The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lakshya Sachdeva finished 1,110th of 1,403 men in the Open division at Delhi 2026, in 2:21:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:07. A harder second half: 12:13 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 10:49Running 1 4:55v median +0:20
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 6:52v median +0:06
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Block 03 14:56Running 3 7:11v median −0:28
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Block 04 19:29Running 4 7:31v median +0:08
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Block 05 14:15Running 5 8:21v median +0:43
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:12v median −0:07
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Block 07 17:32Running 7 7:49v median +0:31
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Block 08 30:44Running 8 10:24v median +4:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:15
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.