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Consultation
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TRAILS. RACES.
REAL STORIES.
Trailgora is an independent trail running platform for mountain race stories, checkpoint data and practical preparation. Our first collection draws on ultrarunner Vilen Karimov's personal race journal.
TRAILGORA / INDEPENDENT TRAIL JOURNAL6 LANGUAGES · REAL RACE NOTES
FIRST CONTRIBUTOR / VILEN KARIMOV
BEHIND EVERY SPLIT IS A RUNNER.
Trailgora's first reports are based on records from ultrarunner Vilen Karimov, who has finished more than 50 ultras. His notes on pacing, climbing and checkpoints inform the analysis; race plans are not presented as verified finishes.
About the author ↗ · Strava profile ↗50+ULTRA FINISHES
110.5KM · ROSA 2025
7,794M CLIMB · ROSA 2025
29:07HOURS ON COURSE
Field journal / ORIGINAL RACE DATA
RACES. WITHOUT THE HYPE.
Three first-hand mountain race stories with notes, photos, plans and lessons. 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.
Explore ↗RACE LEARNINGS / PREPARATION
DECISIONS OVER HYPE.
Terrain, pacing, nutrition and conditions shape a mountain race. We distinguish original records from predictions and explain how choices change over long distances.
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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 ↗VILEN KARIMOV / OPTIONAL PERSONAL SERVICES
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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.
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Our first collection features one contributor. Contact Vilen about the published reports, mountain-race strategy or a future story. This content is not medical advice.