The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:30:57 at Osaka 2026 put Sofiane Khelif 1,098th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:12. A harder second half: 11:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:08 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 9:12Running 1 3:52v median +0:56
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Block 02 12:45Running 2 8:08v median +2:50
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Block 03 16:21Running 3 9:13v median +3:27
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Block 04 20:40Running 4 9:41v median +3:59
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Block 05 17:00Running 5 10:48v median +4:46
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Block 06 13:06Running 6 9:07v median +3:18
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Block 07 20:42Running 7 9:31v median +3:44
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Block 08 26:12Running 8 10:39v median +5:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:08
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.