The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elia Merzaghi finished 81st of 408 men in the Open division at Geneva 2026, in 1:14:43, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:05 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:44. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Geneva cost the whole field time: about 1:05 more than the average race this season, going by 824 athletes who raced both. That was 3:01 off the time at Cologne 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:00v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:02v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:09v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 4:12v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:11v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:10v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:24v median −0:23
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:20v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 408
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 408 men who finished.