The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Delhi 2025, Deepak Kumar crossed the line in 1:49:51: 294th of 711 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:02 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:58Running 1 4:23v median −0:43
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 4:11v median −1:27
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 4:55v median −1:29
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 4:48v median −1:30
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 5:20v median −1:05
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:30v median −1:42
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 4:20v median −1:50
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Block 08 23:20Running 8 5:56v median −2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:17
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.