The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shaun Williams finished 400th of 511 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 1:50:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 55% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:20 faster at Osaka 2026 than at Yokohama 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 3:36v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 6:32v median +1:13
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 7:45v median +1:58
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 7:31v median +1:45
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Block 05 15:30Running 5 10:35v median +4:32
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 8:10v median +2:22
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Block 07 13:09Running 7 7:57v median +2:07
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 6:49v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:14
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.