The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naveen Kumar Mandal finished 584th of 609 men in the Open division at Delhi 2026, in 2:52:21.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 7:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:30 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 11:24Running 1 5:24v median +0:56
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Block 02 18:56Running 2 8:08v median +1:30
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Block 03 23:06Running 3 10:56v median +3:30
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Block 04 20:43Running 4 10:14v median +3:01
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Block 05 17:01Running 5 10:57v median +3:27
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Block 06 16:27Running 6 11:39v median +4:35
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Block 07 24:52Running 7 12:19v median +5:10
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Block 08 27:59Running 8 11:38v median +5:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:59
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.