The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kazuhiko Yamanaka finished 499th of 511 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:30:05.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 17:11. A harder second half: 11:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:31, behind 94% of the field.
Osaka gave the field time back: about 1:20 faster than the average race this season, by 777 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 3:58v median +1:02
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Block 02 14:44Running 2 6:59v median +1:40
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Block 03 17:13Running 3 7:09v median +1:22
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Block 04 18:02Running 4 7:18v median +1:32
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Block 05 13:40Running 5 7:41v median +1:38
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 7:27v median +1:39
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Block 07 17:50Running 7 9:35v median +3:45
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Block 08 32:42Running 8 7:47v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:31
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.