The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:57 at Chiba 2026 put Naoki Saito 442nd of 927 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:58 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:11v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:24v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 6:06v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 6:20v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:01v median +1:12
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:52v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:41v median −0:06
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 5:26v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 924
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 924 men who finished.