The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:07:22 at Delhi 2025 put Gopal Yadav 485th of 711 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:33Running 1 5:42v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:15v median +0:37
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Block 03 15:32Running 3 7:41v median +1:17
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Block 04 15:28Running 4 8:07v median +1:49
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Block 05 14:10Running 5 8:19v median +1:54
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Block 06 11:25Running 6 8:01v median +1:49
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Block 07 15:45Running 7 7:33v median +1:23
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Block 08 19:34Running 8 10:10v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:27
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.