The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Seiji Ejima won the 55–59 age group at Osaka 2026 in 1:19:50, first of 23.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:48 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:56 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 7:23Running 1 2:46v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:53v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:28v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:15v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:23v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:15v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:20v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 4:07v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.