The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naresh Kumar finished 417th of 609 men in the Open division at Delhi 2026, in 2:04:40.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Delhi ran slow: the 620 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:42Running 1 5:04v median +0:36
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Block 02 13:29Running 2 10:07v median +3:29
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Block 03 15:02Running 3 8:20v median +0:54
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Block 04 16:21Running 4 8:54v median +1:41
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Block 05 15:45Running 5 9:42v median +2:12
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Block 06 11:29Running 6 8:40v median +1:36
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Block 07 16:28Running 7 8:39v median +1:30
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 7:23v median +1:29
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.