The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kenta Arai finished 367th of 511 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:46:29.
The runs carried this race: faster than 44% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:52 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:55 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 8:25Running 1 3:10v median +0:14
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 5:40v median +0:21
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Block 03 13:32Running 3 6:15v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 6:04v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:26v median +0:23
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Block 06 9:35Running 6 5:40v median −0:08
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 5:33v median −0:17
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Block 08 15:08Running 8 5:43v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:45
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.