The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hitomi Hayashida finished in the top 10% of the field at Osaka 2026, in 1:18:40 for 38th of 619 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:31, ahead of 90% of the field.
The field ran 3:23 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 7:27Running 1 2:23v median −0:59
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 6:30v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:49v median −1:33
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:48v median −1:34
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:57v median −1:36
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:52v median −1:36
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:55v median −1:34
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 3:41v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 604
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 604 women who finished.