The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Platt took 2nd of 32 in the 50–54 age group at Chiba 2026, in 1:22:20.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:52, ahead of 94% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:54v median −1:08
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:07v median −1:15
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Block 03 12:38Running 3 4:40v median −1:15
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 4:46v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:55v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:50v median −1:13
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:05v median −1:05
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 4:46v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 766
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 766 men who finished.