The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vivek Kumar finished 547th of 609 men in the Open division at Delhi 2026, in 2:32:32.
The runs carried this race: faster than 33% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 14:00. A harder second half: 5:31 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. 1:25:46 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 4:46v median +0:18
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Block 02 13:47Running 2 7:41v median +1:03
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Block 03 17:52Running 3 8:00v median +0:34
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Block 04 21:59Running 4 8:06v median +0:53
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Block 05 14:04Running 5 7:40v median +0:10
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Block 06 11:29Running 6 7:53v median +0:49
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Block 07 19:09Running 7 8:28v median +1:19
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Block 08 31:44Running 8 8:01v median +2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:57
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.