The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:34 at Geneva 2025 put Michael Förster 1,253rd of 1,386 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 13:28. A harder second half: 13:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Geneva ran fast: the 823 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:48 quicker here than at their other races. Michael Förster's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:06v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 4:28v median −0:02
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Block 03 12:53Running 3 4:32v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 4:33v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 4:54v median +0:03
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 5:10v median +0:18
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Block 08 26:01Running 8 5:34v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1380
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,380 men who finished.