The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sumeet Gupta finished in the top 10% of the field at Delhi 2025, in 1:26:58 for 59th of 711 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:35, was faster than 93% of the field.
Delhi cost the whole field time: about 1:55 more than the average race this season, going by 332 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 3:34v median −1:32
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 3:52v median −1:46
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 4:09v median −2:15
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:05v median −2:13
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:06v median −2:19
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:02v median −2:10
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 4:04v median −2:06
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 4:50v median −3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 697
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 697 men who finished.