The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naoki Takahashi finished 166th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:17:20, faster than 85% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:41 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:16, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Osaka gained about 1:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 2:34v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:43v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:01v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:06v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:14v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:18v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:00v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 5:12v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.