The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kein Ponio finished 268th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:21:32, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:16 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 8:12Running 1 3:01v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:19v median +0:01
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:43v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:53v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:43v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:29v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:18v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 5:08v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.