The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:59 at Osaka 2026 put Paul Matthew Buchholz 439th of 511 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:05. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better 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 9:29Running 1 4:27v median +1:31
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 5:50v median +0:31
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Block 03 14:46Running 3 7:07v median +1:20
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Block 04 17:54Running 4 7:23v median +1:37
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 7:45v median +1:42
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:58v median +1:10
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Block 07 16:00Running 7 7:03v median +1:13
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Block 08 18:15Running 8 7:10v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:17
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.