The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rajesh Raghuvanshi finished 606th of 1,403 men in the Open division at Delhi 2026, in 1:53:19, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:10 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:09 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 10:57Running 1 5:55v median +1:20
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 5:59v median −0:47
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 6:07v median −1:32
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Block 04 15:05Running 4 6:11v median −1:12
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 6:36v median −1:02
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 6:24v median −0:55
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Block 07 14:58Running 7 6:32v median −0:46
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 5:21v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.