The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Achal Mehta finished 748th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:41:36.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:32. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Osaka gained about 1:20. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Achal Mehta.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:05v median +0:09
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:55v median +0:37
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 7:12v median +1:26
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Block 04 12:26Running 4 6:32v median +0:50
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 6:53v median +0:51
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 7:13v median +1:24
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 6:50v median +1:03
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Block 08 15:25Running 8 8:34v median +3:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.