The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:50 at Chiba 2026 put 佐々木 悟 622nd of 769 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:04. The race faded late: the second half went 9:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:03 faster at Chiba 2026 than at Osaka 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:09Running 1 5:54v median +0:52
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Block 02 10:04Running 2 5:58v median +0:36
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 6:06v median +0:11
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Block 04 14:00Running 4 6:08v median +0:20
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 6:24v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:24v median +0:21
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Block 07 18:36Running 7 6:29v median +0:19
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Block 08 22:30Running 8 5:30v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:28
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.