The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2026, Varun Kumar crossed the line in 1:31:17: 163rd of 1,403 men, faster than 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:17 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:38, was faster than 87% of the field.
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 8:07Running 1 3:31v median −1:04
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:43v median −1:03
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 6:34v median −1:05
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Block 04 13:25Running 4 6:33v median −0:50
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:04v median −1:34
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:43v median −1:36
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 5:36v median −1:42
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 4:20v median −1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1374
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,374 men who finished.