The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:12 at Osaka 2026 put Kakeru Kimura 578th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:50 quicker than the median and 298th of 1,119. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:45 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:24 better 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 8:52Running 1 3:19v median +0:23
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:37v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:49v median +0:03
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 5:52v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:12v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:51v median +0:02
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:53v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 4:29v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:45
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.