The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Osaka 2026, 駿 永澤 crossed the line in 1:32:53: 548th of 1,119 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:55. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse 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 7:29Running 1 2:46v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:48v median −0:30
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Block 03 11:49Running 3 6:57v median +1:11
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 4:58v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:13v median −0:49
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:23v median −0:26
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Block 07 15:20Running 7 5:00v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 3:57v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.