Should I be able to ramp up to a half marathon with her, while ramping my cycling fitness up to take part in some time-trials and crits etc?
Assuming you'll be complete over compete for the HM then this is very workable. The HM prep is very "time on feet" based, so you can put higher intensity work within some of your bike sessions to keep things sharp & prep you for TT's & crit racing where I'm assuming you'll look more at compete over complete?
As much as I'd like to set a good time it's looking like that's the sensible option given my overall 'goals', which basically comes down to being okay at bike
Assuming you'll be complete over compete for the HM then this is very workable. The HM prep is very "time on feet" based, so you can put higher intensity work within some of your bike sessions to keep things sharp & prep you for TT's & crit racing where I'm assuming you'll look more at compete over complete?