The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bengaluru 2026, Suraj Chakraborty crossed the line in 1:39:00: 359th of 1,806 men, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:41 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:21v median −1:37
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 4:28v median −1:43
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 5:02v median −1:52
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:56v median −1:46
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:05v median −1:47
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 4:55v median −1:44
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 6:33v median −0:12
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 6:16v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1793
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,793 men who finished.