The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:56 at Osaka 2026 put Paolo Benedicto Defensor 345th of 511 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:07 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:00 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 8:52Running 1 3:38v median +0:42
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Block 02 11:14Running 2 6:21v median +1:02
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Block 03 12:25Running 3 6:20v median +0:33
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Block 04 13:59Running 4 6:26v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:21v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:01v median +0:13
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Block 07 13:13Running 7 5:58v median +0:08
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Block 08 15:08Running 8 7:30v median +2:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
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.