The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Taejin Song at Osaka 2026: 1:08:58, 56th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:59 quicker than the median and 41st of 1,119. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:06, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Osaka gained about 1:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 2:33v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:30v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:40v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:39v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:47v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:39v median −1:10
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:38v median −1:09
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Block 08 7:59Running 8 3:37v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1089
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,089 men who finished.