The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:50 at Osaka 2026 put Yusuke Morinaga 142nd of 1,119 men in the Open division, ahead of 87% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 93% of the field beaten on the stations, against 71% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:54 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Osaka gave the field time back: about 1:20 faster than the average race this season, by 777 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:42Running 1 2:15v median −0:41
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 6:09v median +0:51
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:47v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:32v median +0:30
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:35v median −1:14
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 6:31v median +0:44
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 3:29v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.