The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:29:03 at Osaka 2026 put 尚平 小澤 496th of 511 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 18:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 16:31, behind 95% of the field.
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 7:22Running 1 2:28v median −0:28
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Block 02 11:39Running 2 6:18v median +0:59
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Block 03 19:05Running 3 11:27v median +5:40
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Block 04 16:28Running 4 11:38v median +5:52
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Block 05 18:41Running 5 13:08v median +7:05
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Block 06 13:37Running 6 10:35v median +4:47
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Block 07 17:24Running 7 11:13v median +5:23
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Block 08 28:22Running 8 19:40v median +14:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:31
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.