The race, in three figures
The race, in words
達郎 坂口 finished 320th of 340 men in the Pro division at Osaka 2026, in 1:58:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 25% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:33. A harder second half: 4:17 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 7:45Running 1 2:49v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 5:12v median +0:26
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Block 03 18:28Running 3 7:23v median +2:12
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 5:38v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:55v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 5:40v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 5:46v median +0:28
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Block 08 24:43Running 8 4:45v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:15
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.