The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Osaka 2026, Shu Yagi crossed the line in 1:23:46: 307th of 1,119 men, faster than 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:46 behind the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:55, was faster than 89% of the field.
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 7:36Running 1 2:37v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:23v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:40v median −1:06
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 4:40v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:51v median −1:11
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:56v median −0:53
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:09v median −0:38
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 3:45v median −1:08
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.