The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2026, Rakesh Sharma crossed the line in 1:51:33: 568th of 1,403 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Delhi. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:56. Rakesh Sharma's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 3:49v median −0:46
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:29v median −1:17
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Block 03 13:41Running 3 5:48v median −1:51
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Block 04 15:49Running 4 5:56v median −1:27
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 5:56v median −1:42
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:56v median −1:23
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Block 07 18:12Running 7 6:01v median −1:17
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 4:33v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:37
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.