The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:28:53 at Osaka 2026 put Taro Kimura 1,095th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:18. A harder second half: 17:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:00, behind 94% 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 8:17Running 1 3:09v median +0:13
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Block 02 10:25Running 2 6:26v median +1:08
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Block 03 16:41Running 3 9:48v median +4:02
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Block 04 20:47Running 4 10:03v median +4:21
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Block 05 16:11Running 5 10:21v median +4:19
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Block 06 13:54Running 6 11:33v median +5:44
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Block 07 20:45Running 7 10:37v median +4:50
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Block 08 27:00Running 8 7:21v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:00
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.