The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Paul Bertram at Osaka 2026: 1:09:52, 64th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:18, was faster than 94% of the field.
Osaka gave the field time back: about 1:20 faster than the average race this season, by 777 athletes who raced both. Paul Bertram's fastest of 7 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:53Running 1 2:33v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:31v median −0:47
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:41v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:41v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:50v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:46v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 3:42v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.