The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Osaka 2026, 光 吉野 crossed the line in 1:17:51: 182nd of 1,119 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:52, was faster than 90% 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 6:58Running 1 2:21v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:44v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 5:35v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:14v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:14v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:22v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:15v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 4:07v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.