The race, in three figures
The race, in words
友哉 藤原 finished 327th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:24:25, faster than 71% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:28 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:38Running 1 3:56v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:09v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:32v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:52v median +0:10
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 7:49v median +1:47
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:57v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 5:15v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 3:58v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:36
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.