The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Delhi 2025, Gunjan Mehta & Pawan Polke crossed the line in 1:29:37: 56th of 209 men's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:35 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Delhi cost the whole field time: about 4:33 more than the average race this season, going by 127 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:22v median −1:19
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:52v median −0:03
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 5:48v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:22v median −1:02
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:28v median −1:04
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:18v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 6:20v median +0:08
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:15v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 203
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 203 men's teams who finished.