The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:53 at Osaka 2026 put 俊哉 西 421st of 511 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. 14:11 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Osaka gained about 1:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:08v median +1:12
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 7:50v median +2:31
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Block 03 15:35Running 3 8:28v median +2:41
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Block 04 13:47Running 4 8:22v median +2:36
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Block 05 13:08Running 5 7:54v median +1:51
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Block 06 10:44Running 6 8:01v median +2:13
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Block 07 13:06Running 7 7:44v median +1:54
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Block 08 14:53Running 8 5:31v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:11
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.