The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:46 at Osaka 2026 put Takuma Matsumoto 114th of 340 men in the Pro division, ahead of 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:52, was faster than 94% of the field.
Osaka ran fast: the 172 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races. 17:08 faster than at Seoul 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:17v median −0:20
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 4:18v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 4:38v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:42v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:41v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:29v median −0:45
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 4:32v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 3:27v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 337
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 337 men who finished.