The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lakh ( Lake) Sharma finished 1,116th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:50:57.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 11:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 17:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 17:12 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 9:57Running 1 4:20v median +1:24
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Block 02 13:49Running 2 9:11v median +3:53
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Block 03 18:13Running 3 10:12v median +4:26
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Block 04 22:56Running 4 10:23v median +4:41
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Block 05 17:30Running 5 10:53v median +4:51
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Block 06 13:48Running 6 10:50v median +5:01
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Block 07 25:51Running 7 11:17v median +5:30
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Block 08 31:48Running 8 12:41v median +7:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:12
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.