Nature Girl wrote: I think one reason why I'm not scared (well, I'm a little scared ) is because I don't care about time and I can always walk if I'm tired. I guess that's one of the nice things about being a mid to end of the packer, there's no pressure . When you do well in races, and finish top ten or whatever, I would imagine there's a lot of pressure you put on yourself to continue that, even when you're moving to a new distance. Me? I don't care. Although I'd like to avoid DFL and to finish before the cut off time. That would be nice .
I like your approach. Have no fear. Walking is a big part of it and I learned it the hard way at Sulphur. I didn't train with walk breaks and it came to haunt me at Sulphur. The best piece of advice I got back in the summer of 2008 was "Don't be afraid to walk", which I ignore sometimes but pay for it.
Moving forward / covering distance is the name of the game. The rest is just details (e.g. grazing, mental games, focus, toilet breaks).
NG, if you can keep up your base over the winter, you'll be well on your way to do 50 miles at Sulphur and 100 at Hali. Just a thought...