The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niall Rowark finished in the top 10% of the field at Osaka 2026, in 1:08:38 for 32nd of 511 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:42, ahead of 87% of the field.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Osaka 2026 than at Shanghai 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:55Running 1 2:32v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:23v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:34v median −1:13
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:35v median −1:11
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:44v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:31v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:49v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 3:42v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.