The race, in three figures
The race, in words
tim carter finished 156th of 511 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:24:30, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 56% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:17 quicker than the median and 89th of 511. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Osaka gained about 1:20. 16:27 faster than at Johannesburg 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:00v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:02v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:22v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:16v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:53v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:41v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:38v median −0:12
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 5:58v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 491
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 491 men who finished.