The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Clevers finished in the top 10% of the field at Osaka 2026, in 1:08:00 for 30th of 511 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:14, was faster than 92% of the field.
Osaka ran fast: the 777 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:20 quicker here than at their other races. 8:48 faster than at Maastricht 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:44v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:27v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:34v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:30v median −1:16
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:56v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:45v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 4:56v median −0:54
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Block 08 7:43Running 8 3:45v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 491
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 491 men who finished.