The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:09:03 at Delhi 2026 put Sameer Sharma 924th of 1,403 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:29 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 10:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:44Running 1 4:39v median +0:04
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Block 02 14:28Running 2 10:18v median +3:32
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Block 03 19:42Running 3 11:28v median +3:49
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Block 04 18:40Running 4 10:59v median +3:36
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Block 05 14:01Running 5 8:15v median +0:37
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Block 06 12:10Running 6 8:06v median +0:47
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Block 07 16:14Running 7 7:54v median +0:36
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 6:20v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.