks, ect. and congrats to you on a huge improvement!