The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicholas Wong finished 607th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:35:20.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:53. The race faded late: the second half went 3:26 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Nicholas Wong.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 2:47v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 5:13v median −0:05
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 5:48v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:52v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:56v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:54v median +0:05
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 5:59v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 6:42v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.