good luck. i am doing a little challenge myself as I am prepping for the upcoming WSOPC at Cherokee but will mainly play cash there. I may do the monster stack but that is about it. I like to play against the broke stuck MTT early busters. Good luck man.
I will suggest once you get to the Upswing Poker lab from Doug Polk. It has helped me in my live 1/2 game and also RedChip Poker. The book Poker's 1% is a fantastic book playing the 1/2 live games as well. Good luck. Crush the limp!