The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2026, Puneet Kumar crossed the line in 1:45:10: 422nd of 1,403 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 53% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:16 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:57 faster at Delhi 2026 than at Bengaluru 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:17v median −0:18
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Block 02 10:18Running 2 6:44v median −0:02
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Block 03 13:35Running 3 7:08v median −0:31
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 7:04v median −0:19
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Block 05 13:09Running 5 7:58v median +0:20
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 8:02v median +0:43
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 7:51v median +0:33
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 5:47v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.