Zero to 50K - I'm Taking on an Ultra!

Sooooo I signed up for a 50K race! It is my first trail race ever and first ultra. I’ve never run more than 26.2 miles in my life (unless you count the crazy GPS signals from Chicago marathon that told me I ran over 27 miles), so this presents a plethora of new challenges for me. I just bought my first pair of trail shoes, but am pretty clueless on all of this! I am excited, nervous, and a bit conflicted about the decision, but felt it was time to switch things up.