The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:44 at Osaka 2026 put 俊 近藤 292nd of 1,119 men in the Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:54 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:55, ahead of 89% 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
-
Block 01 7:22Running 1 2:17v median −0:39
-
Block 02 7:58Running 2 3:58v median −1:20
-
Block 03 11:31Running 3 4:27v median −1:19
-
Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:17v median −1:25
-
Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:29v median −1:33
-
Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:21v median −1:28
-
Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:01v median −0:46
-
Block 08 12:10Running 8 3:18v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.