01 / CONSULTATION
Consultation
A focused conversation about training, race pacing, nutrition, gear or the demands of your next ultramarathon. Book a single session for a specific question or a full race review.
Book a consultation ↗ULTRARUNNER · 50+ FINISHES / VILEN KARIMOV
50+ ULTRA FINISHES.
BEYOND THE ORDINARY.
50+ ultramarathon finishes. Experience racing for up to 30 hours and completing mountain ultras longer than 100 km with over 8,000 m of elevation gain. Race stats come from my personal journal; the full race archive is being expanded. Mountain trails, ultramarathons and decisions made after long hours on your feet. First-hand racing stories, real checkpoint splits and honest lessons.
V/ FIELD JOURNAL50+ FINISHES · 29:07 HOURS · 100+ KM
THE AUTHOR / VILEN KARIMOV
EXPERIENCE, NOT THEORY.
I'm Vilen Karimov. I run long mountain races, prepare detailed checkpoint schedules and compare my plans with what actually happens out on the course. The times here come from my own records.
50+ ultramarathon finishes. Experience racing for up to 30 hours and completing mountain ultras longer than 100 km with over 8,000 m of elevation gain. Race stats come from my personal journal; the full race archive is being expanded.
About ↗ · Strava profile ↗50+ULTRA FINISHES
110.5KM · ROSA 2025
7,794M CLIMB · ROSA 2025
29:07HOURS ON COURSE
VILRUN / CONSULTATION & COACHING
02 / PERSONAL COACHING
Ongoing coaching
Personal preparation for your target ultramarathon, with ongoing feedback, adjustments and race-specific planning. I work with a limited number of runners so each gets proper attention.
Ongoing coaching places are limited. Availability is discussed individually.Apply for ongoing coaching ↗Field journal / ORIGINAL RACE DATA
RACES AND DECISIONS.
The original plan, recorded splits, difficult sections and what they taught me. Rosa 2026 is a pre-race strategy, not a confirmed finish.
01 / 2025 / PLAN / ACTUAL30 hours at Rosa Wild Trail: plan versus reality
111 km, 7,800 m of climbing, heat, cold, gastrointestinal issues in the second half and a storm before the finish.
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02 / 2026 / PLAN / ACTUALDagestan 74 km: finishing 2h37 ahead of plan
DWT 2026: 5,030 m climb and a documented 11h43 finish against a 14h20 race plan.
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03 / 2026 / RACE PLANRosa Wild Trail 2026: a 28-hour plan and a 24-hour target
Two scenarios for 109.2 km and about 7,404 m of climbing from my GPX analysis. The supplied sheet contains no actual finish.
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WHAT STAYS AFTER THE FINISH.
A race plan is a hypothesis. Heat, fuelling, climbing, night sections and mistakes can change it completely. Checkpoint times help show where expectations and reality diverged.
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Pacing decisions
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Fuel and hydration
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Climbing and descending
ULTRAMARATHON / TRAIL RUNNING / COACHING
Ultramarathon & Trail running
Ultramarathon ↗Trail running ↗Ongoing coaching ↗Consultation ↗VILRUN / CONTACT
PLANNING YOUR OWN ULTRA?
Get in touch about pacing, long climbs and race strategy. These stories reflect personal experience, not an individual medical or coaching prescription.