The race, in three figures
The race, in words
明 大川内 finished 793rd of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:43:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:45. The race faded late: the second half went 3:20 worse 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 9:57Running 1 3:43v median +0:47
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 4:26v median −0:52
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:08v median −0:38
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 5:06v median −0:36
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:39v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:17v median −0:32
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:20v median −0:27
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Block 08 18:21Running 8 7:15v median +2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:54
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.