The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Osaka 2026, 康太 赤塚 crossed the line in 1:25:31: 152nd of 340 men, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 1:23 on the median. A harder second half: 3:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Osaka gained about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:03Running 1 2:32v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:04v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:35v median +0:24
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:22v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:41v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:22v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:14v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 5:25v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.