The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:28 at Osaka 2026 put Yoshitaka Sameshima 655th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 2:55 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:16 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 7:55Running 1 2:53v median −0:03
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 4:37v median −0:41
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 5:22v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 4:51v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:06v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:13v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:14v median −0:33
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 4:29v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.