First Race

Hello, this is my first race and I followed the race strategy in this forum to practice getting through a race type scenario. I got all the way to the last tip but not sure if this was designed for a shorter race or a specific race. the 10 Day Turmoil is coming up ... and the guide only got me as far as a level 24 Ranger.

LillyLollyGagger was my practice character and I only used items I found with upgrades from the items dropped or traded.

To get to the minimum character of level 50 not sure I can do that in five chapters ... when the races are longer do I need to spend more time grinding to level up?

probably dumb question but 10 days is long time so I would like to try and give it a shot.