The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Deepesh Arya finished 1,045th of 1,806 men in the Open division at Bengaluru 2026, in 2:01:34.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:47. A harder second half: 5:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:03 faster at Bengaluru 2026 than at Delhi 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:51Running 1 5:14v median −0:44
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Block 02 10:20Running 2 5:41v median −0:30
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Block 03 16:20Running 3 8:29v median +1:35
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 6:02v median −0:40
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Block 05 13:16Running 5 6:58v median +0:06
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Block 06 9:55Running 6 6:58v median +0:19
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Block 07 16:19Running 7 7:10v median +0:25
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Block 08 19:23Running 8 8:20v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:52
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.