The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wataru Sato finished 1,108th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:38:42.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:38. The race faded late: the second half went 6:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 16:15, behind 96% of the field.
The field ran 4:20 faster at Osaka 2026 than at Yokohama 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 4:04v median +1:08
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Block 02 14:07Running 2 8:52v median +3:34
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Block 03 17:15Running 3 8:36v median +2:50
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Block 04 23:14Running 4 9:00v median +3:18
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Block 05 15:54Running 5 9:58v median +3:56
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Block 06 16:19Running 6 12:25v median +6:36
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Block 07 20:04Running 7 10:31v median +4:44
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Block 08 26:01Running 8 8:02v median +3:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:15
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.