The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Delhi 2026, Rupesh Tanwar & Surinder Kumar crossed the line in 1:32:06: 302nd of 970 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 8:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:06, was faster than 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:31v median −1:26
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:32v median −1:39
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Block 03 18:16Running 3 11:06v median +3:16
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 6:09v median −1:38
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 6:08v median −1:52
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:56v median −1:47
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:59v median −1:40
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 4:26v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 960
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 960 men's teams who finished.