The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Choong finished 1,077th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:18:28.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:03. A harder second half: 10:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:19Running 1 4:02v median +1:06
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Block 02 13:02Running 2 8:31v median +3:13
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Block 03 14:57Running 3 8:38v median +2:52
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Block 04 17:55Running 4 8:49v median +3:07
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Block 05 15:03Running 5 9:48v median +3:46
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Block 06 12:49Running 6 9:45v median +3:56
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Block 07 22:20Running 7 11:52v median +6:05
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Block 08 20:28Running 8 10:25v median +5:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:44
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.