Finally getting a chance to catch up here, will post my story and then catch up with the rest of ye.
My runkeeper says I've run 10 times in August and I logged 1 with strava but my phone was playing up some days also and I didn't take it with me.
Did my 10k last Sunday and it was a very muggy kind of a day, went two fast on first two miles and then had to walk half a km to get back on track, achieved a pb by 1.5 mins. It was mile 5 before my legs knee what they were at and every step was an effort prior to that, my friend said the same the mugginess definitely didn't help.
Local running group has started up on Mon & Thurs eve so my plan going forward is to run 3.4 miles with them those days, 2 miles on Wed morn and do my long run on Sat/Sun to build up my mileage for half marathon on 17th Sept. I did 6.5 miles week before last, 6.22 as my 10k, so plan is this weekend 8 miles, next weekend 9.5 miles, weekend before race 11miles and then race day 
Someone mentioned they were doing one the same day and maybe it's the same one. I'm doing Charleville Half in County Cork, Ireland known as flattest half marathon route in Ireland. I'm used to hills although I don't love them but this sounds good 
Bruising on my foot didn't impair my running at all luckily
Didn't use the tailwind yet as it's recommended for runs over 1 hr, going to position a bottle containing it about 5 miles into my 8 mile run for the weekend, as I don't like to carry anything and will report back then.
randomsabreuse 10 mile obstacle run sounds fab, longest ones around here are 7.5km but obstacles definitely break it up massively and they're so much fun
2012860363 you sound exactly like me, I like to run early on an empty stomach and it's so much fresher in the morning just as the day is getting going and the roads are quiet too, plus it's out of the way
mine just read post about your first run after two weeks off, and you sound so disappointed, I hope it's improved for you 
hrh I haven't braved taking either dog running, one would escape the yard if I tried to take the other one out so need someone there to keep that one in as I leave
cherrymix welcome, your plan sounds great. HARD CORE definitely doesn't describe me I think we're all just out to achieve completion of a half marathon rather than any great times.
Our new running group is headed by a guy whose aim is do a 5k in 15 mins shortly, and he's not around on Thurs so a lady who's doing an ironman challenge next year is going to be with us. He's lovely and his son (8/9/10 years old) came too, he'd already done 20k on Mon morn so he was happy to stop whenever suited newbies, not following c25k so just as the need arose for guy with us, 4 times in 5.5km on his second ever run, I was amazed!
For those who are TAAT, I was like this until beg of this year, my job is demanding & long hours & I've a 3 & 7 year old at home and dh works long hours too, then in feb I started taking siberian ginseng, I've only been sick once since, with gastric bug, and I'm not TAAT anymore. It costs me €7.49 at supermarket for a months supply and is beeline healthcare brand, it's been life changing for me
Pikachu this is no time for a crisis of confidence of course you can do it, you're putting in the training. You've done more than a half marathon before without even realising it!! Start eating better though because your running will improve with right nutrition and your weight gain will be reversed too. I started following rh fitness a month ago, it costs £3.50 a month and I invested in a fitbit too £65 but I'm now 5/6lbs lighter and the weight is moving and I'm eating more than ever before.
hoolit sorry to hear about ddog
bubble well done on your half, great time despite recovery walk. Thanks for all the advice too, the knickers thing happened me on my last long run before half in June, excruciating pain when I pulled the elastic out of where it had cut into my leg, I didn't realise it was cut I find people cheering me on when I know I'm not doing my best really irritates me 
Tapering isn't something I can do for this half marathon, does it help a lot?
cherrymix love the analogy of hm and childbirth
mine hadn't heard that about pumping arms up a hill, will try it tomorrow evening, knew about the short steps, I normally count 1,2,3 on repeat and if I can't count to 3 it's time to walk, but I usually can
I'm an asics runners girl since I had plantar fascitis years ago and endured three sessions of very painful physio, haven't looked back since
Where do the trainer tags go across your laces? They're fabulous. I'm buying a medal hanger when I complete this half marathon, guy near us makes fabulous ones for €25. He has an amazing oak one for €200 but budget won't stretch to that 
bubble I was about to buy kalenji vest on decalthon when it went out of stock, need to purchase one too
Love the 3 step sprint finish, I've done it a bit at last couple of races, when finish line is in sight, and my eyesight is poor, I wear contacts full time so maybe 200/300m of a sprint
There I think I'm up to date