The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daisuke Kato finished 652nd of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:37:23.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 4:11 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 9:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Osaka gave the field time back: about 1:20 faster than the average race this season, by 777 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 2:39v median −0:17
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Block 02 13:26Running 2 5:46v median +0:28
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:18v median +0:32
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 5:38v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:38v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:21v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 5:51v median +0:04
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 4:12v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
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.