The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2026, Gaurav Patel crossed the line in 1:43:24: 212th of 609 men, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:44 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:59 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 10:58Running 1 6:30v median +2:02
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 6:40v median +0:02
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Block 03 14:03Running 3 7:51v median +0:25
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Block 04 15:25Running 4 7:23v median +0:10
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 7:30v median +0:00
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 7:05v median +0:01
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Block 07 13:02Running 7 6:56v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:31v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.