The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2026, Vaibhav Gupta crossed the line in 1:49:40: 531st of 1,403 men, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:50. A harder second half: 2:26 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 8:33Running 1 3:45v median −0:50
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Block 02 10:02Running 2 6:09v median −0:37
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Block 03 14:12Running 3 6:51v median −0:48
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Block 04 14:12Running 4 6:26v median −0:57
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 6:33v median −1:05
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Block 06 9:25Running 6 7:21v median +0:02
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Block 07 13:12Running 7 6:17v median −1:01
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Block 08 18:04Running 8 5:01v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.