The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Takano Kazuhiro finished 1,046th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:09:36.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 1% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 19:29. A harder second half: 11:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:54Running 1 2:30v median −0:26
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Block 02 14:14Running 2 5:34v median +0:16
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Block 03 14:32Running 3 6:09v median +0:23
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Block 04 14:26Running 4 5:53v median +0:11
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 7:05v median +1:03
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 6:43v median +0:54
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 4:56v median −0:51
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Block 08 31:36Running 8 4:46v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1089
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,089 men who finished.