The race, in three figures
The race, in words
肇 山田 finished 1,047th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:10:30.
The runs carried this race: faster than 30% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 2% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 16:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:28Running 1 5:14v median +2:18
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 5:45v median +0:27
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Block 03 14:46Running 3 6:09v median +0:23
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Block 04 16:23Running 4 6:12v median +0:30
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 6:17v median +0:15
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 6:23v median +0:34
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Block 07 18:20Running 7 6:20v median +0:33
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Block 08 28:49Running 8 5:15v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.