Current-Resident,
The two easiest and fastest techniques for long distance land nav are Hand Railing and Backstopping.
To Hand Rail find a terrain feature such as a road or ridgeline that moves in the same direction as you would like to go, and just parallel it. Even if it is miles away as long as it gives you a visual reference. That way you dont have to stop and check your compass as often.
Backstopping is finding a significant terrain feature such as a road, ridge, river etc. that will let you know when you have gone far enough or overshot your distance on an azimuth. So instead of counting paces for 10k, find a linear terrain feature that crosses your path at around that distance and just move out. When you encounter your specific terrain feature, you know the distance you have covered, and can take a quick stop to terrain associate yourself with your map again for a solid fix and continue on the next leg.
Its the quick and dirty way to move long distances. Granted terrain can make it difficult in flat desert or extremely mountainous terrain, but it works most places.