The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:02 at Osaka 2026 put 孝章 佐伯 665th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:09. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:19Running 1 3:12v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:31v median +0:13
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 5:58v median +0:12
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:55v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:13v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:31v median −0:18
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 5:33v median −0:14
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 4:38v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
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.