Someone once told me... When racing, remember to walk early and to run late...thought that was pretty simple, works for me... Otherwise, it's run till you can't, walk till you can...

Sure, what 100 are you thinking about? If there is much change in terrain, it might take care of itself (walk/run ratio), but if it is fairly flat, a good forced walk periodically would be smart. Either way, as someone already pointed out, PRACTICE WALKING! Find the ratio that works for you. 10:1 may be good, but I have seen people use 30:5 and such.... Good luck! Lynn

If you're running (read not racing) the 50, it could be a good last long run before the Mohican. Using shorter races as tune-ups for my goal race is how I like to train. Having a 50 mile race instead of trying to fit in a 30-20 back to back run solo is way more desirable to me! Again, your experience may not be the same. I don't want to encourage you to get into someting your not ready for, but it seems like just about any plan would peak 3-4 weeks before the target race and a 50 mile run doesn't seem that far out of the question...good way to put all the learnings into one long run before you actually go out and try the hunnerd. 11,000+ in a non-mountain race is likely to have lots and lots of little ups and downs. My guess is there will be enough hills to get plenty of walk breaks. Are you familiar with the trails where Mohican is held? If there is any way to get some time on those trails that would be great.

I am planning that as my first 50 also. Are you in WI area? I have not been out there and would like to know more about that trail and course, so I can start thinking about it and get the right balance of hills in my training.

I ran the Mohican 100 in June. It was my first 100, so I took a leisurely approach to it so I would finish it. Finished in 28:38. Plenty of hills that will make you walk, so you won't have a tough time deciding when to run / walk ! Do plenty of hill training as the Mo hills are pretty constant. Run on similar terrain - walk up hills, run down them to build up your quads, you'll need it. Also, it can get into the low 90's and with the humidity, it can be pretty brutal, so plan on doing some heat acclimatization training also or else you probably won't finish if it is a hot day. Luckily, the high was only about 80 or low 80's in June (and I had been preparing for low 90's temps) so it was a perfect / cool day for me. Also, parts of the red / green loops can be treacherously muddy because the trail is shared with horses... ankle deep suck the shoes off your feet stinky (horse sh*t) mud. That will even take more of a toll on you.