The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2026, Santosh Kumar crossed the line in 1:33:26: 194th of 1,403 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. A harder second half: 6:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:37, ahead of 95% of the field.
Delhi cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 620 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:00v median −1:35
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:41v median −2:05
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:38v median −2:01
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:28v median −1:55
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:33v median −2:05
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 5:29v median −1:50
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 6:11v median −1:07
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 4:30v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.