The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Edison Chiang finished 264th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:21:07, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:57 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:51, ahead of 90% 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 7:56Running 1 2:32v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:21v median −0:57
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:50v median −0:56
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:43v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:51v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:44v median −1:05
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 4:49v median −0:58
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 3:57v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.