The race, in three figures
The race, in words
koki kataoka finished 188th of 511 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:27:26, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:35Running 1 2:50v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:12v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:27v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:14v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:29v median −0:34
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:18v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:19v median −0:31
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Block 08 14:45Running 8 4:08v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.