The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shinnosuke Katayama finished 593rd of 927 men in the Open division at Chiba 2026, in 1:39:01.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:53 quicker than the median and 205th of 927. The race faded late: the second half went 2:19 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 10:14Running 1 5:25v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 5:52v median +0:43
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 6:17v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 6:15v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:25v median +0:36
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 6:50v median +1:06
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Block 07 15:03Running 7 8:38v median +2:51
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 5:14v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.