The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Osaka 2026, 友助 榊原 crossed the line in 1:29:24: 465th of 1,119 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:52 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Osaka gave the field time back: about 1:20 faster than the average race this season, by 777 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 2:33v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:48v median −0:30
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:08v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 4:55v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:14v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:13v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 4:59v median −0:48
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Block 08 15:59Running 8 3:46v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.