The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:33:34 at Osaka 2026 put Ariel Abalos 1,101st of 1,119 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 11:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:06, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Osaka 2026 than at Shanghai 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 4:28v median +1:32
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Block 02 12:48Running 2 8:34v median +3:16
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Block 03 17:17Running 3 9:05v median +3:19
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Block 04 22:00Running 4 9:18v median +3:36
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Block 05 15:47Running 5 9:40v median +3:38
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Block 06 12:39Running 6 9:53v median +4:04
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Block 07 26:33Running 7 9:46v median +3:59
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Block 08 21:39Running 8 7:44v median +2:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:06
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.