The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mukesh Kumar at Delhi 2026: 1:24:18, 52nd of 609 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:15, was faster than 98% of the field.
Delhi ran slow: the 620 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 2:49v median −1:39
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:28v median −2:10
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 4:58v median −2:28
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 4:53v median −2:20
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:10v median −2:20
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 4:50v median −2:14
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:02v median −2:07
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 3:32v median −2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 596
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 596 men who finished.