The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Osaka 2026, Naoki Katsurashima crossed the line in 1:15:16: 133rd of 1,119 men, faster than 88% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:57 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:32 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:06, was faster than 87% of the field.
Osaka ran fast: the 777 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 2:25v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 4:46v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 5:00v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:06v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:59v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:54v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:52v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 4:06v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.