The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Frank Esslinger & Sandro Luca Lombardi at Geneva 2026: 57:53, 35th of 353 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 29th of 353. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:45, was faster than 98% of the field.
Geneva cost the whole field time: about 1:10 more than the average race this season, going by 184 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:46v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 3:22v median −0:40
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Block 03 6:42Running 3 3:40v median −0:42
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Block 04 5:46Running 4 3:53v median −0:26
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Block 05 7:47Running 5 3:48v median −0:34
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:05v median −0:11
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:42v median −0:39
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 4:20v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 351
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 351 men's teams who finished.