The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Osaka 2026, Kantaro Nishi crossed the line in 1:28:53: 458th of 1,119 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The sled push cost the most time: 3:35 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:09 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Kantaro Nishi.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 2:49v median −0:07
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Block 02 11:58Running 2 4:54v median −0:24
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 5:51v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:22v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:41v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:28v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:22v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 4:11v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.