The race, in three figures
The race, in words
NIRANJAN CHOUGULE finished 1,369th of 1,806 men in the Open division at Bengaluru 2026, in 2:15:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 8:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. 15:18 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
The field ran 4:22 faster at Bengaluru 2026 than at Mumbai 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:49Running 1 8:34v median +2:36
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Block 02 14:27Running 2 9:45v median +3:34
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Block 03 18:57Running 3 11:31v median +4:37
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Block 04 14:14Running 4 7:50v median +1:08
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 7:55v median +1:03
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Block 06 10:49Running 6 8:10v median +1:31
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Block 07 14:55Running 7 7:54v median +1:09
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Block 08 20:39Running 8 10:36v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:18
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.