The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:02:16 at Delhi 2026 put Dinesh Heda 386th of 609 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 14:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:57 faster at Delhi 2026 than at Bengaluru 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:18v median −0:10
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Block 02 9:56Running 2 6:06v median −0:32
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Block 03 16:20Running 3 6:16v median −1:10
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 6:19v median −0:54
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:12v median −1:18
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 6:24v median −0:40
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Block 07 14:02Running 7 6:30v median −0:39
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Block 08 26:43Running 8 7:53v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:44
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.