The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daiki Matsuura finished 271st of 340 men in the Pro division at Osaka 2026, in 1:41:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 9:06. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Osaka gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 172 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 2:51v median +0:14
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 4:46v median +0:00
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Block 03 20:21Running 3 5:08v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 5:03v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:52v median −0:29
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 4:38v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:47v median −0:31
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Block 08 16:21Running 8 3:55v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.