The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:27:01 at Delhi 2026 put Rahul Mehta 1,174th of 1,403 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 32% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:25Running 1 6:12v median +1:37
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Block 02 12:12Running 2 8:22v median +1:36
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Block 03 17:02Running 3 9:22v median +1:43
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Block 04 18:58Running 4 9:42v median +2:19
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Block 05 16:32Running 5 10:04v median +2:26
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Block 06 12:45Running 6 9:42v median +2:23
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Block 07 19:36Running 7 9:47v median +2:29
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Block 08 24:16Running 8 11:57v median +5:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:26
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.