The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Osaka 2026, Hiroyasu Yagawa crossed the line in 1:27:38: 420th of 1,119 men, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Osaka ran fast: the 777 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:31v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:41v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:10v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 5:59v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:13v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:21v median +0:32
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 6:11v median +0:24
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:12v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.