The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2026, Sundaresan Ramaswamy crossed the line in 1:43:52: 219th of 609 men, faster than 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:54 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:26Running 1 5:46v median +1:18
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:01v median −0:37
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:54v median −1:32
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Block 04 12:32Running 4 5:55v median −1:18
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 5:58v median −1:32
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 7:19v median +0:15
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Block 07 13:12Running 7 7:32v median +0:23
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Block 08 18:39Running 8 12:50v median +6:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.