The race, in three figures
The race, in words
HIROKI SHIMENO finished 613th of 927 men in the Open division at Chiba 2026, in 1:39:59.
The runs carried this race: faster than 85% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:28. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 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 9:22Running 1 4:20v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 4:42v median −0:27
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 5:01v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 4:45v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:08v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:46v median −0:58
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 4:54v median −0:53
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Block 08 16:40Running 8 3:50v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:46
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.