The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryotaro Higashino finished 507th of 511 men in the Open division at Osaka 2026, in 2:47:21.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 17:23. The race faded late: the second half went 21:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 22:18, behind 99% of the field.
Osaka gave the field time back: about 1:20 faster than the average race this season, by 777 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 4:08v median +1:12
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Block 02 12:53Running 2 7:53v median +2:34
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Block 03 17:49Running 3 8:50v median +3:03
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Block 04 17:43Running 4 8:44v median +2:58
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Block 05 17:25Running 5 11:02v median +4:59
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Block 06 14:19Running 6 9:04v median +3:16
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Block 07 18:21Running 7 8:37v median +2:47
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Block 08 36:24Running 8 11:17v median +6:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 22:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 491
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 491 men who finished.