The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Osaka 2026, 尚雄 佐藤 & 祐人 渡井 crossed the line in 1:19:45: 298th of 748 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:10v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 5:02v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:10v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:43v median −1:16
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:18v median −0:54
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:13v median −0:49
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:22v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 3:47v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 739
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 739 men's teams who finished.