The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mervyn Ong finished 286th of 340 men in the Pro division at Osaka 2026, in 1:44:44.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Osaka ran fast: the 172 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:00v median +0:23
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Block 02 11:59Running 2 6:03v median +1:17
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Block 03 13:21Running 3 6:25v median +1:14
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 6:22v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:35v median +1:14
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:31v median +1:17
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Block 07 13:22Running 7 6:48v median +1:30
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 6:44v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.