The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ee Chien Chua finished 314th of 511 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:40:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:31. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:56Running 1 2:46v median −0:10
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:36v median +0:17
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Block 03 14:24Running 3 5:48v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 6:15v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:59v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:55v median +0:07
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 6:08v median +0:18
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 4:43v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.