The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Osaka 2026, Junsung Kwon crossed the line in 1:32:55: 549th of 1,119 men, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:32 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 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 3:02v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:24v median +0:06
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 6:12v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:45v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:05v median +0:03
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 7:13v median +1:24
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 6:49v median +1:02
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 7:03v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.