The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:35 at Osaka 2026 put Bastien Velitchkine 158th of 511 men in the Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:49 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:42Running 1 4:47v median +1:51
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:27v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:34v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:32v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:34v median −0:29
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:31v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:34v median −0:16
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:40v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.