Welcome to the fells thumb candy! At present it sounds like you're more of a trail runner but also that is about to change. Prepare for another epiphany because once you've run up and down a fell or two you'll find trails a lot less challenging. Runners and in particular fell runners are a big happy family and no one will think you're a numpty for asking questions, the only thing poorly tolerated is lack of respect for fellow runners/forumites. Hope you have a good race.