The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Harshil Patel finished 197th of 609 men in the Open division at Delhi 2026, in 1:42:10, faster than 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:30 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:45 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Delhi cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 620 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:40v median +1:12
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 5:37v median −1:01
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Block 03 14:08Running 3 6:16v median −1:10
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Block 04 13:24Running 4 6:08v median −1:05
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:14v median −1:16
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Block 06 9:35Running 6 6:08v median −0:56
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 6:03v median −1:06
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 4:46v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.