The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tomohiro Saito finished 422nd of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:27:39, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:07. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better 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 8:00Running 1 2:26v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:43v median −0:35
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 4:49v median −0:57
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 4:32v median −1:10
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:01v median −1:01
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:00v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:49v median −0:58
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 3:41v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:22
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.