The race, in three figures
The race, in words
圭太 佐藤 & 弘典 小林 finished in the top 10% of the field at Chiba 2026, in 1:03:19 for 24th of 468 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:06, was faster than 97% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:49v median −1:29
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 3:56v median −1:32
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:12v median −1:36
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Block 04 6:40Running 4 4:03v median −1:44
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:22v median −1:36
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:26v median −1:25
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 4:13v median −1:39
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 3:31v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 464
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 464 men's teams who finished.