The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:42 at Chiba 2026 put Hiroko Yoshikawa 169th of 210 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:23. A harder second half: 2:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:38 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 11:45Running 1 5:47v median +0:14
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:53v median −0:04
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Block 03 15:10Running 3 6:13v median +0:01
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Block 04 15:57Running 4 6:08v median −0:05
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 6:42v median +0:15
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Block 06 10:36Running 6 6:44v median +0:19
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 7:12v median +0:49
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Block 08 17:49Running 8 5:58v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 208
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 208 women who finished.