The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gordon Ling finished 449th of 511 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:02:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:17. The race faded late: the second half went 8:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:01, behind 87% 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 8:42Running 1 3:39v median +0:43
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Block 02 10:59Running 2 6:22v median +1:03
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Block 03 13:42Running 3 7:08v median +1:21
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Block 04 14:57Running 4 7:33v median +1:47
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Block 05 13:23Running 5 8:06v median +2:03
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Block 06 11:20Running 6 7:17v median +1:29
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Block 07 16:07Running 7 7:37v median +1:47
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Block 08 19:13Running 8 8:12v median +3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:01
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.