The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:41 at Osaka 2026 put Akira Sakamoto 272nd of 511 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:47 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 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 7:37Running 1 2:39v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:07v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 6:00v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 5:46v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:07v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:53v median +0:05
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 5:54v median +0:04
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 4:56v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 491
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 491 men who finished.