The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2026, Ashish Phophaliya crossed the line in 1:47:24: 251st of 609 men, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:26 on the median. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:10Running 1 4:44v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 6:45v median +0:07
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 7:31v median +0:05
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Block 04 15:09Running 4 7:23v median +0:10
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 8:01v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:04v median +0:00
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Block 07 13:34Running 7 7:09v median +0:00
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Block 08 16:38Running 8 6:33v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.