The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Balakumaran Balasubramanian finished 1,087th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:23:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 10:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 13:10 in the roxzone was slower than 86% 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 9:15Running 1 3:04v median +0:08
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Block 02 11:36Running 2 7:10v median +1:52
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Block 03 17:16Running 3 8:59v median +3:13
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Block 04 18:28Running 4 9:10v median +3:28
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Block 05 16:36Running 5 10:54v median +4:52
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Block 06 14:38Running 6 10:23v median +4:34
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Block 07 18:25Running 7 9:58v median +4:11
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Block 08 24:29Running 8 8:37v median +3:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:10
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.