Ultra Running Hub Oman by UTMB training plan
Next race day: Thursday, 10 December 2026.
Oman by UTMB is a 154 km (95.7 mi) desert race from Al Hamra, Oman. A UTMB series race through the dramatic desert canyons and jebel mountains of Oman.
- Distance
- 154 km (95.7 mi)
- Climbing
- 8,000 m
- Climb per km
- 52 m/km
- Cut-off
- 48 h
- Pace the cut-off needs
- 18:42 /km (30:06 /mi)
- Typical December weather
- 26°C high, 13°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 10.8 h
- Nights near a cut-off finish
- at least 2
The climbing
8,000 m over 154 km is 52 m/km: mountain on our climb-rate scale. At 52 m/km the plan adds notes on poles and on protecting your legs on the descents.
The cut-off
48 h over 154 km averages 18:42 /km (30:06 /mi), aid stations included. Walkable throughout for most of the field. With 10.8 h of daylight, a 48 h finish runs through at least 2 nights, whatever the start time.
Conditions
Typical December weather: 26°C high, 13°C low; dry — rain unlikely. A monthly average, not a forecast.
A 24-week plan for this course
24 weeks for a runner who has finished an ultra averaging 40 km a week, training 5 days a week.
Planning estimate for that runner: about 43.8 h, 4.2 h inside the 48 h cut-off. A planning figure, not a prediction.
- Peak week
- 13 h 59 min (84 km)
- Longest run
- 5 h 59 min (32.5 km)
- Back-to-back weekends
- 5
- Taper
- 20 days
- Night runs
- 3
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